THE 'OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , NOVEMBER o ,
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
r. . ROSKWATEU , Editor.
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mcaonce this 31st day of October , 189S.
N. P. KEIL ,
Notary Public.
The returns from Ilnwnll Imve been
delayed In tlio mulls.
The severnl legislative sponsorship
booms will not l > e launched for u few
days yet nt all events.
The upper Kgypt cnrapnlgn Is not yet
fiidwl , but on the contrary Is threatening
to produce several more heroes for the
British to worship.
.With the passing of the election the
war Investigating committee will attract
considerable less attention In the col
umns of the popocratlc yellow journals ,
It Is consoling to road of the states In
which the ballots contain ten or fifteen
different tickets and to think that Ne
braska has been favored with only
seven.
Although free silver was hardly men
tioned Intlio campaign the Bryanltes
will , of course , hull every popocratlc
gain as a gloilous victory for the 10 to 1
propaganda.
That distribution of exposition funds
nmong more than 4,000 paid-up stock
holders ought to give this year's
Thanksgiving pervlces the most sub
stantial foundation they could have.
The counting of the election returne
will some day bo slmplltled by the use
of voting machines and then the reunite
of the election will bo known as soon at
the polls close.
. Unless tlio peace commission acceler
ates Us pace the senate will enjoy fiev
eral weeks of peace and quiet after li
convenes before It Is called on t (
wrestle with the problems of the peaci
treaty. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nothing yields such big dividends ai
public spirit and faith. For verllicatloi
apply to any paid-up subscriber to ex
position stock who has already got bad
75 per cent of his Investment with tlx
other 23 per cent In prospect
Koriuor Secretary J. .Sterling Mortoi
cast a ballot marked for the straight re
publican ticket. If Former I'reslden
Urover Cleveland lived In Nebraska h >
would doubtless have emulated the ex
ample of his secretary of agriculture.
With the exposition closed and th
election over the people of Omabi
should have an opportunity to turn nt
tcntlon exclusively for a little while t
mitruncblng Omaha In the advanced pc
hltlon which it has won against com
pctltors. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Kdltor Stead has expressed his oplulo
flint- the llusslau c/.ar if he lives Ion ;
enough will accomplish great thing
with his disarmament scheme. Afte
this Mr. Stead ought soon to get a ca
In the editorship of an ofllclal court 01
gau at St. Petersburg.
The Woman's club Is again about t
enter upon Its active work for the wlr
ter. Since Us organization this clu
has mude a most creditable record fo
effective work along lines of genera
education and culture and It will n
doubt continue to bo a potent factor I
the uplifting of the community.
Omaha has made marked progress
during the last season In the dlrcctlo
of substantial sidewalks Instead of th
wooden planks that have too long dli
figured Its streets. But there Is stl
room for Improvement , which a vlgoron
campaign commenced at once an
waged Incessantly will soon till.
The defects of the new Nebraska ha
lot law enacted by the last leglslattu
AH exemplllled In the two elections hel
under It * provisions must bo cured h
the next leglnlature. Instead of facll
ti\ting lutulllgmit voting thu law cot
t'upcs the voter and perplexes the ole <
lion otllcers. It Is an Incontlvo to cot
tests wherever the vole Is close , as we
ns a ready usjvney for nloetlou fraud
A revision of the ballot law befoi
another election day arrives U , then
fore , faurc to be demanded.
TUB QUESTION OF CITIZENSHIP.
In connection with the acquisition ol
new territory the question of perhaps
paramount Importance Is : What Is to bt
the political nlntus of the Inhabitants ol
this territory ? Shall we treat the people
and territories that we acquire as pros-
pectlve states , or shall wo deal wltt
them as perpetual colonies ? The ndvb-
catcs of territorial acquisition say that
Hawaii , Porto Ulco and the Philippine *
If we retain possession of them are
never to become states of the American
union , that they are always to remain
In the character of colonies having no
voice In the government under which
they live , subjected to taxation without
representation and In short possessing
none of the rights and privileges of
American citizenship. Thus It Is pro-
poped that millions of alien peoples
shall be taken under our control and
made absolute subjects , to be governed
entirely from Washington , with no pros
pect of ever Incoming more than nomi
nal American citizens.
It Is needless to say .that there Is no
American precedent for such a jwllcy ,
no authority or example In our history
to Justify It. On the contrary , as the
Springfield Republican says , following
every precedent In our history the In
habitants of Hawaii and In the event of
annexation of the Philippines would
bo at full liberty to accept American
citizenship. When we purchased the
Louisiana territory , says that paper ,
"the French Inhabitants wore freely ac
corded United Suites citizenship as they
chose to accept the privilege. The way
to tinltccl States citizenship was as
widely opened to the Spaniard of-Flor
ida on thu annexation of that territory In
1810 and to thu Mexican of the Califor
nia acquisition In 18-18. The inhabitants
of Alaska in 1807 were given three yeara
in which to decide as to their future citi
zenship and at the end of that time
those who wanted to remain in allegiance
leave the terri
ance to Uussia had to
tory. All others purforce of the treaty
of purchase became United States citi
zens. " Such arc the precedents and the
Republican correctly concludes from
them that "we must therefore open wide
the door to United States citizenship In
the case of the occupants of all the
newly acquired territories , or we must
adopt the extraordinary course- wholly
at war with all our professions and prin
ciples and precedents of government , of
holding these peoples as subjects pos
sessed of no constitutional rights or any
other rights except such as the United
States congress might see lit to grant. "
The veteran statesman , Hon. George
S. Boutwell , has recently declared
his opinion that nil the per
manent residents of Hawaii are now
citizens of the United States by
virtue of the act of annexation.
'Annexation , " he said , "In what
ever form It may be made , means citi
zenship for the inhabitants of the coun
tries annexed. " If this Is sound doc
trine It will of course apply to the peoples
ples of Porto Rico and the other West
Indian Islands coded by Spain and to
those of the Philippines If those Islands
shall be annexed. Ex-Secretary Carlisle
takes a similar view of the matter. He
can find no other character for those
people who are brought into relation
ship with us through anuexatlon but
that of American citizens and this po
sition is fortified by the language of the
fourteenth amendment to the constitu
tion , which says that all persons subject
to the Jurisdiction of thu United States
ire cltlzous thereof.
This question of citizenship has been
too little thought of In connection with
the policy of territorial acquisition. II
Is of the highest Importance and a cor
rect understanding of It would make
powerfully against expansion.
A FEW MOItB LINKS XKKDED.
Omaha is exceptionally favored wltli
railroad facilities. But a few more link *
arc still uucded to enable Omaha U
reap the full benetlt of Its central loca
tlon and to compete on equal terms
with Us trade competitors.
Omaha has all the trunk line counec
( Ions that are needed for Its truffle wltl
Chicago and St. Ixnils. Within the pasi
year the completion of the Port Arthui
line has given Omaha a direct route U
the gulf through Arkansasnnc
Texas , opening a valuable trade tcr
rltory to our Jobbers and business
houses. The prospective extension 01
the Illinois Central assures to Omaha r
profitable field In western Iowa hithertc
inaccessible and will give another outle
to thu gulf by way of Mobile and Now
Orleans.
Omaha's railway connections west ol
the Missouri river are equal to nil present
ent demands of trade. With three com
petlng Hues to Denver and two system !
reaching out Into the Black Hills conn
try and into the region west of it Omalu
merchants and manufacturers are h
position to extend their trade clear t (
the Pacific slope.
The two Important links in the rail
road chain still needed arc direct con
uectlon with South Dakota on one sldi
and the panhandle of Texas on tin
other.
There Is no good reason why any par
of South Dakota , should remain tributary
to St. Paul and Minneapolis. Thcro i
no good reason elthet why nil the cat
tic raised In South Dakota and all tin
grain grown In South Dakota shouli
not be marketed In Omaha any mon
than there Is any good reason wh ;
Omaha should remain cut off from thi
trade of northern nnd northeastern Ne
brnska.
Omaha must either force the coniplo
tlon of tlia link on the Northwester !
system between Hartlngton nnd Yank
ton or endeavor to build a direct lln <
into southeastern Dakota thuU wll
place that country within reach of it
market. The gap between Hartlngt- ) !
and Vanktou Is only twenty-five ruHe *
It Is doubtless an expensive piece o
road to build , but It Is no more dltllcul
or expensive than building road
through thu Black Hills or Colorado
The gap has remained open , not bt
cause of any obstacle In the way o
cost or construction , but because of th
compact between the two rival rallroai
systems that cover South Dakota. Th
time has come , however , when th <
mutual Interests of the communities au <
sections Involved demand more dlrec
connection ,
The other missing link In Omaha'i
railway facilities Is In the gap In Uu
Rock Island system southwest of Fair
bury. With this gap closed Otnah :
would have uu almost airline roiit (
to the Texas panhandle by way of For
Worth , which would place this city ai
near to that great country as Is Kuumii
City. Thu advantage of stich a con
nectlon Is obvious to everybody. When
ever Omaha Is placed on an equal plant
of competition with Kansas City foi
this trade it will overtake that city as '
cattle market and meat packing centei
and at no distant day take rank next t <
Chicago nb a live stock slanghturliu
and meat product distributing point.
In extending the area of Its cattle am
grain trade Omaha can not fall also U
extend Its commerce by opening nev
avenues for its manufacturers nnd job
hern.
AO BREAK IN IfEHOTLlTlONS.
There has been no break1 in the peaci
negotiations so far as the Wnshlngtoi
authorities are Informed and they wouk
be Immediately notified of anything o
the kind. It appears that thu joint scs
slon of the commission which was t <
have been held yesterday was dcferret
at the Instance of the American mem
bcrs , according to a Paris paper unclei
Instructions from Washington , thougl
this seems Improbable , the more credlbli
explanation being that It was to allov
time for the translation of the reply o :
the United States to the latest Spauisl
propositions regarding the Philippines
A Washington dispatch says that ad
vices received by the State departmen
are rather encouraging than otherwlsi
and no apprehension Is felt of a breal
In the negotiations.
Evidently the issue now Is one of com
pensatlou. There Is probably no doub
that Spain Is ready to hand over th <
Philippines If she can get a good prlc <
for them and If she shall receive an :
encouragement In this direction sin
may haggle a considerable time befort
agreeing to terms , it Is said that tin
Washington government IB disposed t <
offer a pecuniary consideration for thi
Philippines , but there Is reason to doub
the statement At all events It has no
done BO and If It Is giving attention t <
public sentiment It is not likely to. /
proposal to pay Spain for the Philip
pines would get very little support h
thi. country.
ANXIOUS BONDHOLDERS.
The French holders of Spanish bondi
chargeable against the territories los
to Spain have taken action with a vlov
to securing their payment or reallzln ;
something on them and their appeal it
made to the United States. It Is an
nounced that the State department hai
received through the French embassy i
statement of the various Spanish bond
owned by French citizens , aggregatlnj
many millions of dollars , but It appear :
that the statement is toot nccompaniec
with any request or demand upon thi
government , being apparently lutoudei
simply as a matter of information. 1
Is expected that other European holden
of Spanish bonds will follow the exam
pie.
pie.Our
Our government will of course re
celve these statements , merely as a dip
lomatle courtesy , but It has already ex
pllcltly and unqualifiedly declared tha
it will nHsums no responsibility for tin
payment of the bonds nnd there Is n <
reason to doubt that It will firmly adhen
to this position. Certainly the Frencl
bondholders can havu no hopi
that tills country could be In
duced to agree to pay any par
of the Cuban debt , since' It has dl. <
claimed any intention to assume sever
elgnty over Cuba , while It Is obvlousl ;
absurd to expect the United States ti
Insist upon the Cuban people burden
Ing themselves with a debt the greate
part of which was created In oppresslni
them and keeping them In subjection t
Spanish tyrannical rule. To requlr
these people to pay this debt would no
only Impose upon them a great hard
ship , but It would bo a distinct Injustice
which the American people would undone
no circumstances sanction. The holder
of Spanish bonds bought them at rate
which they considered a good Invest
mcnt and they took them subject to an ;
contingencies that might arise alTcctln ]
their value and security. The govern
ment that Issued them still exists am
Is responsible and to that and that alon
the Spanish creditors must look for pay
ment The United States 1ms a plcthori
treasury , but there Is not a dollar o
American money available for paying of
Spanish debts.
Among , the fruits of the cxposltloi
which the people of Omaha should in
slst on preserving Is the Improved trail
tervlce Inaugurated by the railroad
centering In this city for the accommo
datlou of Increased passenger traillc
While no one expects the railroads t
keep on their schedules trains that ur
in no way needed , the arrangement o
the service to bring people In and out o
the city Iwth day and night Is all-Ini
portant to our business Interests. Travr
on these trains will be built up b ;
their continuance. Many a proposei
trip Is made or abandoned as the rail
road facilities cncourago or dlscourag
and Omaha can not help benefiting o
suffering as the railroad train schedule
satisfy Uie popular demand.
Whether Omaha Is to have an ex
position next year or no exposltloi
next year must be decided wlthou
delay. To produce an exhibition tha
would compare favorably wit' '
the one Just closed would require al
the concentrated effort of the promoter
from now until the gates opened wlthou
a moment to lose. On thu other hand , 1
the exposition chapter Is concluded th
sooner every one knows It the better.
The newspapers this year , as usual
contain Interesting descriptions of th
minute details attending the voting o
the president nnd other notables win
occupy high places In thu public view
but under our republican form of gov
eminent the vote of the highest count
no more than the vote of tlio lowest lie
fore the ballot lx > x every American clt !
zen is the equal of every other Amerlcai
cltlKen and hns the same voice In the
choice of public servants and the deter
mination of questions submitted to pop
ular vote. In no other country in the
world has this been so forcibly lllua-
tinted.
A Judge of one of the United States
1 cciurts has handed down n decision tc
the effect that wooden rims for bicycle
wheels are not now patentable. But Intis
much as everything lusldo and outside
of the rims Is subject to patent right
the bicycle maker Unit cannot get up an
exclusive form of wheel will have nc
excuse but his own lack of ingenuity.
I'rollt * of the Trip.
Philadelphia Times.
A Turkish graut of territory for German
colonization In Egypt goes to show U Is no !
wholly a holy land trip Emperor Wllllam'i
making.
The \ioutuil Ititpiiciicil.
Globe-Democrat.
The events of the last few years have
fully prepared the great mass of the people
for the announcement that General Woylei
had a baud In looting the Philippine treas.
ury.
Dropped n Hot Thing ; .
Washington Star.
France does not regard Fashoda ai of as
much Importance as It formerly considered
It. A place which Is likely at any tlmo t <
develop such oppressive wtrmth U uncon
genial and undesirable.
The Situation | , , a JVntnhcll.
Buffalo Express.
A Manila dispatch says of the Amorleat
soldiers In garrison there "
: "They believe th <
islands will be nnd should be held , but thej
want seine other follows to do the holding.1
Those most enthusiastic over the holding o
the Philippines are the ones who have nt
Intention of going thither themselves.
Woylcr'N JliirvvluiiH Thrift.
New York Mall and Express.
That Is a very pretty story of Spanlsli
official thrift which comes from Manila
and relates how Weyler , whllo In command
of the Philippines , personally participated It
the extraction of $1,300.000 from the public
treasury for deposit In private purses. It li
Interesting though not surprising tc
Americans chiefly because , If so many mil
lions of Spanish money raised on Spanish
bonds had not been stolen by Spanish dons
there would bo a far less desperate financial
condition confronting Spain In the negoti
ations for peace.
An American InntHiitlon.
Baltimore American.
The adventures of two young Englishmen
In this country lately revealed the fact thai
the venerable gold brick game Is strictly at
American institution. But It Is hardly neces.
sary to Introduce our comparatively moderr
methods Into Europe \\hen ono hears of u
couple In Germany who paid away nearly nl
their substance for the support of thcli
dead daughter In heaven , and were over
persuaded to give her a dowry on her mar
riage with an angel. Where such primitive
credulity exists the artistic and up-to-daU
swindling of this side of the Atlantic would
not bo appreciated.
ChlllM for EximiiMloiifnts.
Philadelphia Record.
According to the Manila correspondent o !
the New York Herald the sentiment amons
the American volunteers over there Is thai
"tho Island should be hold , but they waul
some other fellows to do theholding. . " The
"other fellows" are not likely , however , tc
bo as accommodating nevo would desire
them to bo If wo should go into the busi
ness of unlimited expansion ; and If wo are
to have colonies \\o must be prepared tc
endure the burdens as well as enjoy the
benefits thereof. A realization of the facl
that they would have to , pay for the glorj
of empire by pcrbonal discomfort in the waj
of standing guard and paying "Imperial *
taxes will be very apt to chill tie fervoi
of our more reckless anncxatlonlst .
I'rmiclilsCM In I'orto Ulco.
Chicago Record.
Perhaps It will not be advisable tc
Americanize the law In relation to grantIng -
Ing municipal franchises In Porto Rico
When a corporation deulres a franchise then
the first thing It does Is to fllo an applica
tion. Then the municipal authorities take
up the matter and advertise for other pro
posals for the eamo franchise. The result
usually is that other proposals are offered
The first applicant generally makes a second
proposition better than Its first one. All thi
proposals are then made public and consid
ered together , and the franchise Is granted
It granted nt all , to the person or corpora
tion making the best proposal.
Should there be evidence that the aware1
Is not fairly or justly made , the dcclstor
can be taken on appeal to the governoi
general by those who are dissatisfied.
The system , despite corrupt officials , work :
well.
IIO1V ( llUAT A DA.VCKIlf
Senator Hoar'n JuilKiiicnt on tin
1'ollcy of Annexation ,
SprlnKfleld ( Mans. ) Republican.
Senator Hoar made the solemn declaration
that In his judgment the policy of the presi
dent In trying to annex the Philippine
Islands "Involves a greater danger than we
have encountered since the Pilgrims landed
at Plymouth. " Let the people of Amerlct
consider that statement. It nus not made
hastily or thoughtlessly or Ignorantly.
Does the present generation take It in'
It means that when the scattered fringe ol
feeble settlements along the Atlantic coasl
was pitilessly assailed by savages , when the
French tried to make North America Lixtlr
instead of Anglo-Saxon , when King Georgi
set out with lire and sword to establish i
despotism In these ntntes , when the capita
at Washington wao burned by the British ir
1S14 , when the attempt at disunion swep :
the country with civil war when even thosi
things happened the genius of Amerlcar
liberty was not threatened so seriously as 1
Is today.
There are still thosVs In New England on <
In Senator Hoar's own political party pro-
fesslng to be deeply Impressed by his words
and to agree In the main that his argument :
are well-founded , who continue to say thai
no other course Is open to the United Statei
than to control the Philippine Islands. How
great a danger to American Institutions mus
bo encountered to drive these persons fron
such a position ? Are they fools or lunatlci
that they would Involve our country In t
danger greater than it has faced In 27i
years for the sake of the Inhabitants of the
Philippine islands ?
If Senator Hoar was anywhere near cor
rect In his diagnosis of the present national
peril , no American citizen can for a momeni
consider any possible duty wo may have te
the Malays of Luzon and Mindanao as para
mount to our duty to the republic. If Senator -
ator Hrar Is right It is treason to America
to permit any assumed obligations existing
10,000 miles away to determine our course It
the present crisis. It can be tald In al !
seriousness , and without a particle of pas
sion , that If the annexation or the political
control ot that Astatic territory "Involves r
greater danger than we have encountered
since the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth , " II
would be more In harmony with morals and
civilization to leave the Filipinos to wallow
In barbarism for ages rather than to en
counter It.
The asHtimptlon that we are compelled bj
duty to do anything for the Flllplnoo re
gardless of the cost to our own people Is e
monstrous swindle. No nation could long
exist if run on euch a principle.
TIII3 IKOHY OF FATB.
Cleveland Plain De-alcr : The Ute Infantt
Maria Teresa had her ottn Ideoo about the
propriety of mixing In with Uncle Sam'i
war ships.
Buffalo Express : U la evident that Schloj
nnd Ills gunners didn't do their work off San-
tlago harbor with any consideration what
ever of future cruises which Cervera's ship )
might be called upon to make.
Philadelphia Press : The loss demonstrate !
the wisdom the Navy department's decision
announced a few days ngo , not to undcrtoki
the work of raising the Colon or other ves
sels ot Ccrvera's fleet. II any compnnj
wants to do the work nt Us own risk thi
government will pay salvage when the ves'
eel Is delivered at a naval station , but thi
government will pot Itself take any risk It
the matter. That is a wise decision.
Detroit Frco Press : H seems a great pit ]
that after Constructor Hobson has done hli
port In Heating thU magnificent cruiser
that she should be destined to so tnglorlou :
a fate. She would have been a valuable nc
qulsltlon to the American navy as well as i
constant reminder of the glorious achieve
ment of the American sailors at Santiago
But the pride ot the Spanish navy has re
fused to bo Americanized. Probably cur lati
enemy will look upon the sinking of thi
Maria Teresa as a piece of poetic justice 01
a divine dispensation.
Kansas City Star : The loss of th
Teresa probably will result In a decision b ;
the Navy department to let the other vcs
sels of Cervera's squadron remain whcr
they are , to bo beaten to pieces by th
waves that often dash In fury under th
oft-recurring West Indian hurricanes. Th
overage American , even though wholly fre
from superstition , will bo more than eve
Inclined to think that a Spanish war vessel
raised from Its bed on the rocks when
American guna sent it , would bo a sort o
hoodoo to the American navy.
Philadelphia Times : After all the cffon
to raise the Maria Teresa , It has gone ti
the bottom again. Some doubt was expresses
at the tlmo ns to the wisdom of sending thi
Injured vessel from the West Indies at tuli
season of storms , and 'the ' result has justi
fied the doubt. The Maria Teresa wai
caught In a florae gale whllo proceeding un
der tow , and wns unable to live through it
This time the loss Is probably final. If an ;
"
other of the Spanish cruisers should be re"
covered it will bo well to make them sea
worthy before starting them homo or to sc
lect a season of calm seas for the trip.
Philadelphia Inquirer : After all , th
fate of the Maria Teresa Is not to be deplored
plored any too greatly. The American nav ;
should bo American built , and every vessc
In It should bo for service and not fo
show. The Spanish vessels , If saved , would
to a greater or less extent , be floating relic
or movable curiosity shops. So far as tha
goes , the disappointment to Americans wll
be great , but wo think that all good pa
trlots would rather have five staunch Amor
lean built war vessels added to our nav ;
than the five ships that Admiral Cerver
lost attempting to get out of Schley's bottle
Philadelphia Record : Almost at the las
moment fickle fortune deserted the nava
exports who had striven so hard to sav
the Maria Teresa , and the big cruiser no\
lies at the bottom of the Atlantic In 2,70
fathoms of water. In her weakened con
dltlon the rescued war ship was In no wa
able to endure the battering of a north
easterly gale , sweeping over thousands c
miles of open water. It would seem tha
a ship so evidently unflt t § sail In hoav
weather should not have been subjected ti
the risk of a long voyage over turbulen
waters during the hurricane season. Bu
the Navy department took the chances , ani
lost the battle prize so dearly won fron
the Cuban , strand by Hobson and his sklllfu
assistants. They do these things bettpi
somehow , out 'Manila way.
1'KnS O.NAt , AND OTHEHAVI S B.
The death of Colonel Amos Webster o ;
Washington leaves General Horace Porter
now ambassador at Paris , the only surrlvlnf
member of General U. S. Grant's persona
staff.
It IH believed the rear reason for Emporoi
William's refusal to visit this country laj
In his reluctance to submit those 300 trunk !
to the tender mercies of the American baggage -
gage smasher.
Dr. Thomas Moore , who wrote the ordl
nance of bcceBslou adopted by the Texas con
vention In 1S61 , died last week. Ho wai
chairman of the first democratic convontlor
held In Texas.
A Now York young man who was arrestei
for trying to kiss a young women took t
mean revenge when ho pleaded that he
must have been Intoxicated to think o ;
such a thing.
Whllo President McKInley's great-uncle
Francis , was fighting under Henry Jay Me-
CracKen in the Irish revolution ot ' 98 , i
grandfather of Senator Hanna was a cap
tain in the opposing English force.
And BO the Cubans employed upon thi
streets of Santiago have struck for a rls. .
of 50 cents a day. This lo ks as thougl
wo may not have a great deal of difficult ]
Instructing the Cubans In Amerlcaa methods
Dr. Maurice Davis , who has died In Lon
don at the age of 70 , was ono of the cblei
benefactors ot the Jews in that metropolis
devoting much of his work and a third ol
his Income to the alleviation ot their ne
cessities.
Thackeray's trip to America moved him t <
the following In a newly discovered letter
"I have found kind matrons and pretty glrli
everywhere , and In Boston very good , f gey-
fled , literary society , with everywhere a love
for the old country , qulto curious nay
touching to remark. "
Xoah Brooks tays that the orlglnatrr of the
now famous "Punch , Brothers ; Punch Witt
Care , " was the late Isaac H. Bromley of the
New York Tribune. The "ekit" first ap
peared in Scrlbncr's during 1876. Mart
Twain afterward wrote a stoiy about the ter
rible effect which the verso had upon him
and most of his renders have supposed tin
verso also was his work.
Nearly everything done In the South Af
rican mining region In the last ten year *
has been accomplished by Americans wltli
the backing of British capital. Gardner F
Williams , general manager of the Do Been
Diamond Mining company. Is a Michigan
man and has $100,000 salary. Hamilton
Smith , Johu H. Hammond , Charles Butler
Captain Meln and John Weber are all Call-
fornlans , and each Is In charge of a large
concern at a great salary.
si : OF TUB WEST.
IlluNtrntril h > - tlu Mnrvclonn SIICOCUB
of the KxnoHltlon.
Philadelphia Record.
The Transmlsslsslppl and International
Exposition , Which came to a close at mid
night on Monday last , had two extraordinary
obstacles In its pathway a bummer of al
most unprecedented heat and a great wai
which largely absorbed the attention of the
people of the eastern and southern states.
Despite these counter Influences , however ,
the exposition has proved a remarkable suc
cess , the completeness of which may b
judged from the fact that ove.r 1400.000 re
mains to be dividend among the sfcKhoIdcrs.
That the great empire of the west could
successfully carry forward such an under
taking at a time when the whole Atlantic
seaboard was in a constant flutter of war
excitement which drove all exposition fan
cies from the public mind bears witness to
the boundless resources of the transmUsls-
slppl region In particular and to the mag
nitude of the country as -whole. . The tes
timony will notbe without effect up-n the
foreign mind. Europe has lately applauded
our greatness In the arts of war ; she- must
now concede * that wo can slmultaneouily
cblev crcot triumph * In the art * of ix-acr
V.ciions OF Tim I.ATI : w.\n.
In the cnrly singes of the war the Idw
gained a strong foothold that In pullliif
Uncle Sam's leg the eastern shipowners
could give the rest of the country the plrJ
of the deck and still win out But that wai
some tlmo bpforo the patriots on tht Paclfli
coast took a hnnd In the game. Whcr
Dcwey rent Spanish authority In the Orient
shipowners on the sunset side of tht range
felt ( hut the time was ripe to show the
easterns n trick or two In Ibo gnmo o !
patriotism In war time. They \scro ready ti
sacrifice all their possessions , If not their re
lations , to sustain the strong arm of thi
government , nnd Incidentally tap the treas
ury for some coin. Ktor the time bclug thej
nlono appreciate and realize the moaning o ;
the expansion cry , "Trade f Hews the Hag. '
If the country was searched from Maine tc
Oregon , Minnesota to the Gulf , no moro en-
thuRlaatlo advocates of Americanizing thi
I Philippines could bo found than the ownen
of the transports hired by the government
to ply between San Francisco and Manila
| The caiiao of their zeal is detailed by a cor-
rtupondent of the New York Sun , wrltlnt
from Yokohama.
The steamers which conveyed troops fron
San Francisco to Manila , relates the cor
respondent , "were hired at ratei vnryhu
from $800 to ? 1,500 per diem , the govern
ment to furnish the coal In addition to thii
price. The obvious way ot dealing with thl :
problem would have been to have put the
transports In command ot naval officers , or
if that were Impracticable , to have app Intci
to each ship an expert whose duty \\oulc
have been to see that the vessel under hli
Inspection fulfilled the contract In a reason
able way. Nothing ot this sort was done 01
even thought of , as far as is known , and
consequently , there was an enormous bit
for fraud. Steamers which were claimed tc
have a * speed of sixteen knots never reelcn :
off , under the most favorable circumstances
more than thirteen \vhcu the tioopscreoi
board , and on their return voyage that epoei
was diminished by at least 20 per cent.
"A fleet of these expensive transports la ;
off Cavlto for weeks discharging cargo li
I the most deliberate way , and when the ;
I wcro finally ordered home proceeded to taki
J on their coal In a manner which would pu
even the Spaniards to the blush. The can
of one ship was particularly ridiculous ; sh <
was coaling at the rate of only twenty-flvi
tons a day and burning from ten to flfteei
tons to run her pumps , dynamo : * , distiller :
and Ice machine. Others , to be sure , dli
better than she , but not ono performed thl
operation with anything like tin approacl
to the ordinary speed of coaltug. One
away from Manila and on the homcwan
trip the captains "sojered" as much a
they chose , for there was no chock put 01
their navigation. The coaling operation be
coming , finally , almost a scandal , the ship
wore ordered to take In only enough to las
them to Hong Kong , aud , after partial ! ;
filling their bunkers there , to proceed v
Nagasaki and finish. By this plan It wa
proposed to save money , because coal 1
slightly cheaper In Hong Kong than 1
Nagarakl. uut at the rate the transport
steamed on the way homo It took two day
longer to go by way df Hong Kong , ani
they saved say $500 on the amount of coa
they took In at Hong Kong at a cost t
the government of $2,000 In some cases an
? 3,000 or moro in others. Their speed wa
simply ridiculous. The Morgan Clt
dawdled along nearly seven days from Hon
Krng to Nagasaki , less than 1,100 miles
The City of Rio do Janeiro never did mor
than eleven knots an hour , although sh
easily makes fifteen. She arrived at Hon
Kong at 11 o'clock Saturday night , ha
finished coaling at 4 o'clock the next day
and had everything on board at that boui
but did not sail until the following morn
lag. At Nagasaki she made a repetltloi
of this farce , and finally lingered aloni
homeward at the comfortable speed o
eleven knots , presumably because she wa
not In demand to return to her schedule 01
the Pacific passenger route until Dcccinbe
10. The Zealandla was caught In a ty
phoon , or at least In a heavy gale , on th
way to Nagasaki , lost some of her uppc
works , \\cnt Into dock there ono raont ]
( the government paying $1,200 per dlom fo
her hire ) , was thoroughly refitted at th
cost to the government of " 3,000 yen , o
about SlG.f.OO . In gold , und then Balled fo
San Francisco. The Board of Surveyor
which Inspected her found that she- was li
very bad condition and had been for a loni
time , but when she left the dock a few day
ngo she was In thorough order. This rtor ;
might bo prolonged and the history of ever :
ono of the score of transports which wen
to the Philippines might be related to th- -
discredit of those who are responsible fo
the fulfillment of their contracts. But :
have said enough to show how the garni
has been played. They were chartered li
good faith on terms most favorable to thi
companies which owned them , but the wa ;
they have "squeezed" the government o
the United States Is now , and will' ' bo for i
long time , common talk In shipping circle ;
In the cast. "
A story concerning our tioops lu Manllr
Is told by an English naval officer , who was
an eye-wltnets of the occurrence. "The city
was quite crowded , " ho sayj , "with boll :
American nnd Spanish soldiers , and the }
seemed to bo on the friendliest terms. A
I was crossing ono of the numerous brldgej
across the Paslg river I saw a native Filipino
pine spit In the face of a Spanish officer , and
then run to the American sentinel , who was
guarding the bridge , demanding his protec
tion. It was some tlmo before the Flllplnc
could make himself understood , and the
sentry took eomo tlmo to catch on to what
had been done , but you can Imagine my sur
prise when be banded his gun to the Spanish
officer and caught the native by the nape ol
the neck and the seat of his trousers and
pitched him off the bridge * Into the Paslg
river. Then he calmly took his gun from the
Spanish officer and began pacing the beat
as If nothing had happened. The American
soldier may not bo so military as his brother
of Europe , hut ho Is made of the right stuff. "
I'OMCY OF. iXI'A > SIOX.
Thu Natlon'H Moll-inn 1'rofeiinlon.T DU-
( rt'illtpil ! > > Aclx.
Bishop Henry C. Potter In Hnrper'i ; Weekly.
When we had reduced Spain to the point
whiiA It was , Inevitable that she must wur-
render her hold upon Cuba , Porto Rico r.nd
possibly the Philippines there was for a
'moment a curious consensus of opinion that ,
whatever dlss vowuls of 'territorial aggrand
izement hod been made In congress or by the
executive we could not disown a responsi
bility of sovereignty which conquest had
practically created. Few people feemcd to
remember that , If our own most solemn
declarations wcro to tm considered In any
other than a Pickwickian sensewo had not
undertaken any war of conquest , or any
other than u buslni-HK of ilghto.us Interven
tion on behalf of un opprcracd people. Wo
had brought their eippressors to their Imros
and were lu a position to nay to them : "See
litre ! These oppressive methods of your * ,
these deliberate crucltlcn , thc-Ko monstrous
extortions must CCOEO nnd you must reform
ihcm altogether. See to It that you et
about ending this reign of brutality and
Bleed ! And that you may do It , wo will
Jtop awhile and nee that you do ! "
This was thu obvious line , In view of the
grounds on which originally we had Justified
our Interference , But that we did not hon
estly bellevu In our own professions speedily
bccamo apparent. Thn commercial elata
il.outcd , "Trodo demand * , new channels , and
ho party In power must give them to us or
stfp down and out ! " Tbo Jingo screamed
"Here U a chance for an Imperial destiny !
Disregard It at your peril , for If you do
you make youmlvea the laughing s'oik ' ot
the civilized world ! What Is a grc t nation
without colonies ? And what are colonies
but the credentials of empire ! " And besides -
sides thesp , the ? philanthropists and mis-
alounry enthusiast * protested : "Consider
tth.it you Imve to glvo to these pagan or'
only half Christian nnd wholly supcmltloun
peoples ! Ourn la the pure light of the *
gospel ! Look at the Sandwich Islands , nnd
read the history of the 'Sons of Mission
aries. ' and sou what n blojoltiR the 'Ameri
can religion' bag been to these benighted
peoples ! "
What now are the Indications that w
have any single qualification for micli
task ? The question ought not to be difficult
to answer , for In a comparatively short apace
of time less than a century three subject
races , so lo speiik , have been dropped Into
our Inp , nnd the record of our dealings with
them may bo known and read of all men ,
Ono ot them Is the Indian race , another the
negro race , nnd another the Chlncno. It
any honest man , by nny Ingenuity and la
spite of our tardy efforts In connection with
ono of them , the Indian , to redeem the dis
honor of our dealings with him can ex
tract any ground for anything else than
shame nnd confusion of fnco In view ot our
dealings with these races , I congratulate htm
upon his Ingenuity. The Htory In every
c.Tfie , lu greater or less degree , has been
ono long record of cruelty , rnplne , lui-t und
outrage "Tho best Imlliiu , " an army officer
has been quoted as saying , "Is a dead In
dian ; " aud the best negro or Chinaman , ap
parently , is ono who has been utrung up at
u lamp poRt or grilled alive on a vlllago
bonfire. And this Is the nation , with such
a record to demonstrate Its capacity to deal
with subject races , which Is to gtvo a new
and more benign civilization to the Spanish
West Indies and the Philippine Islands !
F1OATIMJ Kl'X. '
Puck : Orlmshaw PciiHinlth. who writes
no much magazine poetry , doesn't look llk-3
u poet , does he ?
Teller-No.
Orlmshaw Well , ho Isn't.
Jeweler' * Weekly : Tommy Mamma , why
are piipaH' watUiea iilwuya blggr than
mnmmiis' watchrs ?
IHw Motlisr Oh , It seems that mem cun't
get dlons , without having great times.
Detroit Free Press : "Pn , what Is a lineal
descendant ? "
"A linen ! descendant li n person who haste
to f.ill imck on Homn pralceworthy ances
tor for hlH own Importance. "
Chicago Record : Dlxon Wlndlg Im
agined himself a siecond Clny during the
campaign , but after the election his mime
wns mud.
Hlxon Oh , 1 clont know. Mud dries up
occasionally.
Indianapolis Journal : Ilofrnn Vwat do
this In the paper about "hock dcr Kaiser"
moan ?
OroKan It Is a dlllklt wny av sayln'
souk 'tin.
Chicago NewB ! "I have * just movffl Into
the flat ucrons the wny , " aald the st ranger
na he npprouehed the counter , "and J wish
to open an account with you , pnynula
.nonthly. My niinio Is Smith
I'Certulnly ; "imppy""to"meat 1 : you , Mr.
Smith , " returne the. uollto butcher.
Washington Star : "About this time. "
said the political manager , fin he nlgncd a
contract with the orator nt J300 per , "look :
out for high wind. "
Chicago Post : "Why , " ho nuked scorn
fully , "why should I fend my boy to nchool
and tench him to spell , when I Intend
that ho shall be a writer of dlnlect
BtOrlCB ? "
KNGLISU AH IT ItHVMUS.
St. Nicholas.
A farmer's boy , stnrtlni ? to plough ,
Once harnossecl an ox with n cough :
But the farmer cnniu out ,
With a turloua rhout ,
And told him he didn't know hough.
In 11 manner exceedingly rough
IIo proceeded to bluster nnd blougli ;
He ncolded and scowled ,
Ho raved und he howled ,
And declared ho'd have noneof such stousH
At length , with n growl and a cough ,
Ho ilniBced the poor boy to the trough ,
And ducking him In
Till wet to his chin.
Discharged him and ordered him ough.
And now my short ntory Is through
And 1 v/ill not niis-rt thill It's trough ,
But It'a ohlelly designed
To Impivss ou your mind
\Vhnt wondeiH our spelling1 can dough.
And I hope you will Kr.int that nlthouch
It may not bo tlu > smoothes ; In floitKli ,
It has iniHwered It's end
If It only phnll tend
To provo what I meant It to ahougli.
01 It DVII.V
WASHINGTON. Nov. 0. 1808. This Is
Lord Mayor's day In London , and the Brit
ish Ambassador hero will commemorate th (
day by giving a grand reception to President > iV i
McKlnley and his Cabinet , and thus em V
phasize anew the glowing friendliness of our
International relations.
Speaking of
" "
"Relations ,
The majority of us have had
enough , and we want to speak
to you. Are you well dressed ?
If not we cannot see why you
should not come here for your
clothes. Besides our own reg-
u'ar stock of fine winter clothing
made for this season's wear , we
have now a considerable part of
the Henry W. King wholesale
stock which we are selling at
about one half of its real value ,
in order to settle up that part of
our business. These goods
were made for our who'esale
business and as we said before
are beintj sold at less than our
wholesale prices in orderxto
close them out at once.
$7.50'to $20 for fine suits for
men.
men.jO to $25 for fine overcoats
for men.
$2.50 to $6 for boys'fine suits.
This is an unusual chance
for "bargain hunters. "
