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Notary Public.
The year 1808 will go down as a red
letter year Iti tlie calendar of Omaha
business num.
. The annual announcement of the com
plete suspension of the railway free list
Is on tlie way.
Omaha's Christinas stocking has been
pretty well filled this year , but the new
pair for 1890 will be still more capacious ,
When it comes to Christmas shopping
there Is no need for any one In Omaha
to go awny from home to suit even the
most fastidious taste.
Wo have at least one new cause for
congratulation the returning peace com
missioners are beyond the reach of inter
viewers for a few days at least
The promise of Btrcet railway Im
provements In tlie near future is wel
come. A little more leeway for the pub
lic on transfers would , however , bo ap
preciated In the interval.
Having held session steadily for nearly
two whole months the local courts will
now have to take another vacation until
after the commencement of the new
year to avoid fatalities from overwork.
There is considerable curiosity mani
fest to know just how long It would
require tlie railroads to check up the
viaduct repair , account In case the
balance due was in favor of the railroad
companies.
If the Greater America Exposition
draws no attendance except Investigat
ing committees from cities which con
template holding expositions in the neat
future It is assured of a fair record ol
attendance.
If the United States naval vessels keer
growling around long enough there will
be no excuse for failure to have all hid'
den rocks charted. If the war elilps
cannot ground on them it will be use
less for others to search.
Congress serves notice on the Germar
government that the inspection busl
ness Is one that two can play at A
few microbes and other carnivorous
animals may possibly be found In the
products of that country If diligent
search is made.
By reading the Chicago paper * ' ar
ralgnmcnts of boodle aldermen sold U
be contemplating presenting the street !
of that city to the street railroads foi
fifty years to come any one can readllj
distinguish a paragon of virtue in the
Omaha city council.
Our amiable popocratlc contemporarj
need not bo frightened BO easily. Then
is no Imminent danger as yet of eomt
new-born Filipino occupying the prwl
dentlal chair in the White House. Tin
constitution prescribes tlie ago of 35 a :
'
one of the qualifications of chief cxccu
live.
live.A
A move Is being made to secure a par
don for the Maine artilleryman sen
tenced to the chain gang for hugging i
Savannah woman. He has alreadj
served two weeks. The Maine Yankee ii
generally considered to be pretty shrewi
and it hardly seems possible ho couli
have displayed such poor Judgment ai
to warrant so severe a sentence.
If the Cubans who shoot off lire
crackers and shout "Cuba Libre" si
lustily every time the Spanish forcei
evacuate a town would only exert i
fraction of their zeal In preserving
order and suppressing the rlotou :
eccncs enacted every few days thej
would In all probability bo much neare
the coveted goal than they are likely t <
be for some time at the present rate o
progress.
It Is reported that Admiral Dewe ;
desires to come home and rest , OH tin
constant strain upon him Is bcglnnluj
to tell. If ho really wishes to rest tin
United States is the last place in
should think of coming to. While tin
ovation which would be accorded to tin
popular hero of the war would bo hlghl ;
gratifying , the public receptions , ban
quets and handshaking would a ( Ton
ulra little opportunity for rest
HECOMMKNDATWA'S t'OIt OVDA.
The report of Commissioner Porter on
the economic condition of Cuba show *
thorough Investigation and carcfu !
study and undoubtedly most of hi !
recommendations will bo adopted l > >
the government. In regard to the tariff
the commissioner concluded that Itviu
not possible to rectify the Spanish sys
tern and that consequently It was news
oary to frame an entirely new tariff ,
carrying duties about CO per cent belon
throe Imposed by the Spanish law. Mr
Porter is of tlie opinion that the lowei
rates will not reduce revenue , for t\vc
reasons. In the first place Importations
will Increase and In the second place
collections under American olllcers will
bo honest , which has not been tlie rule
under Spanish olllclals. As there are
very few Industries in Cuba requlrlun
protection , manifestly the question ol
llret Importance Is revenue and It Is
believed this will be best subserved by
moderate duties. Besides , such a tarlfl
will be favorable to our commercial In
terests In promoting trade with the
Island. There will have to be changes ,
also , In internal taxation , some of whlcli
Is exceedingly burdensome. For ex
ample , there Is a tax on the killing oi
cattle , which of course enhances'
price of food ; then there In'the burden
some head tax , varying from a fe\v
cents to ' .flOO. These oppressive taxes
will of course be ubollshcil. It is the
opinion of Mr. Porter that with strict
L'couomy the customs , the internal reve
nue and tlie taxes on municipal real
estate will meet the costs of the gov
ernment.
There Is one recommendation of the
commissioner that will not be generally
concurred In. This is that the govern
ment shall aid the construction of a
railroad extending the whole length ol
the Island. The entire railroad mileage
In Cuba Is only 017. The extreme ends
of the Island are not connected. It is
doubtless true that a railroad the entire -
tire length of the island would be ol
value both politically and commercially
und would greatly help In developing
the Interior , but it is not the business
sf the government to aid In constructing
iiuy railroads in Cuba. Wherever rail
roads are needed and there is promise
that they would pay , all the private cap
ital required for their construction can
readily be secured. Besides , it Is not
proposed that the United States gov-
srumeut shall take upon Itself the task
sf the industrial development of Cuba.
The duty tills government has assumed
Is that of pacifying the Island and en-
ibllng the people to establish their own
noverumcut. The question of the In
dustrial development of Cuba our gov
ernment has nothing whatever to do
with. If the United States should aid
In the construction of a railroad In
Cuba Its aid would be asked for a like
purpose in the Philippines and with
much better reason , since the latter are
lo become American territory and Cuba
Is not Secretary Alger suggested the
construction of a railroad In Cuba by
the government and estimated the cost
it $20,000,000. The suggestion has
found no public support , nor will the
recommendation of Commissioner Porter
ter receive any.
The Industrial development of Cuba
will proceed as rapidly as the condi
tions permit. The capital required for
this work Is in abundant supply and It
Is not to be doubted that it will dis
cover whatever opportunities there are
In the island for profitable investment.
Americans are now examining that
Held and as soon as affairs shall have
become settled there and the political
future of the Island Is assured , capital
will go there for whatever purposes it
may be required that promise satisfac
tory results.
PROPOSED RETALIATION.
A disposition is being shown in con.
gress to retaliate for the discrimination
against American products by European
countries. This appears In the clause
of the agricultural appropriation bill
providing for the Inspection of Imported
articles dangerous to health and their
exclusion and also in the resolution in
troduced In tlie senate with the same
object While the former Is general ,
however , the latter Is directly aimed at
German products and would become op
erative only In the event of proponed
legislation now before the Reichstag ]
providing for further discrimination
against American meats , being enacted.
It Is certainly time that congress
should take notice of the unfair treat
ment of our products by the German
government This country has been
exceedingly patient with a policy ol
discrimination for which there Is no
justification and now that an extension
of this policy Is proposed retaliation
becomes a duty. Having made every
possible effort to induce the German
government to act justly In this mnttci
without avail , nothing remains for us
but to employ such means of redress as
wo are able to. If the plan of retalia
tion proposed shall bo adopted and
thoroughly carried out tliere Is no doubt
that it would seriously affect the trade
of Germany with the United States , foi
undoubtedly there Is more or less adul.
terntlon of wines and other German
products exported to this country , n
Is possible , though hardly probable ,
that the proposed action by congress
will cause the abandonment of the
pending legislation In the Reichstag.
LAWS FOR ABU * DKPRyDEXCIES.
Beyond providing for the government
of the Hawaiian Islands It Is not likely
that there will be any legislation bj
the present congress regarding ne\\
possessions. Washington advices snj
that a great many members are of the
opinion that military government , will :
such mitigations as the president HOOT
fit to Introduce under his authority at
comnmudcr-ln-chlef , is the best mannei
of controlling all the dependencies uu
til complete Information has been .ob
tnlned regarding their condition and
economic future. It is possible thai
Joint committees or special commissions
will bo authorized to study economic
and political conditions In each dependency
pendency and to report to congress a <
Its regular session one year hence. A
resolution has been introduced in the
senate providing for a commission ol
senators to visit Cuba and Porto Rlct
and Inquire Into the military require
mnnts for the establishment and main
tcnniice of order in those Islands , pcnd
Ing the institution of civil government
and to further investigate and repor
upon present conditions military , pollt
lent , economic nml sanitary.
There is , however , considerable oppo
sltlou to commissions , upon the groum
that they would bring In a project o :
legislation putting the dependencies 01
the highway to statehood and there li
said to be a strong determination to op
pose any steps which will bring tin
dependencies into the union. The prev
alent Idea seems to be that the ue\\ \
possessions shall be held and govcrnct
as colonies , though there is no author
Ity In the constitution for such a policy
There is no doubt that it is the unan
imous fecntlmcnt of the country tint
there shall be no legislation for any 01
the acquired territory which might Icui
to future statehood , but there Is tin
difficulty that under our political sys
tern .statehood Is contemplated ns tin
ultimate destiny of every territory
while a colonial system of goverumcn
Is distinctly repugnant to our instltu
tlous. If tlie new possessions are note
to become states we must renounce tin
national policy since the foundation ol
the government.
There Is no necessity for haste li
legislating for the so-called dependen
cles. Military government for a yuni
or two will better prepare their people
for the Institution of civil government
SOME NEEDED CllAKTEU AMENUMEN28
In the main the present charter foi
cities of the metropolitan class Inn
proved satisfactory. It has simpllHee
the machinery and reduced the cost 01
city government. It has centered re
sponslblllty in tlie mayor and counci
and brought greater efficiency Into tin
various departments. It has luaugu
rated a new method of assessment auc
taxation which Is a step In the directioi
of general revenue reform.
The defects of the charter are for tin
most part of minor Importance and cat
be readily remedied by a few amend
ineuts that have suggested thcmselve <
by experience.
The most Important of these amend
nicnts relate to the assessment of rail
road property , which Is now vlrtuallj
exempted from local taxation. The
property of railroads Inside of this cltj
siijoys nil the benefits of police and fin
protection , street lighting , water supplj
and so forth that accrue to any otliei
class of property. There Is no good
reason why they should not share
squally the burdens of taxation Imposet
upon other owners of real estate.
Next In Importance are proposed
amendments relating to paving and
. > thcr street Improvements. The passing
wny of the wooden pavements necessl
tates the rcpaving of many streets. This
tvork is obstructed by non-resident prop
arty owners whose signatures to pctl
tions are essential under the present
law. Some remedy should be devised
to enable the city to make its thoroughfares -
fares passable.
Another needed amendment to the
charter Is a grant of authority to create
sidewalk paving districts arid for the
laying of uniform sidewalks by the city
it the expense of the abutting property
jwncrs. The city can never hope to
liave uniform permanent sidewalks EC
long as Individual property owners can
jxerclso the privilege of laying them bj
private contract.
The decision of the supreme court hae
left the charter without any provision
for the election or appointment of a po
lice judge. The present police judge ex
ercises' his office only by sufferance ,
This gap In the charter should be filled
either by making the office appointive te
cover the period until the next election
sr by requiring the mayor to designate
3110 of the duly elected justices of the
peace to perform the duties of police
ludge.
Incidentally amendments may be ad
vlsable to raise the limits of annual ap
proprlations for specific purposes and tc
Rive greater latitude in certain depart
ments in the matter of employes' sal
nrlcs.
The proposed revision of the revenue
laws is of greater importance to Omaha
nnd Douglas county than any other "one
measure that will come before the leg
Islature. Every proposed change should
be fully discussed by men thoroughlj
versed on the subject before the leglsla
ture takes action. As there Is no time tc
bo lost The Bee would suggest that tht
L-ouuty commissioners make an effort tc
Induce parties qualified for this work te
consider and discuss revenue law rev !
slon and recommend such changes ns IK
their Judgment are desirable nnd forinu
late a bill for Introduction In the legls
laturc.
There appears to be some mlsnppre
hcnslon concerning the invitations tc
members of the Douglas delegation tc
take part with the charter revision com
mlttco in the discussions on chattel
amendments. The Invitation issued
through the press was expected to serve
the purpose and It Is to be hoped evcrj
member-elect will consider hlmsolf spe
dally Invited and privileged to take part
In the work of the committee.
The sultan of Turkey has lately en
Joyed a visit from the German emperor
who assured the Ottoman ruler of his
firm friendship , nnd now comes the per
sonal representative of the c/.ar on the
same mission. The.Turk , however , maj
be pardoned for harboring some doubts
of the genuineness of these pretension ;
when , he takes an inventory of his rap
idly decreasing dominion.
The state dairymen's convention meet !
In Fremont today. As Goveruor-eleci
Poynter Is president of the assoclatlor
there has been considerable interest
manifest In regard to what action , it
any , will be taken in the matter of fur
nlshlug oleomargarine to the state In
Btltutlons ,
Hud it been known that all the prettj
girls In the country would want to klm
them on their return there would cor
taiuly have been a surplus of volunteer *
ready to sail Into Santiago harbor on the
Merriniac. It Is to bo hoped , however
that the oscillatory epidemic will abati
before Ilobson reaches the land of thi
Filipino.
The investigation Into the methods o
men who are given the privilege of cut
ting dead timber on government am
Indian reservations Indicates that the :
should bo subjected to a civil servlci
examination to determine their nbllltj
to distinguish between green nnd deai
timber.
JtiK-lIniulle' Ultilomncr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Reciprocity , ns interpreted on our north
crti boundary line , seems to mean gettlui
tbo better ot the other fellow ,
Crudest Thrimt of All.
Globe-Democrat.
Again the rumor comes from Nevada the
Senator Stewart will not be re-elected
When silver , trimmed with gold contracts
loses Us charm In the Sagebrush state th <
cause might as well bo abandoned.
Intolerable tncunnliitritcr.
Philadelphia Record )
The refusal of the house of representative !
to toke up the Lodge Immigration bill ma ;
have been duo to a realization of the In
consistency of barring out thousands o ;
civilized men seeking a place under the flai
at the same time wo are raking In million :
of savages.
Eleventh Hour "Ileforiii. "
Buffalo Express.
Two years ago the populists of Kansai
carried the state by promising to enact err
tain anti-corporation legislation. The ;
failed to do so and , In consequence , wen
turned out at the last election. Now the ;
have called a special session of the leglsla
Hire to make these laws before the repub
Means have a chance. This Is reform of thi
get-even kind.
1'lijtUoru. of Money.
Troy ( N. Y. ) Times.
The Nebraska banks have agreed to re
duce their Interest rates by from 1 to I
per cent. This action Is taken on account
of the plethora of money In that state. Th (
farmers are no longer borrowers , and manj
of them have actually become lenders
Under these circumstances it U surprising
that the Dryanltes should have done ever
so well as they did at the last election
The gallant colonel will find his work cm
out for htm to keep < hls home bailiwick It
line for the party of calamity.
An Oncnliiir for the Filipino * .
Philadelphia Record ,
According to a decision of the supreme
court of the United States , rendered lr
March last In the case of Wang Kim , r
child born In this country Is entitled to cit
izenship even It both its parents , be allot
Chinese. The decision opens'a magnificent
prospect of the tlmo when not only Kanakas
whom It Is proposed to Invest with the rights
of citizenship by the bill to organize tht
territory of Hawaii , but the Tflgalos , No-
srltos and Mongolians of the Philippines ae
well shall have become full-fledged Ameri
cans by birth.
Zone SyHtem of Knllrond Ilnte * .
Buffalo Express.
A railroad law having the zone system
has been In operation In Germany since Oc
tober. Its prlnclolo Is exactly opposite tc
that of the long-and-ahort haul , which ob
tains In the United States. Its result is said
to be that manufactures have been devel
oped In remote portions of .the country. As
concentration of population Is one ot the
problems of Uio day , the German law te
worth observing. If Its principle could be
ipplled fairly , with the Jdea of putting all
localities on equal basis as to freight rates ,
It might be an improvement on the long
ing-short haul theory. , ,
- HMMM
CliarncterlHtlo Speech "of a Soldier ,
Indianapolis 'News.
General Lawton has given anoth'cr illus
tration of that terseness and straightfor
ward style of speaking characteristic of sol-
llera. In responding to a call from the cltl-
: ens of Alabama , at Montgomery , after more
notable and finished orators had spoKen ,
Qeneral Lawton said :
"I am not an orator ; I am a soldier. 1
( vas * not a hero ; I am a regular. I am one
3f the 16,000 regular soldiers sent to Cuba.
On behalf of that part of the nrmy I com
manded , I thank you people of Alabama. "
One feels , in reading these epigrammatic
sentences , that one has columns condensed
Into lines. Others had spoken at length ol
American patriotism , ot tbo millions who
offered their sen-Ices as volunteers in the
Spanish war. Here , In one brief sentence ,
were force- and eloquence in simply calling
attention to the regular army , "I am a
regular ! " No need to say that ho was proud
to bo a regular. The world knows what tnc
regulars did on Cuban soil. Every one wag
i hero. "I am not an orator ; " "I was not a
tiero" but "I am a regular. " Words worthy
of Caesar or Grant of a soldier.
PERSONAL AND'OTHERWISE ] .
Senator Platt of New York has an enor
mous stock of conundrums which he origi
nates himself.
Admiral Dewey'a portrait was unveiled al
the annual banquet of the Gridiron club ol
Washington. Itwas placarded "The Bat
tle Him of the Republic. "
Congressman John Murray Mitchell ot New
fork is a most enthusiastic wheelman. His
bike Is of the most expensive make , as are
all Us accessories , Including a | IO lamp.
A brochure , by Mary Footo Henderson ,
wife of ex-Senator J. B. Henderson of Mis
souri , advocating a new White House to be
erected on Meridian Hill , Is being dis
tributed at the dapltol.
Frank Moran , -who died In a Philadelphia
hospital tbo other day , v.a.3 the oldest ex
ponent of black face minstrelsy , having
been born In 1827. Ho was one of the. great
est natural wits In the world.
When the late Calvin S. Brlce failed In
his earliest ventures he was about to give
up entirely , had It not been for the encour
agement and aid given him by Mr. Foster ,
who was afterward secretary of the treasurj
under President Harrison.
The government has Just closed a contract
for tobacco for the navy. The sailors are
expected In the coming year to chew , smoke
nnd otherwise get away with about 200,000
pounds ot tobacco. The contract price la
about 42 cents a pound.
William Pitt Kellogg , who at one time
represented Louisiana In the United States
senate , Is now one of the roost active mem
bers of the lobby In that body. As an ex-
member be Is entitled to the privileges ot
the floor , where he works openly and with
out seeming to care who knows It.
It U told of the late General Garcia that
[ in a rough road near Holguin he and some
of ibis troops overtook an old women bear
ing on her head a heavy load of ' wood , Gar
cia dismounted , took the burden. gave it to
two of his soldiers and put the woman on hla
horse , which bo ordered another of his men
to lead.
Ex-Judge , Augustus Van Wyck , still re
membered as the brother of New York's
mayor and the man who was a candidate
ugalnst Roosevelt for governor of the state ,
Is quietly sending around circulars an-
noun lne that he has resumed the practice
of law. His friends cay ho never wanted to
run for governor , and bis enemies say he
never really did.
Raid on Counterfeiter ! .
BUFFALO , N. Y. , Dec. 19. About $400 in
spurious coin was captured In an Italian ten
ement house In Scott street today. The sup
posed counterfeiters are under arrest In the
persons of Frank Perrel and Pasquale An-
tonacb , who were captured Saturday evening
while engaged in passing the counterfeit
money.
ECHOr.fl OF THE LATH WAH.
TiYcnty-.leoonil Infnntrr In
CnmimlKU Sketched tir Member.
The note * following poiscss historical in
well as a melancholy Interest. They are t
concise history of the operations ot tht
Twenty-second Infantry in the Santiago cam
paign. They were written by a member ol
the regiment while on the march , In the
trenches and In the camps and reflect thi
emotions and the sentiments of the bravi
men whoso valor on that occasion forms t
glorious chapter of American history. The
scenes and Incidents briefly sketched , suet
as the fighting qualities of the Cubans , tin
terrible marches , the exhausting heat , the
shortage of rations , the ravages of lover
are familiar to readers , but they have dashci
of local color which invest them with par
ticular Interest at this time , inasmuch a !
the Twenty-second Is booked for Manila ,
The writer was Louis W. Hotzcl of Companj
E , chief clerk of the regimental head
quarters. Prior to the departure ot the
regiment from Fort Crook , last April , Mr ,
lletzel acted as The Bee correspondent al
the fort and performed his duties falthfullj
and well. Ho was onu of the most populai
men In the regiment , "as fine a man and
as brave as a man could be. " The joy he
expressed over the departure of tbo regi
ment from Santiago was short-lived. Ap
pended to his notes sent to The Bee by a
friend is this melancholy certificate :
"Camp Wlkotf Hospital , Montauk Point ,
L. I. , New York , Sept. 5 , 1898. There died
at this hospital today at 5 a , m. Mr. Louta
Hctrel , Company E , Twenty-second In
fantry. ( Signed ) T. G. HOLMES ,
"A. A. Surgeon. "
Private Hetzcl's notes are as follows :
"The Twenty-second United States Infan
try raujk-cl on the Island ot Cuba , Juno 22 ,
1898.
"Ue-enforced Teddy Roosevelt's Rough
Riders and , to save them from being licked
out of their boots , ran up a hill and down
again.
"Our brigade comprises three regiments
all told ; Eighth and Twenty-second United
States Infantry and Second Massachusetts vol
unteers , under bravo General Ludlow.
"At El Caney we fought In front of th (
main batteries of the town.
"Generals Ludlow and Chaffee had the
brunt of the whole engagement , and from
6:45 : a. m. , after marching all night , we as-
eaulted the town , bushwhacking the Spanish
sharpshooters and then with those en
trenched and at last we had them afraid to
raise their heads from behind their owe
trenches. Not one inch did we give , bul
hid about five yards apart , crawling on oui
very bellies for a better view , and as oui
guns make no smoke , those In the forts ol
etonc and rifle pits were unable to find us
"The Twenty-second Infantry formed the
left center of attacking force against El
Caney , In which one man In the companj
was killed and five wounded , including Cap
tain Jones.
"The line , a skirmish , was hardly formed
before a poorly aimed volley of Infantrj
was fired Into us.
"I was on the line- and kept advancing
under heavy fire for a mile.
"The Cubans , about enough to eat the
United States troops and Spaniards together ,
were Inthe rear of the town , therefore , It
was surrounded. When the Spanish found
themselves powerless , With all their fine
light uniforms , they sought an avenue ol
escape , so. they made at once for the
Cubans , and you ought to see that Cuban
army take to the bills ! We could eeo them
running over moun. : < ns for hours , getting
In the rear of the United States troops for
safety.
"Tho Cubans can't fight at all ; they bush
whack that Is , lie In the mountains and fire
down on troops In the ravines , but as soon
as fire Is returned they take to the hills or
get'behlnd huge rocks for safety.
"The Spanish soldlerls a brave soldier and
liard fighter and n , gentleman. With us they
were unlucky , but at no 'tlmo cowardly or
Fearful , but the bravery and daring wo ex
hibited , mostly from that known as the en *
srgy of despair , seemed to mystify them.
"We fought nine hours at close range
( twelve hours without food or water ) , finally
chasing them out of the town ,
"We marched about thirty miles , taking
positions and making trenches for volun
teers to hold.
"Reinforced the main body July 3 , the
*
Corco fighting hard to capture the trenches
an a hill aroung Santiago.
"These wo captured , and that night the
Spanish tried to regain what they had lost ,
but they didn't find the Yankees asleep. We
beat _ back their midnight attack and their
loss 'will never be known ; many hundred
never got back.
"The bombardment was of little activity
on our part , only firing Into their trenches
when they dared show themselves.
"Several tlmea ihelU from their guns
landed near our trenches , bnt no one was
Injured.
"The heavy firing was Just like when a
crash of thunder breaks directly overhead ,
only it Is continued with more speed.
"Their masked batteries did not stand
masked long too many field glasses and ex
pert _ gunners on the American Bide and
they soon quit their guns.
"That first day when It startfid it. was
Fearful. Wo could see plainly the shrapnel
shells bursting and the dirt fly underneath.
iVl 1 these are eights one never need hope to
see again few do. These sights of dead men
are , Indeed , appalling to witness and the
ivounded no less so. The casualties ot the
Jay were heavy. Colonel Wlkoff was killed.
"Wo lost two captains ; Lieutenant Colonel
Patterson Is wounded , mortally , I think ,
md two lieutenants.
"Yes , Indeed , I have seen nnd participated
In sights I will never forget. It was her
rible. No one except these who have been
tiere can relate U as It is.
"On July 10 , made deep trenches under
the very guns ot Santiago. We can sets
right down Into Santiago from the brow
of the hill we are on. The artillery have
their guns trained on the city , range set at
5,000 yards.
"A poor flght from them tomorrow is all
that is expected. We may get fooled I
"Hurrah ! War Is over In this province !
The final etruggle was about to take place
when the flag of truce floated and 20,000
Spaniards became prisoners of war. The
following day President McKlnley'a letter
was read to us.
"Now that all Is over It IB Impossible to
say what has been suffered.
"The heat Is so Intense , of a moist at
mosphere , not unlike that experienced In a
largo hothouse where tropical plants are
jrown damp , clammy unto suffocation. Wo
have not yet been supplied with that can-
iras uniform , our heavy blue uniforms being
ill we have. Here all metal ruits over
night.
"In this condition General Shatter's First
brigade under General Ludlow was ever in
ndvance , pushing steadily up paths where
two could not walk abreast , making ten to
twelve miles a day and only about five miles
'as ' the crow flies , ' up steep hills and down
abrupt declivities our path was laid and
so continued our march until tha division
pulled up.
"General Lawton commanded our division ,
the marches , and to the d jr ot the gurrendc
ho was foremost , and ot the close the
Twenty-second Infantry had covered more
ground than nny other regiment In th
Fifth corps. It reinforced twice , founh
twlco and was present during the slcKo o
Santiago. It was always moving farther tc
the right. This may establish a good recon
but I have opinions of my own aggros
filvcno8 means forced and night marches.
"Rations are sent us each dny. Wo bcln
farthest from the landing their condition Is
the poorest nnd often the pack-trains ar
unable to keep up. Our field ration is mostlj
don't taste as KOOI
cann < xl goods and they
as thcv generally do. Mostly everylhlna
Is decayed before It reaches us. ThU can
not evidently bo helped. If It could , why ,
suppose some Improvement would be
effected.
"As a ruleIt rains each afternoon. Thl
mined and dls
means n soaking , rations
comfort for the night , for wood is poor am
hard to get. Mail also wet this Is wart am
'War Is hell , ' said Sherman.
"Many of the mules have died , road
blockaded had to bo cleared , the Spaniard
tore up the rails and no rapid transit car
bo had.
"Tho real reason the colored regiments
wera engaged so often Is that the Spanlst
mistook them for Cuban soldiers unlforraei
like regulars.
"These volunteer regiments all have cor
respondents with them. That Is why the
Seventy-first New York , Second Massachu
setts and Roosevelt's Rough Riders are no
frequently mentioned , not because they are
more frequently engaged , but because some
paper ls an advocate of the city or town to
which many belong.
"Omaha has none ( reporter ) ; It Is too
much taken up with the exposition , which
must bo the center of attraction. Really
with the exception of these Interested ,
bellovo three-fourths of the population o !
Omaha and vicinity don't know a war Is on
"We are still In the mountains overlooking
Santiago , the trenches were In the bottom
around the city and bay , but so many men
became sick we had to take to the hills
marching In rain and mud.
"About twenty men in the company are
Bttll well from the scourge.
"July 29 and our clothes are still on the
ship , so we had to wash everything we had
on to be clean.
"Malls are still awful slow and when we
do get them they are mostly wet through.
"One mall came on a pack mule through
a thunder storm. The rider and mule ha <
fallen In the mud , pouch and all , and the
next day they came In In the worst kind
of shape.
"Of news there is little. The Cuban hills
still stand nnd are growing more and more
direful members. Each tlmo we hear 'taps
we know an American soldier baa beun
lowered into his everlasting resting placet
three 'volleys' echo through these gloomy
valleys of death and die In the distance.
"Many regiments' numbers have dwindled
more since the surrender than previous on
account of these fevers. Whether It Is really
'yellow jack' or not we don't know. Of this
we are kept In Ignorance.
"Hello ! We hear we start to load tomor
row night at Santiago.
"On account of the Intense hcaf all duty
of great exertion Is accomplished at night.
"I wonder where we will be taken to be
fumigated , like so many pieces of mer
chandise ?
"If everything works well this will be
about the last ot my notes about Santiago ,
"I am awfully anxious to get back to
Fort Crook and the sooner this reglmenl
plants Itself on Nebraska aoll the happier
you will find Louis W. Hetzel , Company E ,
Twenty-second United States infantry.
HIGH LICEN8E IN BOSTON.
Regulation and Control of tha Liquor
Traffic n Fixed Toiler.
Chicago Times-Herald.
However erratic in Its allegiance to po
litical parties the city of Boston may bo , it
Is finally and firmly planted upon a fixed
policy regarding the control of the liquor
traffic. For the second time within two
ycara the city has rendered an emphatic
verdict In favor of regulation and license
Instead of hidden dramshops with no reve
nues.
It has taken a long time for New England
to learn that men cannot be made temperate
by legislation ; that no enactment by a city
council or legislature will destroy the ap
petite for drink , and that prohibitory legis
lation has always resulted in a clandestine
traffic In liquor by which the business es
caped Its just share of the tax burden ,
thereby Imposing additional taxation upon
the people.
The proof furnished ty the no-license
cities of Maine and Massachusetts that pro
hibition is a failure , ethically and politically ,
Is incontrovertible. While it secures more or
less concealment of 4ho traffic Itself , it can
not hide from the public gaze the demoral
izing results of a business that U conducted
In a clandestine manner , and hence It can
not be claimed that the effects of prohibitory
legislation are morally edifying.
Moreover , this sort of legislation does not
relieve the city of the burden of maintain
ing the penal and reformatory Institutions
that are made necessary by intemperance.
So long as a municipality IB compelled to
support such institutions the traffic that Is
largely responsible for them should be made
to contribute In juet proportion to their
maintenance.
High license and enforcement ot liquor
ordinances Is the solution , of the liquor
problem for a municipality ; education Is
the solution of tbo ethical phase 'of the
problem for the people.
VANISHED SECTIONALISM.
Philadelphia Times : The brief speech de-
Ivered by President McKlnley before the
legislature ot Georgia on Wednesday last
Was certainly the most eloquent and 1m-
ireselvc of all the many eloquent dellver-
inccs ho has made in his extended public
: arcer. It is one ot the few gpeecbea that
intelligent and thoughtful people , north
ind south , will turn to read over and over
igaln to gather In the full measure ot its
patriotic and exquisite expression.
St. Louis Republic : Before the president
risked the south sectionalism was dead. H
received a staggering blow when the war
iVlth Spain was declared and volunteers from
Dixie crowded to the recruiting camps to
: nroll themselves under the flag. It weak
ened when McKlnley , who fought on the
jnlon side , appointed ex-Confederates Lee ,
Wheelo'r and Butler , to share In the com-
nand of the armlee organized against a for
eign foe. It went down when Hobson , that
taring son of the south , scuttled the Merrl-
nac beneath an iron hall from Spanish forts ,
t perished when old Joe Wheeler led his
llvlslon up the deadly slope of San Juan
illl.
Baltimore American : All through his
louthcrn trip will the president find thla
lame heartiness , this same rejoicing and the
same proofs ot prosperity. This Is a sec-
ion of the south with which Baltimore does
i very large amount of builnets. It may
lave occasionally a temporary petback , but
RAKING
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. , .
HOYU tutma KMron CO. tiew YORK.
this soon p.mt * away. Tno nrogreii u n
making Is nolld and aubitantlal. The people
have gone to work with a will , and they art
achieving nptendld results.
Boston Transcript : There wa n time
when \o the great majority of southerners
there could bo no such people M repub
licans good , > bad and Indifferent. To the
southerner * In their mood of noctlonal bit
terness all republicans were bad. Now we
believe that they are generally prepared to
admit that the republicans of the north and
west are men of good character who held
erroneous political opinions. This la mighty
progression for the south from the days whoa
It was a confession not unattended with
danger to ndmlt , in some places south of
Mason and IIxoil's line , afMllatlon with tht
republican party. '
MNHS.
Brooklyn Life : "Ho died of M complica
tion of ( llHCJiHeo , didn't ho ? "
"No. Ho had only one doctor. ' '
Detroit Journal : MakliiK sURgsstlons to
the fool-killer Is much In the nature of
turning state's evidence.
Washington Star : "You can't tell what
IB goltiff to turn up In politics , " remarked
th sn KO.
"Thiit Isn't the worst of It , " remarked
the Now York statesman , "You can't tell
What Is going to bo turned down. "
Chlcaco Ilecord : "MuKfilns called up hi *
first wife at the sennco last nlsht , and
What do you think lie said to her ? "
"Goodness knows. "
"lip told her he wished she would give his
second wife her rcclno for mincemeat. "
Detroit Free Press : She People talk of
Sunday being' a day of rest , nnd yet look at
the way the poor women have to work to
get tliolr huMianda to go to church.
He YCP. und yet look at the way the
poor husbands have to work to get out of
going.
Indianapolis Journal : "Say , I'll bet that
fpllow In the oth'r end of the room who Is
talking so confidently about handling the
ribbons never drove n liorso In all hla life.
AVlmt rlKht tins ho to talk about ribbons ? "
"He sells 'cm In a dry goods store. "
Chlcapo Tribune : Snuallop ( who has Just
received his commission ns a justice of the
pace ) Miss Wellup , when you make up
your mind It li not Rood for woman to be
alone I wnnt the job of marrying you.
Miss Wellup La , Mr. Squallop , now un
conventional you arc ! Well , go and ask
pupa. "
Somervllle Journal : Wiggles Lend m
$10 , will you.
WaKglcs Sorry , old man , but I can't do
It this time. You see , I'vo KOI $3 loaned
already , and If I should lend you $10 , It
tvculd make just $13 out.
Brooklyn Life : There Is a boy now In an
academic Rradp at the "Poly" who will
probably become either a lawyer or a nows-
rapcr man. At the close of le Hon In
Brammer a few days since , the teacher was
explaining the new work for the next day ,
a study of word forms In Bender. Turn-
Ins to thla bov , lie said : "Now , what would
you call the feminine of stnc ? "
Like a flush came the reply : "An after
noon tea. "
LAST LOME TKNEH.
Philadelphia Record.
Swift the daar. delicious dimples come and
KO when Mnslo smiles ;
Swifter still my heart's a-tliumplng as she
spins her gracious wiles ;
But the swIttcHt thine 1 know of In this
world of flcctlnff folk
Is the way your money leaves you when
your last lone ten Is broke.
Badly slow It quits your wallet , back there
comes a lot of change-
Ever watch the summer lightning playing1
the horizon's Tonne ?
Ever try to time the fancies of a maiden
nny one ?
rhuse are. lame and halt nnd distanced by
the race those dollars run.
Reasons why a mnld wa.i smiling , reasons
why a maiden frowned
Mortal .men these mysteries have given up
as too profound.
But a deeper , darker question : Where'B
the sago or saint who knows ,
Dr who has the dimmest notion where the
'foresald money goes ?
C bet Maslo that she daren't well , I'm
happy that I lost ;
Tot I won none of your business , none of
mine Is count the cost ;
3ho shall have the gloves this evening ,
though I go through flame and smoke !
Inyhow , I'll Bee those dimples though my
last ten's broke.
Before Christmas ,
We wonder what we want '
Santa Glaus to give us ?
Maybe the following will aid
rou in your wishes.
NECKWEAR.
We are showing all the different weaver ,
napes and coloring at 50c , $1.00 and $1.60
-a beautiful somcnlr box with every tie.
GLOVES.
Dress Kid , lined and unllned , at $1.00 ,
1.50 and $2.00.
Mocha , lined and unllned , at $1.00 and
l.CO.
Dog Skin and Reindeer , Angora and
qulrrel , lined , 13.50 and $5.00.
And a big assortment ot Wool Glovei
nd Mittens at EOc.
HANDKERCHIEFS.
Linen Lawn , at 16c , 2 for 25c ; pure linen
t 25c up to $1.00 ; all silk , from 25o to
1.50 ; hem stitched or tape edge.
HOSIERY.
Fast colors tan , blue , red and black at
3c , $1.40 halt dozen. Fancy hosier/ ate
) o and 7E > c.
c.SHIRTS.
SHIRTS.
The best makes In white and colored , at
1.00 and $1.50.
COLLARS AND CUFFS.
4-ply (21.00) ( ) linen collars , lOo ,
1-ply (21.00) ) linen cuffs , 20c.
MUFFLERS.
All qualities and styles 25o to $6.09.
UNDERWEAR. '
Camel's hair and fleeced lined , at BOc ;
atural gray , 75c and $1.00. Fine cashmere
t $1.00 and $1.50 and up to $3.50.
IMOKING JACKETS AND
ROBES. >
s
The largest and beat assortment In
mali a.
Look over our lines before you decide.
Many novelties for tbo boys , as well at
10 men , that are not mentioned hero. Our
Indowa will glvo you some idea ofwhat
o have on the Inildo. ,
'
STOUE OPEN EVEHY EVENING.