THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , XOYEMBEK 1 , 1898.
TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE
73. IlOSBWATEIl , Editor.
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Notary Public.
The nnnoxatlon fever seems to bo yel
low fever annexation.
It looks as If the truth In the Dreyfui
case were at last to be known , even 11
It docs not prevail.
The political weather fore-casters tin
nt. It again. But they will know man
about It after election.
The attendance record of over 2,000 ,
000 Is pretty Rood testimony to the effec
tlve advertising of the exposition.
The exposition has closed , but Omnlu
and Nebraska will keep arms open te
visitors and guests for all time to come
"When a great exposition proves i
financial success It may be put dowr
conclusively as a success In all othci
respects.
Arkansas reports that there Is no op
position to any of the democratic can
rlldatoH In the elx congressional districts
Presumably It will be safe to concedi
Arkansas to the democrats.
Only three per cent of their annua
salaries Is demanded of state officers am
employes to help grease the reform stuti
campaign. What's the use of being a re
former ?
Eternal vigilance IE the price of liberty
Greater vigilance , If anything , should b <
exercised by the exposition managemcn
to protect exhibitors and patrons aftei
iho gates have closed than while thej
were open.
No previous registration counts foi
this year. Kvery one who wants to re
tain his right to vote must have III !
name registered on this year's books
Your last chance to register and avoli
dlsfranchlscmcnt comes Saturday next.
United States Commissioner Peck hai
been presented to President Paure so IK
one need be surprised at an early an
nouncernont that another few thousam
square feet of space has been added ti
the quota allotted the American exhlbl
at the Paris exposition of 1000.
The populist candidate for re-elcctloi
to the legislature who Is making one o
his campaign cards out of his rcfusa
to join In the fraudulent unseating o
the Douglas county republicans In tin
lost legislature seems to have struck i
discordant chord with his popocratlc as
eoclatcs. That theft of legislative scat
Is a tender subject with the sham re
formers.
The announcement thut Judge Hake
and Judge Hayward will attend the re
publican rally at Crelghton hall Wcdncs
day night , has thrown the local pope
cratlc organ Into tui explosive spasm
The assertion Is made that Judge Itakc
will not dare to attend the meeting a
which certain questions are to be pro
pounded to him , It Is safe to prcdlc
that Judge llaker will bo there.
The man who was retired from tin
executive board of the exposition fo
lucompetency has discovered that Maim
gcr Rosewater Is responsible for th
windy weather that prevented the wn
balloon from making ascensions strict ) ;
according to schedule. The next accusn
tlon In the Gcraldlno organ will proba
bly be that the head of the Publlclt ;
department Is responsible for not mills
Ing the month of October consist of lift ;
days.
The local politicians try to consol
themselves over the lack of Interest h
the campaign and the scarcity of a ml I
tors ut the campaign meetings by call
Ing It apathy , due to the exposition. I Hi
this explanation does not fully cover th
situation , because the same nimthj
though In a lesser degree , Is manlfestci
not only throughout the state , bu
throughout the country. Two year
ago the people had nothing to do bu
talk politics. This year they are s <
busily at work they have little or n
time for politics. The restoration o
prosperity under the administration o
MeKlnley Is , therefore , responsible fo
the change , and when they come to vet
the people will , never vote to go bac )
to Idleness and hard times.
THE M'CLEAttr HILL
The collapsj of free silver as a cam
palgn Issue has forced the popocratli
leaders to concoct false Issues In ordei
to kcop a hold upon their deluded fol
lowers. The howl about army horror ;
having worn lt. elf out a fal. e alarn
has been raised over an Impendln ;
Imaginary crime.
The McCleary currency bill furnlshc :
the text nnd pretext for the new scare
crow. Although hundreds of bills an
pending In congress , embodying al
kinds of currency schemes , this par
tlcular bill Is represented as the acrnc oi
all conspiracies ever hatched by tin
money power. Although the rcpnbllcai
party has never endorsed any partlctilai
ctirrnnpy measure the McCleary bill I !
placarded ns the republican currency
program.
Whatever may be the effect of thli
roorback upon the people of other states
the voters of Nebraska are too lutelliiren
to l > o frightened by such a bugbear
The essence of the McCloary bill Is the
retirement of the greenback. The repub
Hcans of Nebraska have never com
mlttcd themselves to the abolition of tin
greenback and no candidate of the
party for any position Is advocating
their retirement. That fact alone take ;
the wind out of the popocratlc mill.
The Issues on which republican candl
dates In Nebraska stand are embodle <
In their party platform. They all stnne
for sound money , based on the goli
standard , under which the natlonn
credit has been strengthened and bus !
ness confidence restored. They al
stand for the protective policy undo
which American mills and factories have
been reopened and American wage
workers re-employed at good wages
They all stand for President McKlnle-j
and his patriotic administration of na
tioiial affairs and fully approve the
course he has pursued both at home
and abroad. They all stand for ai
economical nnd honest management ol
both national and state government !
and are pledged to such reforms as maj
be demanded to carry these principles
Into effect.
A MILITAIIV ACADEMY FOlt OMAHA.
Among the measures that are to oc
cupy the attention of the coming congress
gross will be the projected Wester : :
Military Training school. Three years
ago Congressman Mercer succeeded
after a protracted fight , Is securing the
passage of his Fort Omaha Mllltarj
school bill , but It was killed by the vote
of ftrover Cleveland. This veto WIN
doubtless based on the presumption thai
no more military schools were needed
In this country.
Hccent events have emphasized the
Imperative need of military tralnlns
schools for American soldiers. A second
end United States Military academy Is
almost certain to be established some
where In the west St. Louis , St. Paul
Luavenworth and Omaha are more that
likely to become competitors for the lo
cation of this military academy.
In many , If not all , respects , Omaha
Is most favorably situated. Its.locatloi
Is more central with respect to the terrl
tory from which students would be
drawn than any other point , and Its
proximity to Port Crook would enable
students to emulate the discipline am
participate In the drills of the regular.-
stationed there.
Onef of the potential factors In do
termlnlng the location of the nc\v
academy would naturally be the utlliza
tion of suitable grounds nnd building ;
belonging to the government. Unless
Jefferson Barracks , Fort Snelllng 01
Fort Leavenworth are to be abandoned
the location at St. Louis , St. Paul 01
Lcaveinvorth would necessitate the pur
chase of new grounds and erection ol
buildings that would Involve an outlaj
of Hundreds of thousands of dollars
On the other hand , Fort Omaha has al
ready been superseded by Fort Crook as
a military post. Fort Omaha Is ad
mlrably adapted as a military training
ground , the principal buildings can Ix
readily converted Into school building !
and the officers' residences Into profos
sors' dwellings and dormitories. The
fact that the government has alreadj
expended several hundred thousand dollars
lars for the buildings , water supply
drainage , etc. , should be an Importau
consideration with congress.
Omaha's success will , however , de
pend largely upon the Influence It cai
exert In the lower house of congress. li
It retains the representative whose
qualities as a hustler have ; been satis
factorlly tested on so many occasions
Its prospect of overcoming all opposltloi
will be bright. Should It , however , be
so foolish as to venture upon the experl
ment of sending an untried man te
Washington , who has never yet made r
success of anytnmg. the chances of cap
turlng the military academy will be
slim , Indeed.
AnOVT llEMOriXO EXHIBITS.
There Is a prevailing Impression Ir
this community that extortionate raU'i
are being exacted from exhibitors foi
the handling nnd transportation of thel :
exhibits and chattels Inside of the ex
position grounds for the benellt of f
close corporation In which certain dlrec
tors are Interested. This Impression I :
based on the Idea that this corporation
known as the Exposition Transfer com
pnny , has been given the monopoly 01
all the hauling and handling of the ex
hlbltp.
This Is not true. While there has
doubtless been a great deal of partlalltj
shown to this concern In the transfer ol
exhibits from the railway terminals te
the places of Installation the rule !
adopted for the removal of exhibit :
from the grounds do not bar out compu
tltion. One of these rules allows al
Omaha , South Omaha and Councl
muffs exhibitors to take their exhibit ,
out of the grounds with their own tcauii
or such as they may hire. Ko far a *
local exhibitors are concerned there li
therefore no ground for complaint.
Other exhibitors may be more or lesi
hampered by the peculiar condition !
under which shipments , delivery nnd reshipment
shipment of exhibits are made. All rail
way companies centering In Oiniili ;
asreeel at the outset that the charge fii
hauling exhibits to Omaha would be > tin
regular one-way rate with free return
In order to avail themselves of the
privilege of free transportation by ral
for their exhibits exhibitors must pre
eluco certificates from exposition officer
showing that the article. * offered fo
fihlpnie-nt were ou exhibition at the exposition
position and that they have not changei
ownership.
There Is no obligation , however , tin
requires exhibitors to employ the Expc
sltlon Transfer company on any pretcx' '
Every responsible drayman or expres
delivery has a right to act for exhibitor
and the railroad companies cannot dls
criminate against thorn , providing the ;
filev the requisite certificate. Nor ha
any officer of the exposition the right t
Interpose obstacles that would proven
exhibitors from getting certificates fo
whomsoever they may employ. If sue !
an attempt Is made the executive com
mlttec. upon proper notice , will be li
duty bound to redress the grievance.
PAYIXO FUIl TIIK I'lllLtl'riSES.
According to reports from both Par !
and Washington , the American poac
commissioners have been Instructed t
demand the cession of the entire Philli :
pine group. It Is said to be understooi
at Washington that Spain will rclli :
eiulsh the entire group for a monetar ,
consideration , not In excess of the ? 40 ,
000,000 worth of bonds charged agalnx
the Islands , and for which the Spauis :
government Is responsible. These bond
are held entirely In France nnd Spain
It Is said In Washington d'spatches to b
quite probable that If the Spanish com
missionpfs acre * ) to the cession of th
entire Philippine group to the Unltui
States that this country will nsguin
$ -10.000,000 of the debt charged ngalns
the islamls , or in other words will rt
Hove the Spanish treasury of tha
amount of elabt In return for absolut
sovereignty over the Island" . Froi
Paris It Is said that this Is the plvota
question , on which success or failure o
the peace commission depends.
It may be that this Philippine debt 1
upon a different basis from the Cubai
debt and that Spain Is better justified 1 :
asking the United States to assume 1
In return for the cession of the Island :
Perhaps as n matter of equity this conn
try , If It demands the whole Phlllppln
group , ought to pay something for then :
as It did for territory taken from Mexico.
There were two conclusive reasons fo
the refusal of the United States to as
Kiimo any responsibility In regard to th
Cuban debt. The chief of these was tha
this government did not propose to as
sume sovereignty In Cuba and the oth- >
was that the debt was largely create !
In repressing the e-fforts of the Pubai
people to free themselves from Spanlsl
oppression. The circumstances are dll
fercnt In the case of the Philippines , 1
It be the Intention of this government t
demand the cession of all of them am
the debt of the Islands was wholly o
largely created for their developmen
and Improvement.
But there can be no doubt how sue !
an arrangement would be regarded b ;
most of the American people. It wouli
meet-with very general disfavor. Th
expansionists would oppose It on th
ground that we can take the Inland
without any compensation to Spain am
that having the power to do this w
should unhesitatingly exercise It. Cou
Pervatlve people would oppose It on th
ground that It would be a very larg
outlay for what might prove to be any
thing but a valuable asset It is a ver ;
practical matter. If we assume thl
debt of say $10,000,000 , what shall w
get for It ? A large area of terrltorj
certainly , but this territory must b
governed and protected and nobody cai
foresee what this will cost We shouli
also undoubtedly get more of the trad
of the Islands , but If we got all thel
trade It would not , in the opinion o
those who have carefully studied th
matter , pay the expense of properl ;
policing the territory. We cannot ex
pect , however , to control the entire trad
of the Islands under any cireumstnnco
We could erect no barriers that wouli
exclude other commercial nations fron
the Philippine trade , because such i
policy would be very sure to operat
against our trade In other portions o
Asia where our commercial rivals couli
strike us. If we are going to enter upoi
n struggle for trade In China and th
far east generally we must have n
policy there that will Invite retaliation
We could not close the Philippine markc
to the products of other countries am
expect those countries to make an ojiui
door for our products In territory whtcl
they control In China or elsewhere.
It will be the gravest possible mistake
In our Judgment , for the United State
to take possession and assume sever
plgnty over the whole Philippine grour
It would be a most costly and trouble
some experiment , attended with mor
or less danger to our ponce. Why pa ;
$10,000,000 or any other sum for pos
sessions which are more than likely ti
be a constant drain upon our natlonn
treasury nnd a source of continual anx
lety to the national government.
N FOLLY.
The folly of the agrarian policy In Get
many Is being shown In the fact tha
throughout the empire there Is a growin ;
scarcity of meat One corresponden
writing from Berlin says that prices huv
risen and there Is abundant evidence I
show that the poorer classes of the pee
pie have put themselves on short allow
ances. Reports collected from many o
the municipal slaughter houses of th
empire show a marked falling off In th
number of animals , particularly hogs
brought In. Statistics are given showlui
n great falling oil at Berlin and othe
cities , whose population is steadll ;
growing. All kinds of meats , hut es
peclally pork , have Increased In prlc
nnd will undoubtedly go higher If th
agrarian policy Is adhered to.
.Naturally the high prices arc causlui
discontent among the working pcopl
and they are making use of the de-arnes
of meat as an argument to strengthei
their demands for higher wages. The ;
are able to point out that hogs cost li
Holland only about 0 cents n pound Hvi
weight nnd In France 10 to 12 cents
There Is , therefore , a strong and grow
Ing demand that the existing decree ox
eluding foreign hogs from Germany b
abolished. Many chambers of commprc
have taken up the subject nnel some havi
appealed to the government to raise tin
prohibition. The government of course
ri'fu. ps to act and it Is the general opln
Ion that it will do nothing. Mennwhlli
the situation Is calling forth in the op
position press much sharp and franl
criticism of the government. Its subjcs
tlon to agrarian Interests Is pointed ou
very plainly , nnd the pretense about tin
sanitary purpose of the Import prohlbl
tlon finds little credence outside govern
ment circles and the benellclarles of Hi
policy. The opposition pap.-rs show will
great effect the folly of giving the agra
rlans full possession of the homo tnnrke
when they are showing their Inablllt :
to supply Its demands. The number o
cattle , sheep nnd hogs has not kept paci
with the growth of population.
It looks as if the agrarian element
composed mainly of the great land own
ers. had absolute control of the Germnt
government In this nint.cr and It appear :
probable that It will retain that contro
for an indefinite time , regardlpss of the
wrong done to the mass of consumer
and particularly the poorer classes b :
Its policy. But It would seem that i
time must come when the latter wll
assert themselves more vigorously thai
they have yet done against this palpnbh
Injustice , perpetrated upon them undci
a false pretense. So far as the exclu
slon of American meats Is concerned
however , that Is likely to be malntalnei
In any event , so strong and deep-seatce
Is the hostility of the German agrarian !
and some other Interests to Amerlcai
competition. So far ns known our gov
eminent Is not elolng anything In tin
matter.
An elaborate forecast of the Impend
Ing election , compiled for the New Yori
Herald , predicts a republican majority
of from fifteen to twenty in the IOWPI
house of congress nnd a majority o ;
ftom one to four In the senate. In thli
forecast Nebraska Is represented as re
malnlng In stain quo with two repub
llean and four popocratlc members o ;
the house and one republican and om
popocratlc senator. This estimate Is , o :
course , based on figures furnished bj
the local popocnitie organ , which tuu :
concedes the election of Burkctt In the
First district , and the defeat of the fnkli
candidate in the Second. While The Bei
does not propose to venture on prcdic
tlons , unless all signs fall Nebraski
will give the popocratlc weather proph
ets a shot-kin surprise.
One of the marked differences lietwpei
the American and French cabinet sys
terns Is again brought out by the re
organization of the ministry In the re
calling of M. Do F'reycluet to the wai
portfolio. De Frcycinct has been In am
out of the war office every little while
for years and is recalled every Unit
things look a llttle''squally for France
In this country , on the other hand , few
cabinet officers liav.c resumed their ok
places after once leUrlng , although thej
have occasionally been summoneel to ill
other cabinet poU6ns. !
With the close of the exposition the
popple of Omaha Jyfho , nave bean eh
tlrely engrossed jv\tli \ { lie entertainment
of guests nnd visitors \vlll have time te
attend to their own needs. .Now is the
time for merchants and business mpn te
advertise their wares In the newspapers
Where , Oh Where ?
St. Louis Republic.
Ono of the first effects of American ruli
In Cuba , It Is said , will "be to make the Ha
vana lottery go. Where , then , will a pool
man find a place to put his money ?
Sonic Xec'ileil Preventives
New York Tribune.
The movement "to prevent draughts Ir
theaters" la commendable. Let us also hav ;
one to prevent thirsts. Perhaps ono to pre
vent frosts would also foe appreciated by tht
managers.
iK the Inland.
Minneapolis Tribune.
'Having carried off nearly everythlnf
which was not nailed down In Cuba th (
Spanish officers have been ordered uy theli
superiors In ( Madrid to leave the rest
Meanwhile the department has turned dowi
Admiral Sampson's request for a war ship 01
two In Havana harbor to 'back ' up the do-
inands of the evacuation commissioners.
Jno'-lejt In Hluli Favor.
Philadelphia Ledger.
However It may be In the army , the pro <
cecdlngs at public meetings and the unl <
vcrsal tenor of public opinion make It cer
tain that In the navy the "men behind thi
guns" are getting their full share of recog'
nltlon. The "Jackles" owe a large debt o
gratitude to the man -that Invented that pa
phrase.
Striking Proof of Cuhnn Dnii
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The death of Colonel Waring from yellow
fever , contracted while making an official
examination of the sanitary condition ol
Havana , Illustrate * In a striking manner the
dangers he was called upon to Investigate
It also Ehows that the president's reluctance
to send troope to the Infected ports of Cuhl
during the sickly season has saved a groal
mdny lives.
StnrtUni ; Discovery In DoNton.
Boston Traveler.
A prominent Boston physician Is respon-
Bible for the startling statement that every
woman has either crooked arms or crooked
lego. Inquiry among the different profes
sors of gymnastics has brought forth much
the same opinion. V.'omen are knock-kneel ,
bow-legged , too lean , too fat , or only par
tially developed , and a straight arm is v < v >
rare.
OMAHA'S I'neri > AClIinVKMIJXT.
Tribute lo the TUnnnKeiiieiit of the
TrnnKIIINHNNIpi | | | i\iionltlon. :
Troy ( N , Y. ) Times.
That an enterprise of such magnitude
such artistic attractiveness and such mate
rial Importance as an Illustration of western -
e-rn resources could bo carrlexl on success'
fully Is the proudest of testimonials t <
those who ccnelved the undertaking am
pushed It through. The managers had t <
face difficulties of an especially forbidding
nature. The west was suffering under t
great business and Industrial depression , .1
foreign war was absorbing the national at-
tentlon. The whole out'ok ! was most dis
couraging and unpromising. Uut Omaha
with the Indomitable courage , tlreles :
energy and boundless Ingenuity that char
acterizes Us people , went ahead.
The result speaks for Itself. The man
agers have met expenses from the currcnl
receipts and they will repay a largo proportion
tion of the capital advanced an unpre
cedented experience in the history of exposi
tions. Hut what la still wore , they bavi
shown the world what the west la am !
what It can do and given an Impetus to de
velopment of that region which will opcr
now avenues for enterprise and the ad
vancement of all Interests.
Tbo whole west owes a great debt ol
gratitude to Omaha for what has been ac
complished through Ita splendid exposition. .
GIANTS IX sn.V I'OWKIIM.
Comnnrntlvr Strength of the Ilrltlnl
nnil the Frrnrh > nvlm.
Now York Herald.
In any evaluation ot the maritime rani
of the great sea powers many elements othe
than the extent nnd character of fleets am
the training and strength of pereonuel inus
bo appraised. It Is of the first important
to consider , on the one hand , gcoprapliic-i
situation , colonial possessions , developed resources
sources for the creation of war materla ? . In
ternal food production , ocean comuicrc
and , notably , national wealth , for this las
Is the sinew of war. On the other ham
admiralties must reckon with every rival'
racial Instinct and tradition , with his so ,
aptitude and with the fixedness ot his lor
alty and the Intensity of his nationalism a
home and In outlying dependencies.
Some of these essentials arc possessed li
common by both Great Britain and France
but when these arc excluded and the Other
are weighed the superiority of the former'
naval possibilities must bo conceded. It 1
true that the Insular character of Englani
would seem to Invite more read ) attack b ;
sea , but this weakness Is more jpparin
than real. Nearly all her great commctcla
ports and naval arsenals ar ? sltunt-- } ; \
the heads of estuaries difficult ot fccesa am
easy of defence. Except In the case o
Nantes , Rouen and Bordeaux the coramcr
clal ports of France , like her great nava
establishments , arc on the open coast am
can be commanded by hostlo fleets.
It 1ms often been claimed that England *
colonial possessions and her enormous wate
berne commerce would be sources of weak
ness In war. But her sutwrn n have boci
wUo nnd parliament has been liberal , am
thcso outlying stations and this shlpplnj
are well defended. Her great superiorly
In convoying cruisers and the disposition o
her coaling ports enable her to keep opci
the trade routes and to refill he ? granaries
and the development of her transport am
supply services gives her , a Tone of all na
tlons , the means of placing her armies , i
short notice In any part of the globe. "Th
power of transport , " asscrta Lord Brasscy
"may therefore be sot In the scale agalns
the ) superior numbers of foreign powers. "
When an examination Is made Into th
actual naval fighting strength It become
apparent that England Is at least equal ti
any two of the other great powers. Forelgi
experts concede this , for , as Lord Brasse ;
has pointed out , these delaro that In Egyp
and Gibraltar England occupies the tw <
patta ot the Mediterranean. In ill tue Mirl
ous types of ships British vessels ale rqua
to any typo enrolled under foreign flags
quote Grevllle Heachc , "the naval forces o
England are so great that they : .au face no
a combination of any two European navies
but perhaps of any three. "
In estimating this strength It U assume
that the value of a fleet depends upon th
vessels which can 'bo ' employed In the line o
battle that Is , upon the number and char
acter of the battleships , seagoing coast defense
fenso vessels and large armored cruisers
Here England has sixty-five battleships
Franco thirty-six. , In coast defense vessel
the former can array sixty , the latle
twenty-four and in large cruisers the rcla
tlvo numbers are England thirty-four
Franco twenty-two. The same superlorlt ;
exists In other types , for If all the vessels li
existence or formally ordered at the begin
nlng of the year be Included Great Brltali
can oppose a total of CIS to 4-16 owned b ;
France.
France has an undoubted advantage In he
trained naval reserve. The manning of th
fleet has always 'been ' a curiously treatei
question In England , for while. Its actlv
personnel Is superior to that of France Iti
reserve Is inferior. The English fleet 1
manned by a llttlo more than 100,000 men
that of Franco 'by a llttlo less than J5.000
while the reserves. Including pensioners
number 440,000 for the former and 120,001
for" the latter. It Is true that Grea
Britain has Its enormous merchant marlm
aa a source of supply , "but many of theei
Eallors are foreigners and nearly all are un
trained. English experts have for years be
walled this weakness nnd have pointed ou
that , France could at two days' notice sup
plement her active force with 33,000 mei
skilled In naval exercise' .
COMMENT OX CI'IIAX TOPICS.
Indianapolis News : The people of Cub ;
can gain nothing by quarreling with th <
American people , who are their best friends
Acting together In sympathy and harmony
they can work out the great and difficult
problem before them. For the present , thi
Americans must be masters In Cuba , foi
there Is less 111 feeling between them am
the Cubans as a whole than there Is be
tween the different classes of the Cubans
Thus the people of the Island must lean
to trust not only the Americans , but cad
other. For not till mutual confidence pre
vails among the people themselves can then
be a government worthy of the name. Oui
government will no doubt continue to dea
with the situation firmly , though with thi
utmost consideration for the rights and evet
the prejudices of the Cubans. Nothing woul <
please the American people better than t <
sco a republic In Cuba which would do hone ;
to all who have anything to do with Iti
creation and maintenance.
Philadelphia Record : General Wrod
mjlltary governor of Santiago , has had t
mt > 3t extraordinary experience In being re
quested by the people governed by him tc
Increase their taxes , a deputation of mer
chants having waited on the general to pro
pose an additional duty on Imports Into tin
city of Santiago , to be collected by the mu
nicipal authorities , with a view to the im
mediate Improvement of the harbor and th <
docking and warehousing facilities of thai
port. The taxpayers of Santiago could rest
asssured of getting full value for theli
money and that under the capable adminis
tration of General Wood not a picayune o :
the proposed tax would be diverted fron
the purpose for which It should have beer
collected. If the citizens of American mu
nicipalities could always Indulge In the
same assurance they would doubtless con
template any Increase of taxes for I oca
Improvement In the same cheerful splrii
exhibite-d by the residents of Santiago.
Minneapolis Times : General Blanco reports -
ports , through tbo Spanish peace commls-
piorv ' * r any mines It
Havana harbor except at the entrance , am
thai ii.cti . . .t.uj.i-u oil the day the pro
tocol was signed.
It Is fortunate for General Blanco that the
only man who could bavo contradicted thli
latest llo of his on that subject Is dead
Lieutenant Jenkins , intelligence officer of th <
Maine , lost his life when that ship was de
stroyed by a Spanish roinu a mile and t
half from the entrance to the harbor. T
determine , If possible , the presence and loca
tion of mines Is one of the duties ot the In-
tclllgenco officer of n ship , and , while Lieu
tenant Jenkins evidently wan not Informed
as to the ono which destroyed the Maine , he
did know that mines were as thick a ;
raisins In a pudding In the harbor al
Havana.
Blanco simply lied when ho reported nc
mines except at the entrance to the harbor
The wreck of the Maine is evidence enougn
corroborated as It Is by the thousand am !
ono other facts and circumstances broughl
out by the court of inquiry.
Aililltlonnl IlenrliiK In Carter Cane ,
WASHINGTON. Oct. 31. It la expected
that the case ot Captain Carter of the Engi
neer corps will bo disposed of this week ,
The papery In the case are now wltli the
president nnd have received his careful con
sideration. The friends of Captain Carter
have petitioned the president for a hearing
to preeent SOJTHI statements aa to facts and
law In the case. This request has bcm
yrantcd by the president and ho will hear
tto case during the week.
KCIIOti * OP TUB I.AT1J AVAIL
The Navy department Is again In i
quandary over the question of pcrmlttlm
women to make a voyage In a war vessel
Ono of the American commissioners ftt Port
Hlco okd permission for his wife to accon
pany him on the Now Orleans from San Juai
to New York. Although nnxloua to gr.in
the request the department was confronts
with the regulation forbidding women ti
take up residence on naval vessoJs or ti
make a voyage In them. The rule has bcei
In force Mvcral years and has not bee
violated but once as far as known. It oc
curred on South American water nnd th' '
woman In the case was the wife of the com
mander of n naval vessel. Womanlike , shi
wanted to reside on her husband's ship , 1
only for the sake of breaking the "horrli
regulation. "
"You can come on hoard In the daytlrm
but you can't stay over nlirht , " her husbam
told her r.nd she smiled and said she wouli
spend a night on the vessel or know th
reason why , regulation or no regulation.
One day a revolution was started In th
town near where the officer's vessel wa :
stationed , under orders to protect the llvei
and property of American citizens If troubli
occurred. There was firing In the town am
much excitement and the American nav.i
vessel moved close to shore f o as to be belts
prepared to land marines to protect tin
United States consulate. Just about sun
down an orderly reported to the captain thi
his wife was standing on the beach signal
Ing the ship. Very much perturbed , the cap
tain called away a boat and started fo
shore. He had supposed that his wlfo wa
safe at her country place.
"Now , don't you scold , " she cried as hi
left the boat nnd came toward her. "I'n
not here as your wife ; I'm here aa an Amer
lean citizen In search of refuge and I demand
mand your protection , < iir. and that you glv <
mo asylum on board your ship. "
She spent the night on toard her hu'band *
vcsssl and started back for her countr ;
homo in the morning thoroughly satlsflei
with having scored ono against the Navy de
partmcnt and Its annoying regulation.
While he was secretary of the navy Wll
Ham E. Chandler Issued on order tha
officers should not prmlt their wives to reside
side at foreign stations to which their bus
bands were attached. The ord-r was prompt
ly rescinded when the secretary receive !
the following from Commodore Fyffe , ii
command of the Asiatic squadron : "It be
comes my painful duty to report that mj
wife , Eliza Fyffe , haa , In dlsob'dlence t (
my orders and In the face of a regulation o
the department taken tip her residence or
the station and persistently refuses te
leave. "
A member of the Thirty-third Michigan
while recuperating at Montauk , told a repre
sentative of Leslie's Wcpkly a story of qutei
luck In war. "There was a chap In oui
band , " he said , "who played the trombone
and he used to laugh and say that the Span-
lards couldn't spoil his business , anyway ;
they might shoot his legs off or shoot hli
arms off. or , shoal all through his body , sc
long as they didn't kill him ; and when he
came out of the war he'd be able 'Jo go c < r
playing the trombone Just the same. All
he noe-.led < o do that was his mouth.
"Well , sir , when we got Into the fightinf
a Mauser bullet came along and struck Mr
Trombone-player rl ht In the mouth nnd
fixed him so that now he can drink through
his nose , because there Isn't any division be
tween. And he'll never blow another note
one a trombone as long as he lives. They
never touched his legs nor his arms noi
anything else , but they queered his mouth
and that's what I call tough luck. "
The city of Baltimore recently received
and Installed In the rotunda rf the city ha !
a six-Inch Nordenfcldt gun taken from the
wrecked flagship -the.Spanish admiral
Manila. ' The gun was a * present , from Cap
tain Dyer of the cruiser Baltimore and is
regarded as a fine trophy of the famous
battle. The fact of the gift becoming noised
about caused a general scramble for souve
nirs of naval battles and many articles ol
substantial value have been appropriated tc
other than government uses. The Navy de
partment has not taken official notice of the
disposal ot the Minlla gun , but it has issued
a notice to all concerned that captured
property is government property. The law
Is explicit oa the subject and will be vigor
ously enforced.
PRHSOXAI , AMI OTHEIlWISn.
The title Elrdar , so often conferred on
General Kitchener , la Egyptian and means
chief or head man.
Admiral Dewey , it seems , la a creat col
lector of butterflies , in addition to Spanish
vessels and other bric-a-brac.
A Frenchman arrested In Now York for
scorching a few days ago misunderstood the
question when asked his name and replied ,
"Jo no sals pas. " The sergeant at the police
station made him repeat this several times
and then entered him in the blotter as
"Johnny St. Purr. "
It is announced from Leipsic that Herr
Meyer , In acknowledgment of his gratitude
to Providence for the deliverance from cap-
tlvlty nnd cafe return of his son , Hana
Meyer , the African traveler , has given 1,000-
000 marks for the building of twenty-seven
workmen's dwellings in Lelpsic Llndenau.
Massachusetts Is the only state In the
Union In which the judges are appointed to
hold their offices during good behavior.
There are seven states In which the Judges
are appointed by the governor , by and with
the advice and consent of the senate or ol
the council , flvo In which they are elected
by the legislature and thirty-three In which
they are elected by the people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tuthlll of New York , has
succeeded In creating a small sensation bj
declaring In a paper read before a woman'E
society for political study that many of the
New York public school teachers powdei
nnd paint their faces. That the work Is
done most artistically , If at all , la evidenced
by the fact that some close observers ol
the schoolmarms. who ouuht to know , de
clare Mrs. Tuthlll's charges to be false.
The New York republican campaign man
agers have established a screen In a con
spicuous place on Broadway whereon , al
night , by a stercoptlcon , they throw pictures
and legends booming their candidate and be
littling their opponents. The other night ,
when they cast in largo black letters on the
screen , "Croker Is New York's Agulnaldo. "
they were horrified to see appear immedi
ately below It In larger and blacker letters ,
"Platt Is New York's Weyler. " Investiga
tion showed that the democrats bad qulotlj
set up a stereoptlcon of their own so that
It would bear on the screen , and were using
It to push their man.
Baking Powder
Made from pure
cream of tartar.
Safeguards the food
against alum *
Alum baking powelm are the greatest
menacers to health of the present day.
a tovi * co. , htw von * .
Indianapolis Journal : "Like the bicycle
rider , " said thp Cornf.il Pnnu j | > ncr , .UP
politician has to Keep going to have nny
standing. "
Cleveland Plain Denier : "Your renllM r
very tart , " mid. the younc husbHnd. Then
ho hastily added : "Hut they lire not as
tart ns those mother made. "
Hrooklyln Life : He-Dei you believe , llln
Taltli , that nn nfs ever spoke ?
bile \tt ; ilont you.
Truth : "Poor Mntid ! She was cruelly
deceived when she married old Gotrox. "
"Ptdn't he have any money ? "
"Plenty nf It , but she Man learned that
hof \ ten yeara younger trmn In .iia n
was. "
Chicago Hecord : "The Churzletopa btat
the world In economy. "
"tthat do they do ? "
"When Chuizlotop has n cold on his chs.U
ho doesn't Kct his prosr rlptlon filled until
his wlfo RSts a cold , too "
Puck : Salesman Now , there's something
very nice for evening wear.
Uncle Silas Mabbe so , but I can't KO
barcfut all day till evening. You jes1 ( how
mo some shoos I kin put on about 4:30 : a. rn.
nn' wear right straight thrsw t' bedtime.
Boston Transcript : Fuelely There Is romr.
times a decided difference In th mcanlns
of two words which apparently mean the
> sarno thine.
I Uuddy That's so. For Instance , bctvrem
I "pulled" nnd "extracted , " In reference to
the teeth , them Is n difference ! ot about 7i
cents , sometimes an even dollar.
Harper's liaznr : "Walter , " said the til-
cyclist at the little country Inn , "bring mo
three eggs nnd boll thorn four mlnuu-s. "
Fifteen minutes elapse , nnd the waiter
returns with one egg.
"Very corry , sir , our ecus Is out. This Is
the only one we had left but we boiled It
twelve minutes , lr. "
Chicago Tribune : Tenderly the younir
wlfo leaned over her sleplnR husband.
Ho muttered In his sleep.
"There ! " she c\c lulmeel , softly , to her
self. "That's the password of his lodge !
Th nrxt thlnfr will bo the combination ot
his office vnult I'll bet a cooky ! "
And she bent again tenderly over tht
slunibcrcr.
Philadelphia North America : "You must
pay UB JWO.OOO.exo , " said the Spanish pcaca
commissioner.
"Wo won't ! " declared the American com
missioner.
"Gentlemen. " Interposed the chairman , "I
think th ! Is enough work for thin clay.
Let us go out nnd have dinner together
new. "
AX IXCIDKXT OK Tim AVI39T.
Atlanta Constitution.
More annoyed than for many a week be
fore ,
We looked on Bill wliar' lie lay.
Ho hnd got down sick an' the livelong
day
Hnd groaned nn' babbled an' maybe swore.
An' didn't h look as lie tumbled thar' , -
As lilf ? ns a IIOSH , IIP strong ns n b'nr ,
Ills face as red ns the leaves out whar'
The sun fell lust on the canon.
Old bill was a brirk-wlld. full of his pluck ;
Hut somehow deep in hip bosom ylt
He'd a ffolln1 fcr man that wuz down-
hard hit
By the trracelc'SH thing that we call bad
luck.
An' to h nr him there with his eyes sliPt
I
fast , I
Ulabbln' of things that belonged to tha
past ,
Ills mother an' sisters we Jett had to ast :
"Turned baby , Bill , In the canon ? "
AVe had no flre ; It was fall of the year ;
An' the moon shlncd fair on the bowl
ders
A white shawl hangln1 over ths shoulders
Of the mountains that stretched out fer an"
near.
For an hour then , not a sound from Bill ,
No marl of wolf , an' no streamlet's spill ;
It seemed God's step , ef you'd be rliht still ,
Mougni bo heard even down in the canon.
"Ycc nether , I'm ready to say my prayer , "
He in. mured then In a voice now faint.
A look on his face no brcsh could paint.
So drawn , ylt soft In the mldnlcht air :
"Now I lay me down " then we all
drawed near ,
An1 th rest of tn words fell plain on" our
tar
The sweet old prayer God loves most to
hear ,
"Went up with his soul from the canon.
Jest plain rouch scouts , half-f elin' our way
On the borders of hell for th > plon'er ? ,
We hod HM'P time for slehs and tears
As we la'd Hill under the grass next day.
But wo b'lleved as we turned nnd left him
alone.
His childish pl'a reachln' up to the throne ,
Fcr his mother's sake might somewhat
atone
For the faults of the dead in the canon.
Ol'Il DAILY BULLETIN.
CHICAGO , Nov. 1 , 1SOS. This Is thv
opening day of the annual meeting of the
General Assembly of the Knights of Laberr.
The grand army of toilers represented In
this gathering by their dcregates take a
deep Interest In the proceedings. i x
Take
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