0 TUB OMAHA BE 13 : THURSDAY , FEBRUARY" 0 , 18 ! > ! > .
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BVI3RY MOUN'IXO.
TEIUIS or SUUSCUIFTION.
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D.ally Hoe nnd Sunday , Ono Year. . . . 8 < fl
Blx Months 400
Uhrco JIontlM 200
Sunday Bcc. Ons Ycnr iW
Saturday Boe. Ono Yenr 150
Weekly Bee , Ono Ytnr < * 3
or IBICES.
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South Omatm : City Hall building.
Twenty-fifth and N Btreetd
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Now York Teinole Court
"Washlncton D01 Fourteenth Street.
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tdltorlnl matter phould lie mldrcincd. Laii-
lorlal Department. The Omaha Heo
BUSINESS LETTERS.
"Business letters nn < l remittances should
bo addressed to The IJco 1'ublUhlnir Corn-
puny. Omaha. Drafts , chock * , csprcss ana
poatofllco money orders to ) > < mndo payable
to the order of the company ,
11IK BEE 1'UBklSlllNG COMPANY ,
STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION ,
Stitte of Nebraska , Douglas County , 33 ;
neoro ; B. Tzichiick , soirctnry of The Jipe
I'llbllcnlngcompany , bclnir dulj sworn ,
snyn that the actual number of full and
Lompleto copies of The Dally. Morning.
Evening nnd Sunday Bee , printed during
1S3J was as follows
the month of January , (
lows :
i..i 2io n IT 2.-lS < 10
IS . .
3 2t : , < lH ! 19 . . . . 2i,7r : o
a >
21 ain : <
6. . 27t ( > " ' ' '
7 211,710 23 . . . . . . 2 Ii7o :
8 2I , < ) , -.0 21 aitn :
23 21,110
10. . . ! 2tuo : 25 21.71.-
2 * B 1,230
28 2I.1-.O
13 . 2 ,7to 29 2I.2BO
H . 2I.O1O 3D 21,200
15 . SI , 110 31 2I.KIO
10 . . . ,2tsur :
Total . 71 ,18.
LO B unsold and returned copies . . . IO.IBB
Net total sales . . . 7i2iit : : : :
Net dally average . 2i.t2n : !
QEOHGE II TZSCIIUCK.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
31st dny of January , USD
( Seal ) II. I. 1'LUMH , Notary Public.
Dnvo MPICCI'R grip oil the lower house
oC congress appears to bo stronger than
ev er. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The flemishing IO\MI oC Ulnlr also has
reason to fool plail it la itiL-hulod In
Dave Muicoi's congressional district.
With sovcuil members of the cHy
council action seonis to ttun cutholy
upon the question vv ho bees them last.
The completion of the west wing ol
the new postolllcc will she Otnnlin. one
of the finest and moht cotninoillous led-
cial buildings In the coantty.
A tcnipoiiry buspenslou oC the Ma-
ttlliivntcr - \ voiKswould not be so .seri
ous a matter It that bhlplo.ul o Ameri
can bottled beet had only reached poit
In tune.
There is n stiinxeat ptovlslon in the
charter nguliifet the transfer of money
from one city fund to auothei. It Is a
fmlutiuy piovlsUm which ought to bo
Btrlutly obbuived.
Our amiable coiitcinpoiaiy now con-
fluns the lepoit oC the piojected uew
beet sugnr factotj for Ames made pub-
*
He i4i The Heo ten days ago. 1'or liifet
ne\\M lead Tlie Iee.
It is etnlnently proper that the Kill-
( pine icpicbentathe , Mr. Luna , hhonld
I take hl& flight In the night , but In Roln
j noiUnviiid to Canada ho disarranged
the older of celestial movements.
The I'nlled States Is muling no dilli-
culty at all in following Kudyaul Kip
llng'h advice to lake up the vvhlto man'b
burden , but the ijuestlon as to how to
lay It down is not so easy ol' bolutlon.
There are so many caicM being held
out In the legislative deal that It Is pos
sible a call will have to be made lor n
new dock. The aces In the pienent deck
all a pi tear to be up somebody's sleov e.
The health statistics of Havana nnd
Manila aie much In favor of the lattei
plate , but at the time the repents t\eie
made Genoial Otis had not compiled
the mortuary statistics of the Filipinos.
The oldest Inhabitant lias ample ptovo-
catlon for getting out his collection ot
vve.ither stories , and it Is to be 1 oared
the modem theiaioiueter will not be in
It when the engagement becomes gen
eral.
South Omaha proposes to reduce the
annual milk ( license fiom $23 to $10.
The question is , Will this pioduco any
change In the chemical analysis of the
Incteal llnld dispensed by South Omalia
uillk venders ?
lie New Yotk woman who man led u
'ing ' lawyer and gave him ? ' _ ' ,000,000
aiifao "ho mndo such beautilul pray-
; " should bo a shining example to
fembeis of the legal fuitoinlty of the
for early tefounatlon.
The Ijomloii agent of the TUIplno
ntn talks voiy yllbly of what Ills pee
lo > vlll do to the Americans. AH ho IH
long dlbtnnce from the Ililng Him | | u
, luobahly not In ho good a position to
idgo fiitino aetlon as are the men who
unimln In the islamlH.
t King Ilumbcit of Italy Is 1,0011 to hold
j , confeienco wltli I'resldent Kuure of
Prance , when ho will confer on tlio later -
( or the collar of nnniinclata , The Bamo
thing often happens over heio when two
political bohbes meet , but In that case
the collar Is usually decoiated with u
different
The nous Is telegiaphed nil the way
from Kew Yoik that a polli-eman has
been leported for leaving Ills beat to
preach fioiu a pulpit. As long ns no
piencher lin J boon uneartlied , however ,
to fiicu the churgo of leaving his pulpit
to patrol n policeman's beat the path to
ralvutlon may bo considered still open.
Accident * are always liable to happen ,
bill U U u Blningo trail ; of fatality by
Mlilcli rtiily bills by which largo coipo-
rrtlt * Inlou'stH mo all'ected become
( lc'J ' ll | . I/ the carelessness In mu'li
rjB4IM ( ( lint of thu liiHinuiiL't ! bills could
lnt lr U' < l H IH not altogether unlikely
{ | j i-i' iwii lblllty would bo located
u rut illMtaiico liom the Jobby ,
fill ! SITUATION
The dlppntfh ftom Uonernl Otis an
nouncing Hint the situation nt Jlnnlla Is
rapidly lmpro\iti Is cheerliiK news ,
1 hough It Is to be appii'lu'iided that the
American romtiinndor IH homowli.it ten
conildeiit Ui regatd t > thd InlllU'iice of
Agnlnnldo having been destrojol. The
fact that the Killplno leader naked for
a cessation of hostilities and a confor-
cmo does not neittmrlly imply Hijtt ho
has lost Influence w Itli his people. It
may mean simply that he wants time
to lecover from the disastrous results of
Hie attack on the American frices ,
which was far moio se\eio than ho
probably nntlclpated. In his military
capacity C3oneral Otis was unquestion
ably right In paying no attention to Ihc
KMiiuwt of Agtilualdo , but It Is utifoi-
tunatu that our governinont is not ropii1-
scntctl nt Manila by some one ituthorl7t > d
to confer with the rillpluo loaders nntt
plainly mnKo Known to them the In
tention's of this gou'inmcnU The sug
gestion of Admlial Dewey some time
ago , that n statesman should be .sent to
the Philippines , ought to have been
promptly heeded. A commission has
been created to go to the Islands , but it
may reach there too late to be of much
use.
It Is not to be doubted that the f ere
lesson which the Filipinos have had has
convinced many of them that lighting
Anu'tlcan soldiers Is a very ilUTeient
matter fiom lighting Spaniards , for
while the latter weto not lacking cour
age , they wcio deficient in other qualities
tiesno less essential. The Aiucilcnn
troops combine dlbclpllnc with valor and
light with : L dash that Is wellnlgli Ir-
icslstlble. Oenetal Otis &nys theli light
ing qualities won1 a revelation to nil
inhabitants aim It Is easy to underHtnnd
that It mtist-liavo pioducod a piolomid
impression upon the enemy.
's ' SPKECH.
The .speech of Doid Snlisbiny before
the House of Louis on the reassembling
of 1'ailUunout JH marked by the wiine
noncommittal tenor that is usually char
acteristic of bis public utterances on
such occasions. It is tboiuloio dlllicnlt
to form from It any sale conclusions on
many matteis of Huglibh policy that the
world is just now gicntly Interested In.
So far as bis ilordshlp cared to ( > peak
candor and good taltli seemed to mail ;
his utteiauces , but lie tuld the public
nothing It did not aheady know. That i
Ihiglaud ptoposes to hold the Soudan , i
either as a province of that Egyptian
territory to which It has long laid claim
Lhtough the rights of vniibus treaties , or i
by the plainer and mote recent light ot |
conquest , has been well known hliKo the j
piomulgatiou of the iccent Anglo-igj ] > . I
thin convention. The attitude of the
JOA eminent has also been made plain
that the Biitlnh policy In China is not , j
it least nt this time , ono of land giab I
bing , but rather has lor its object tlie j
luqulslUon of commetcial concessions
l
ind tlio further ciitnlillsliincut of trade
relations His attitude on the czar's ,
lif-aim.tmeiit policy was , of coiuse , no
sinpiise , innsmucli as England has 10-
gauled it as impracticable troui the be
ginning.
In legaid to riance , bis lordship pie-
si > r\es a silcnco which , when tnKcn in
ronnoction with his declaration that
while not imminent causes nf wai .still
subsist , may seem : i little ominous '
Irrespective of whether the progio.ss j
made in negotiations with Fiance now
pending is favoinblo < or otherwise , Ills
position -\\ould \ piccludc him from ad-
\eiting to them on this occasion and
theiofoio too much significance should
not bo attached to Ills Iguoiing the matter -
tor altoiiother.
Altogether the speech may be con-
strncd as a conservative piesentatlon ol
facts altcady known to the public and
is : i diplomatic biippicssion ot all othei
Information about matteis that may
contain an element of danger In Uioli
futuie solution.
TKHMS < > / 1 CUUATl'
Aii effort Is to be made through the
nfluenco of the dllferont state oigani-
/.ntlons of county oltlcei.s to booure nt j
the hands of the legislative the enact
ment ot a law making the terms ol all
county offices unlfoimlj lour jeais.
Hills with this Imiuiit have been pie
paied and intiodiicud , and stiong pics
biuo will doubtless he bioaght to bear
In their behalf. The register of deeds
and cloil ; of the district court now hold
for lour jeais , as do also the Judges
of the district court. In order to put
tlio new schedule Into effect it i * pio-
: iosed to lengthen by two yesus the
terms of olliceis whose incumbencies
would expire -with this year , bo that
the next election of county ofllccis
should not take place until liMK ) .
To tlio pioposition for four-yoai
terms for county ollieeis peihaps no
nsimornblo objectloiih will be urged ,
I'lie coiniilnlut has been that wo ha\o
too many and moio especially too lie-
queut elections , and the general ten-
lency Is toward longer terms of oiilco.
I'lie valid objections to long ofilcUil
.erms are that they remo\e the olHcc-r
lust co far fiom dlieot icsponslbllity
to the people and raise the imis
igalnst calling him to account tor
misuse of power or neglect of duty.
So long nh Impeachment Is the Mow
ind cnmbeisoine piooe.ss It Is , the ballot
jox must iemaln the popular court at
which the public servant will be tiled.
Another point that must bo consid
ered Is this dillt toward peimancnt
officialism , notation In ollico Is a tlmo-
honoied and healthy mlo. With the
.n notice of le-eleetlon , a four-year lei in
means eight yeais for those who are
ie-elected , and icdiieos by just one-half
tlio incentive for honoiablo asplratloiiri
of other candidates. If the terms ol
county ollicois are to bo mndo lour
vcais , Instead of two jcars , It might
not be out of place to consider the ad-
visibility of a piohlbltlon of bocond
ternib.
The most questionnblo pnit of the
pending pioposal Is that legislating
Lucbcut otliclalfl into ollko for anotlu-r
two years without additional croden-
tlals fiom the people , It Is a biifo mlo
ah\ajh to let the people say who their
rebionslblo ) public olllcei-f , shall bo. The
lengthening or Mioi toning of oitlclal
terms a few months to adjust their r-
langomciit might be ovoilooked when
; heio Is borne compenr > ntlng public gain ,
but giving an official another two
term l j lcgl latlvo act savors laigoly
of distrust of popular IntollUenco. If
fotii'-jwir tni'ius for all dimly tulloois
arc deemed de liable tboj should coin
inetico nt the csplrntlon of terms for
which the present Incumbents have
been duly chosen nt legular election.
T11K . \ UIlTAltIXFLVKXCK. .
The most powerful Influence nt pres
ent In this country Is military. Our
easily arhlovod detail of Spain created
u popular fooling of pidi ! > in the iiiinj
nnd navy that Is out holy justifiable , but
the effect hart been to glvo a potency
and foioc to military opinion and Influence -
fluonco quite oxtiaordlnaij In our na
tlonul e\peilonce. It is manifested ton
stantly , dominating the ndiiilnl.stiatioii
and operating upon congioss. N'ot dur
ing the civil war was tlu mllitaiy In-
lluoneo sttongor tlinn It Is nt this time.
This Influence Is ahnrol solidly ar-
rajed In suppoit of the policy of ex
pansion , for the very obvious 10.10011
that that policy neeessiiilly Involves n
huger nnny , wlilcli would enable many
to at once attain puxinollon. And quite
mutually this Influence is not aveiue to
war. It was exerted hi that dliectlon
befote this war with Spain nnd It is
being excited now lor thr > prosecution
of hostilities against ( lie riliplnos. A
Washington dispatch states that an
army officer who lias done n great deal
of Indian campaigning advises a Aigoi-
otis campaign against the Filipinos Hint
111 order to bring those people , who as
pire to Independence and boll-govom
meiit , to tiums , we shah go on and
hlaughtoi them relentlessly , at matteis
not that In doing this many American
soldlois must be sacrificed. It mattuis
not that such n course may mean u
gie.it expendltuto of money to bo taken
out of the pockets of thu American pee
plo. It docs not matter that to force
our inle nnd nuthotlty on these alien
, ieople would be utterly Inconsistent with
the professions wo made when wo went
to war with Spain. These con Ideia-
tlous have ho weight with such as tlio
military officer lefcued to. The one
thing they see and which blinds them
to all else , Is that the policy they advibo
would lequite nioie soldieis and with a
Qniger aimy they would obtain promo
tion.
It seems only too piobablo that this
influence will continue to piovnil. Wo
confidently'belicvo ' that the conlllet with
the Filipinos can be ended itt once , with
out further bloodshed , by a bimple dec
lination on the part of congress that it
Is not the Intention of the United States
to deprive those people of Independence ,
but lather to assist In attaining
it nnd to protect them meanwhile
liom any foielgn Interleieiico. Such
a. decimation is contained in the
Mel ueiy resolution , which was bo-
loie the .senate on Tuesday and
was relegated to the calendai. The
adoption of this resolution would place
this government In the position it bliouM
occupy toward the pcopde of the Phil
ippines. It would fiecuicthe lostoratlou
of peace and older nt Manila and
change the Filipinos from foes to friends.
15ut the military Influence does not want
this and It appears to be present in the
United States senate as. elsewhere.
That the Amoilc.iu people will in
their own good time rebuke this inllu-
ouce thcie can be no doubt , but there
is danger that befoio this can be done
tlieic will be a gieat deal of mischief
actomi > llshed. It te time for vigoious
piotost against an influence which Is
naturally adverse to peace.
7I1K AMKRWAX kUC.IIl IXDUSTRT.
The resolution adopted by the is'o-
biaska Beet Sugar association , detl.u-
Ing against the annexation to the United
States of sugar-producing Islands , volceu
the sentiment of all who mo intoiested
Iji the American sugar Industry 01 do-
Klie Its further development. So far as
Hawaii Is concerned Its annexation , al-
leady accomplished , will not neces-
Niiily n fleet the development of tlio
sugar Industry lieie. because Hawaiian
sugar has for jo.us boon coming into tlio
American maikot fioo. 1'iobably the
supply from tli.it .source will in the fti-
tme bo somewhat Increased , but this
Incioase can haidly bo so gieat as to
have any matoiial effect upon the do
mestic industt.v. The annexation ol
I'orto Klco and the riilllpplups , how
ever , If it should give the sugar pro
duced in those islands fioo entry into
tlio American inaiker , tould not be
otlieiwlso tlinn damaging to the Ameii-
can Indnstiy and It is lo this that the
resolution icfers. Anne.xatlou of Poito
Itlco Is perhaps nssinod , but theie Is
still icason to hope that the 1'hillp-
pliuvi Avlll not bo made Ameilcau tonl-
tory.
1'eihaps the greatest obstacle to the
development of the sugar industry m
the United States will be found in the
I inn eased production In Cuba In the
near futuie. This is loasonnbly ex
pouted to bo huge and with a stable gov
ernment o.staiTllshed theio It Is highly
probable that a commeiclal licaty would1
lie negotiated lavoiablo lo Ciiba's staple
pioduut.
The uillroads are plainly seeking an
o.xcuse to abolish the fast trails estab
lished boiotontly with so much bravado.
The legitimate demand tor fast liain
service cannot be satisfied or a steady
patioimgo built up by simply a few
weeks' dial. The haste with which the
roads aio trjing to tuin back on their
own promisor , must tend to aiouso the
suspicion that they never Intended to
keep faith with the public bj carrying
out their loudly heuildod announce
ments.
The refusal of Governor itoosovolt to
o.xciclbo o.xecntlvo ulumeiic.y in the case
of the woman who bmtally mnrdoied
her defenselens stopdanghtor Is gratify
ing. 1'oolish sentimentality tor crimi
nals is nil too common In this country ,
nnd whenever ono commits u wanton
and heinous crime there is no reason
why punishment should not bo Inflicted
ns the law diiects , Irrespective of Iho
box , color or previous condition of the
criminal.
Ktlinu Allen Hitchcock , lormojly
ambassador to llusdla , now In Hnglaud ,
in an Inteivlew iccently ontlioly ills-
ciedited the btoiy of Uussla's hostility
to this country at the beginning of the
war with Spain , and now Justice Hicwcr
of tlio United States bupromo couit , who
has just returned fiom Pails , puts In n
similar disclaimer In behalf ot Franco.
Koth of those men hnvo had exceptional
opportunities to know what they arc
talking nbout , nnd the chances mo that
their version Is the correct ono , Tlio
foioign newspapers often give currency
to A lews that icpresont nothing but
their own convictions. Uy taking these
AVO me misled ns to xvlmt public opinion
really Is , and this lias been undoubt
edly the ea e to a Ric'ater or lens degree
In the matter of foreign hostility both
during nnd since the war. There Is no
good icasoii to believe that any Euro
pean countiy onlertalns feelings of bos
tllltj against the United States further
than the potty dlffeiences nrlslng over
iiailo lolatlons , and consequently the
c'hattor of coitnln aertnan and Fioucli
papois about the dangers oC complica
tions ovei the Philippine revolt Is'mir-
charged -with nothing more deadly Hum
Ignorance and need ciente no appiolien-
slon here or elsewhere.
Tlio meeting of the KnglMi Parlia
ment at U o'clock In the moinlng Indi
cates a degree of Industry that our con-
t'lossnieu will be slow to emulate , but
while they do not got down to business
before noon they have the consolation
of knowing that they can stir up quite
ns much mischief by night ns their
Kugllsh brotheis.
Having put both houses on iccoul In
favor of a constitutional amendment
piovldlng for the election of United
States seiintois by direct popular vole
the membeis of the leglslatuio can bend
their undivided eueigles to leaching a
popular choice In the hcimtorlnl olec
tlon which the constitution devolves
upon them.
K Out thu CiihiiUH.
Chlcnso Record.
The Cuban nrmy will now < llsbaml , but It
anybody experts to find anything vortli
picking upliero the army throws off Us
accoutermeuts lie will bo sadly disappointed.
SntlNfiuMor.i Siiiidny Work.
Detroit Journal ,
While Admiral Dcey Is a firm believer In
the sanctity of the Sabbath , lie Minis U
necessary to do some very vigorous work on.
that day In order to Keep Ills guns from
rusting ,
CoiiMolence lit Tnil > it3 IIIR.
Philadelphia Record.
The strong argument against the taxation
of personal property Is that its equitable col
lection must depend upon the conscience ot
the taxpayers , ami experience shows that
Ujo stock of conscience always runs short at
tbo time of assessment.
Coltoti mill HIM Iluekbonril.
Chicago Chronicle
General Shatter nnd his buckbouitl must
now give place to Colonel Colton of the Ftist
Nebraska , who went forth In tattle In n
carriage slaying en route a native who
jabbed tit lilm with a s\vord. This new auto
truck company should do business It it can
establish friendly relations with the Unlttd
States army.
Ilrifoiii I'lnoh Ilic YiinKccM.
Sinlngflold Republican
The Incoming transatlantic steamships
are bringing from London big bundles of
American securities which had been sold on
the recent scaring of the stojlc market.
From $10,000,000 to $20,000,000 worth ol such
securities , H Is roiighly estimated , arrived
jesterday. For onceIn a. generation the
Englishman has proved too much for the
speculative Yankee. We pay handsome
prices for these securities. '
t'Niinl "ll ii MoIent" Io\lcc.
Sprlnslield R-e-publlcrtn.
Contracts are said to lia\o been madeby
the tlnplato trust -with the makers of ma
chinery used In itinplnto factories , by which
no machinery \ \ 111 bo sold to mills outeido
the trust for a iterm ot flvo j ears This Is
an old monopoly device. Why , however ,
should It bo resorted to , if the "trust relies
upon "c-eonomleB" In prodiic-tion. 1o win 11s
advantages ? AVhy , if the gameIs not ono
of purely monopoly extortion ? Let the apol
ogists of trusts explain this little matter.
COLOMKS or Tin :
IlrltoiiH IllHtnnru All C.'oiiipi'tKors UN
I.and OritltlicrN ,
Plilladelphla Record
As land giabbcrs the English easily
distance all competitors. A table recently
prepared bj the treasury bureau of
statistics gives the following Interesting
statement of the number , area and popula
tion of the colonies of the principal colony-
holding countries of the world .
Number of Areu Popula-
C'ountrles. Colonle.s. ( S < | miles ) tlon
United Kingdom . . W II 230 11J 3H.Oo9.122
France 3J 3C17J27 52.GU.U10
Germany S 1,0.20070 10,1,00,000
Netherlands 3 S02 K01 3.1.911,744
Portugal 3 Ml.OfiO 8,21i.707 (
Spain 3 24-.S77 iJO.OOO
Italy - 101 TOO fiiO.OOO
Austro-Hungnry . . U 22J ! ( 1.5CS.03J
Denmaik . . . . . . . . . . . : i SSCH 1H.22D
Klisala -T 25jCW ) 5,084.000
Turkey 1 ffi4GOO 17.IS9.000
China 3 2,8SlEro 1C.CSO.OOO
United States . . . . 4 1CS.2S7 10,177,000
Totals J56 21,521,412 BOJOISS24
Subject to 'ratification of treaty.
, AMI OTIIKHWISU.
The Jokesmltha who nro fond of poking fun
nt boarding house mistresses will not laugh
nt the ono In Springfield , 111 , who lost her
life while trying to save her boarders.
Caroliis Durnn , the portrait painter , v\ho
Is to make n second long visit to America ,
Is cald to have earned during his last stay in
this country a sum considerably exceeding
JCO.OOO.
James R Scott , Iowa's oldest newspaper
man , iccently deceased , never missed a day
nt his desk in tlio Duburnie Herald In forty-
one years , Tlio floor beneath it bore n deep
impress from his heelb ,
Captain John H Surratt , whoso mother
wrs hanged for the murder of President Lin
coln , Is a trusted employe of a Baltimore )
Etcainshlp line , though ftill out on $ J5OQO
bill ns the result of a Jury's disagreement
in his own trial , which lasted 101 days In
18C7.
18C7.Dr.
Dr. Mary Walker visited the senate g.d-
lory ono afternoon last week , The boothlng
drone of some expansionist's remarks tent
] ) r Mary off to sleep and n horrid attendant
woke her up She was compelled to leave
the Battery , and once outside was severely
lectured on the Impropriety of showing such
disrespect to the grave and reverend legis
lators
Quito a number of the Jones family are
prominent these days "Long Jones" is
credited with having had a great deal to do
with electing Mr Quailcs senator in the
elate of Wisconsin. The governor of
Aikansas , the lieutenant governors
of Mlbslsslppl nnd Ohio nnd the attorney
general of Nevada are other Joneses who
readily como to mind ,
The famll ) of Secretary Alger U an ex
ample that misfortunes never como singly.
During the past thirty days Husaell A , Alger ,
Jr. , bnrtly escaped death in a toboggan acci
dent , and while he was 111 bis house was
burned over his head. Then Mrs Pike , Ills
oldest sister , was stricken with appendicitis
and has not > ot fully recovered , and , lastly ,
Frederick Alger was laid up at Harvard with
water on the Itnee.
1:1 nous or 'i HI : w vtt ,
The amount of ptlro money Involved In
the destruction of Ocrvorn'9 fleet nt flnn
tlnga proved to bo ton itlltlcult a t'toblnm '
for the fccrolarj- Iho ntuy to milvo nn > l
ho lias turned it over to tlin < otiri of
The size of the plln to bo illBtrlliiilnl
the victorious cro\\H ilcntmU on n ilotlnlon
of the question , " \Vrrn ttalnixioti In It ? "
When the court tnlica the inalli'r Up 11 * at
tention will bo called Uy frlomln of tlio iilll-
ccra nml men on thu plilpn ( lint took 1'ixrt
In the fight to niRlatmico Klxcn liy tlio Inml
liattcrloi to the Spanish shl | The clnlin
will bo nmdc thnt tlio spanlah force wns tlio
equal , If not the superior , ot the Amurlrnn
force , nnd that consequently ofllcorn ntid
moil comprising the Inttor are piillllcd lo
$200 for each person nn boir\l the enemy's
vessels To support this elnlni It win lie
contended that the Xon York did not par-
tlctpnto In the nctiml flghtlng , nnd thcro-
fore , Is not entitled to any &lmro in the
prize money
H will , therefore , bo Incumbent upon tbn
court to determine whether the Now York
participated in the battle , nml whether , the
officers and men on board are entitled to
"head money. " Of course the superiority of
the American licet over Ccrvoin's squadron
U evident w Itli the Now York Included ns n
part of the American force , and should It bo
decided that she participated there will bo
disbursed among ofncers nnd men only $100
for ench person on board the opposing slilji1 !
The ofllcers and men of Iho armored
cruiser Brooklyn , the Inttlcahlps Oregon ,
Io\va and Indiana , second class battleship
Texas and auxiliary gunboats Gloucester and
Vixen are greatly concerned iu the mittcr ,
because their ships dll tlio actual fighting.
Should It bo determined that tlio Now York
Is not entitled to a share of the "head
mono ) " then will como up the question
whether Hear Admiral Sampson ahould ro-
cclvo n portion of It.
] f It should be determined the New York
is entitled to a share hi the ' 'head money , "
tlon the court will probably have to deter
mine w hether or not the Fourth Massachu
setts icglmcnt nnd a. portion of the Thirty-
fourth Michigan , which \vcro on board the
Harvard , nro entltred to share 1 hs Navy
department has received through n Massa
chusetts member ot congress the claims of
olllccis and men of the Massachusetts regi
ment to participate in the-distribution on the
ground that the Harvard was within s nal
distance , was an effective vessel , well armed ,
and that It could have rendered effective
assistance Besides the Harvard , the Keao-
lute , Hist and torpedo boat Ericsson wore
within signal distance , and tliclr claims for
consideration In the distribution of "head
monej" will also have to ibe decided.
Should It be determined by the court of
claims tiat the strength of the laud bat
teries must bo considered in determining
the relative strength of the opposing forces ,
then Hear Admiral Dewey's men will secure
a heavy Increase of "head money " Consid
ering merely the relative stiength of Rear
Admiral Dewey's and Admiral Montojo's
squadron , It Is evident that the American
fleet was the superior ; but counting the
land batteries , as claimed b > Rear Admiral
IJewey. a portion of the cncraj's command ,
then the superiority lay with tbo Spaniards
The court will also have to decide wholhor
icvcnuo cutters nro entitled to share In the
"head money , " the McCulloch's case being
the ono upon which , judgment will have to
lie passed. She fwas under Hear Admiral
Dowcy's command during the battle of
Manila bay.
The Manila correspondent of Harper's
Weekly cheerfully admits that there are
some shadows lo life In that warm port , not
the least of which are the wailiU i opera
tions of the mosquitoes Ono night when
' affectionate for comfort
: he 'skeelers were too
fort ho and a friend took a drhe. The moon
came up and wlt-h Its witching light stirred
our blood to dcslro for adventure. TJio
twang of a guitar In a. small nippa , hut at
tracted our attention. We stopped the car
riage and listened. Surely some happy soul
was singing "After the Ball Is Over" We
got out of the carriage , approached the hut ,
and saw through the long op u windows of
tliQ room what seemed lo bo a. convivial
gathering of men ami women.
"A native 'paitj' , " bald the cheerful spirit.
While wo stood watching and listening a
man came out of the hut and said , in Knrf-
llsh
"Como IP. "
There was nothing to do but to follow.
Accordingly wo pushed through the crowded
anteroom and Into the pft ked gatheilng In
the "parlor. " Chairs were shoved to the
front for us , and we sat down. Before ue
on a bet , In the- middle of the room , was
the body of a tiny baby dressed In white ,
wltlf a white wreith about its head. We
were stunned.
"A wake , " Bald the cheerful spirit.
Our eves wandered wonderingly nbout the
room. Abmo tbo child was a great lamp ;
in the background were pictures of taints
A lithograph of Admiral Dewey hung on 4bo
wall. The bereaved host smilingly passed
around cigars nnd native wlno to the brown
men nnd women , who smoked , drank nnd
chatted quietly. Again the mandolin and
guitar twanged , and again It was "After the
Ball is Over , " not as wo had heard It In
music halls , but "After the Ball" In Tagalo ,
with sorrow , with tenderness , with hope ,
nnd finally with Joy. Still It was "After the
Ball Is Over , " and no fidgeted about In our
chnlra trying 1o lose sight of the poor llttlo
bundle on the box.
My neighbor -pointed out to me the mother ,
who was sitting at the foot of the box , smok
ing stoically.
"Do you think It was smallpox ? " whis
pered the cheerful spirit.
Lieutenant Hobson's paper In the Febru
ary Century contains an interesting account
of the reception ho and his men tccolvcd on
the Ilelna Mercedes. "When wo wore along
side , " writes the lieutenant , "tho pcnlor offi
cer asked If I would bo good enough to go
on board with my men So courteous wns
his manner , wo might hnvo been guest J com
ing to breakfast. The officer of the deck
and the oxecutlvo officer met us nt the head
of the gangway. I bowed salute , and in
spected the men for their condition. These
wtio were still shivering wore nont forward
at once for stimulants and friction , Kollj'R
lip showed a wide gosh that had become
clogged with coal dust Murphy had a wound
In his right hip , twelve or fourteen inches
In length ami perhaps n quarter or a half of
nn Inch In depth , which ho had received in
the blast when no flrcd torpedo No 1 , and
though the wound certainly must have been
very painful , ho had not uttered a groan or
made nny reference to It during all the llmo
that had elapsed It wns only after our ar
rival on the Mercedes that wo learned of It.
The men were all moro or loss scratched and
bruised from colliding with objects In the
vortex whirl , but thoio wns no injury of
consequence , the llfo-presoncrs having
formed excellent buffers The executive oin-
cer followed the Inspection and gave direc
tions for the care of Iho men Kelly and
Murphy went to the surpcnn , and nil were
ghcn facilities for washing nnd were sup
plied with dry clothing
Ml < luli' < tit \ln.
SAN ntANCISCO. 1'ob S The bteamei
Moaja , from Apia , reports everything quiet.
itvrii.n or M v
liuffnlo Hjpfens Todny the conflict In the
miliiirbi of Manila < lcclnrcs that they nrc our
IIM-co Iocs. Hint If wo nro to hold the Miami
nil our iti'pMidpncy It mint be l > y the sword
\ \ > nro iiRnln nt war. And for what'
ClilcnRO Upeonl The sltuntlon Is UnfoiUi-
imlo In tlifl ' 3itrrmo The American people ,
\vlu \ > wont Into the war to help nn oppressed
| ii- ( > | il < i flociiN' InilciH'tidetiro , will not relish
( lift Mca of Mug niRnRod la conflict with
nouio of tlin lllit'rnlcd '
Di.triilt Krro I'rrfu ' If , still Insisting upon
I lie mitimllllpil | ricqulMtlon ot the IMniul ,
I lie llnKt'il Rtntw continues to nnscrt Its
iHivctilKtity nver the archipelago against the
will of tlio unlives , the tmtigiilnnry struggle
of the ptiBt. forty-olpht luiuri will hardly bo
tlio limit of Hrlfo ! brtuiin our government
nnd tlio rocnldluiiil imtlvaR
Cleveland I'lnln Dealer 'Iho nttack b > the
riliplnos wns without Jimtlllcntloti. and they
worn properly punished for It U vm most
unfortunate for thorn nnd for n pacific nnd
satisfactory solution of tlio I'lilllpplno prob
lem Having drlvui Spain out ot the Islanda
no will now Imxn to mibjugnlo the nntlvc-n
bj force If wo Intend to hold the Islands our
selves , U In not n iileusnnt outlook
Springfield Ilcpiihllcnn U IH thought thnt.
n dllllcult task will. de\olvt > Upon our nrmy ,
however , In cnso the riliplnos retireto the
Interior and conduct avnr after the plan
of the Cub.iiiB against Him In. It Is alien an
outcome that Is to bis dreaded. Do the
ririplnos Intend to make the vvnr they hnvo
now begun a long ono ? The fiituio inuslan-
sx\cr the question. It Is to bo hoped that
our experience \ \ \m \ hnpplcr than that ot
the Jnp.iinso in Formosa
New Yoik World We nro suddenly , with
out warning , face to face with the actualities
of tmpJro H Is no longer possible to sugar
Itvlth bland phrases like "benevolent as
similation. " To rule wo must conquer. To
conquer wo must kill and mint get need to
hearing of the killing of our soWlers Fully
as startling as the- news itself Is the amaz
ing coincidence that this mournful battle
occurred just nt the etact moment whin the
first news of it would be still fresh in the
minds of the senators as the > cast tliclr
votes upon the trcntj.
Chicago Chionlcle We now confront war
wnr In tlio tropics of which wo have had
a mere foretaste Bnd begins , but worse re
mains behind. Wo shall conquer , of course.
The nation's blood Is up , and for every
American soldier who falls in the Philip
pines .1 score of Mala ) a shall bite the dust I
If extermination bo the only solution of the
; > roblcm , then the Filipinos nro doomed to
perish from ttic earth nnd perhaps no great
.s cither But Spain gave us , on land , no
smnll trouble , and Spain tried for 200 jenrs
to subjugate the people with wham we are
now to mensuro swords "vVo can make up
our minds that , though victorious In the
end , \vo have before us a campaign com
pared with which that of Santiago was iu-
slgnlflcaut.
Philadelphia Record The. Filipinos have
been delivered from nn odious tjranny un
der which they .had groaned for nearly 400
jears. Thcj had no cause to anticipate nny
but the fairest treatment at our hands ; they
had spokesmen unnumbered among our people
ple to advocate their right to Independence
and on proving IheVr capacity for self-go\ern
ment they would have had an overwhelm
ing public sentiment In this countrj to sup
port their claim for complete llbcrtj fron
foreign control. The actions of Agulnaldo
and his Junta have exposed these self-atylei
liberators ns a set of intriguing malcontents
of a superlatively malignant .type , possessed
of none of the vlitucs either of savages o
civilized human beings , puffed up with con
celt and unacquainted with the meaning o
such words as honest } and gratitude.
Baltimore Sun : There Is no doubt that In
time the Filipinos can bo subjugated , but 1
may cost this country many valuable lives
nnd Involve the expenditure of an enormous
sum of money. Foi more than 100 jears
were engaged In warfare with our Indians
nnd If the Filipinos are as fanatical am
courageous as they are loprcsented to bo i
may be many jears before they bow to the
joke. There are nearly 10,000,000 of these
people spiead over nn archipelago of 1,000
or moro islands They can llvo In the
Bvvampa and Jungles and In a climate whlcl
may prove fatal to Americans. They are
not without modern arms and food supplies
The Spaniards were never nblo to extend
their nuthority in the Islands beyond the
beaports , ami If the Filipinos nro to bo sub
jugated It will bo necessary for our troops
to engage In bush fighting In the interior
of the Islands. This is not nn encouraging
outlook , nor will It appear to most people
who nro not fascinated by Imperialism thai
the game Is worth the candle.
IMHA.
Serit-N of IiiillotnifiitN AK'iliiHt IlrltiHli
ClillUiitlfin.
Springfield ( Atars } Republican ,
It Is a fact of great interest to all con
cerned in the new questions of empire thnt
so much discontent should be displayed In
India concerning British rule. This discon
tent was voiced In nn emphatic manner at
the annual conference last mouth In Lon
don of the London Indian society , which Is
composed of educated iwtivts of India re
siding In the imperial metropolis. Their
resolutions presented a series of Indictments
against Cngland , the substance of which
was what the movers of the American
revolution would hnvo called a charge of
gross tyranny. No doubt Knglnnd's rulers
think they nro giving to India the host pos
sible government , which la at the same
time conducive to British domination , yet
the tiiith Is that ofler over a century of
occupation England has thus far failed td
carry what wo know ns liberty , or frco In
stitutions , to thnt country , The Kngllsh
people enjoy freedom nt home , why hnvo
they perpetuated despotism In India'
Tlio complaints of the London Indian so
ciety w < > ro (1) ( ) that native Indians nro not
allowed to hold commissions In the army
on the same terms with Kngllsh editors ,
(2) ( ) that the ministry Is now trying to cur
tail rather than extend solf-guvcrnmcnt In
Indian cltlce , (3) ( ) that tbo liberty of the
proas nnd frco speech has been denied to
the Indian people All of these complaints
nro founded on the facts As for municipal
spf-go\ ) eminent , the Salisbury ministry Is
now seeking to deprive the ratepayers of
Calcutta of the light to select two-thirds
of their municipal councillors a prlvMcgo
conferred upon them in the vlccroyalty of
Lord Northbrook , This measure against
belt-government in Calcutta , said one of the
fipciiknis lit the London conference , had
caused alarm throughout Bengal , "Tho Im
pression was spreading that It wns not poe-
Blblo to obtnln nny now rights by cons.Jtu- |
tlonal methods There hud been forty
yews of peace nnd lojallj , nnd now the
government by Its action wns teaching a
very dangerous lesson to the pcoplo rif
India " The resolution passed on the sedi
tion laws , as showing the nmount of liberty
India enjojs under British rule , Is worth
quoting
"That this meeting condemns the now EC-
dltlon law of India (1) ( ) which makes Invidi
ous distinctions between different classes of
her mnjcstj's subjects , ( i1) ) which seeks In
restrict the free discussion of Indian incus-
BAKING
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
ROYAL OAIUNO fO Olt > CO , NIW YORK.
urea , l > y her majesty' * Indian subjects lo
IliisUml. by threats ot prosoaitlon on their
return to India ; (3) ( which takes nwny the
liberty of the prens Hint hns been enjojed in
Tndln for over hnlf n century , and niib tlltitci
n method of repression , unworthy of th
Hrltlnh government ; (4) ( ) which empowers
mn.qlslr.itcs in Itidln , who are hcnda of the
police , to demand neiMirllj for good behavior
from editors of ncuppnpera , lo refuse such
security when offered , nnd to srml the edi
tors to Jalf with linrd labor without trlnl for
nny specific offense , ( fi ) nnd Instly which is
based on suspicion nnd distrust ngnlnst the
people nnd Is thereby calculated to nlloimte
the people and weaken the foundations of
the British empire In Hie cast. "
1 licio lq no such thing ns "liberty" In
India After over n century of control
Knglnml lins not carried It there , nnd the
present program fnvors repression and des
potism , rnthcr thnn freedom nnd sclt-Rov-
erntueiU It doei not follow , therefore , that
when a democratic country tnkcs control of
nn oriental population It will cMcnd to them
democratic Institutions
Nor docs It follow * that n deinocmtlc coun
try will carry prosperity to nn oriental pop-
ulnllon This terrible Indictment ot Eng
land's work In India nppcnrs in Alfred Hits-
sell Wallace's famous book on "Tho Won
derful Century"
"The coiidciunntlon of our system of rule
over tributary states is to bo plainly scon In
plague nnd fa in hie running riot in India
nfttr more than n century of Urltlsh rule
nnd nearly forty > ears of the supreme power
of English government Neither plague nor
famliio occurs todn > In well-governed com
munities Thnt the latter , nt nil events. Is
almost chronic In India , n country with nn
Industrious people nml u fertile Roll , Is the
direct result of governing In the Interest ot
tlio ruling classes , Instend of making the
Interests ot the governed the first nnd only
object. "
s.viiii\ii MM ; * . .
Detroit Journal : lleRnidlo M of the inorIK
of the Hoberts ctm3V iishlngtoti society is
ntilto n bit given to glurliiK nt a gnul' and
winking at n mincl.
Av'nshIng-ton Stnr : "I suppose \ou laid
the foundation for your success by taking
time by the forelock 1"
"No , answered the politician "It was
by taking- the legislature b > the deadlock. "
Somervlllo Journal : Many a gill whom
11 the JOUIIK men call a. puitb.lions ,
them Inter that she ha * u stony heart. ,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.Vh > , Gcoric ,
how du.idfullv jou Miicll of tobacco. YOU
arc fnlrly recking with It ! J thought vim
said \ou onlj wanted to run up tollio
church for n minute. " /
"Yes , ma , thnt'n where I v\ent. YOII sec ,
the mlnlsUrvns giving u smoKer. on' BO
1 stajcd to It. " '
Tndiannpolli Journil : Nobodv found out
what he had In mind , but hc Cheerful
] dlot nskcd the landlady. /
"Have jou heard aboat Iho advance in
tin ? ' /
"No , " said the landlady , "all I arm up on
Is tin In advance. " . '
Chicago Tribune : The noted aplor , after
keeping It u vve 'k or two. htndcil back the
pljj that had been submitted for Ms in
spection i
"Go and get a reputation , " he said
arrogantly.
"I will , " replied the amateur orumatict.
Subsequentlj he sued tne noteJ actor and
got It.
Tim BHAY rui/r HAT.
Tudor Jcnks , in the Criterion.
AVhit .i queer thing la our soldier hit !
"Who ever dreamed of a tile like that
To deck the head of a soldier boj
The battle's h = ro nnd artist's joj I
AV'here are the featheri , buttoiib and braid
"
"Wherein our forces wt'ie once arrayed
The Kiij kepi , the bearikln cip ,
The fancy'h'linet nnd jingling strap ?
Gone where the woodbine used to twine
Gene like the tiout that broke the. line
Llko tlio Spanish fleet or last year' *
snows <
Gene vvh ro all the rubbl'h goes !
I'or the Yankee today H a practical man ,
Who goes to wnr on a practical plan.
The militant Yankee's plain felt hat
Looks odd ; nut It doesn't loot a Hat.
Do sou lomcmbcr , In slxty-onp ,
AVhen tlio late unpleasantness was begun ,
Ths tog > * tint ivvcro worn ? What a
m isqucradc'
A target excursion on parade
BR | zouave brecrhes , gllt-tahscled boots ,
SIlk-froRged jacket * , rainbow suits' '
But these lads fa iw lighting bled and died ,
And learned to put fuss ami feathers aside.
Theio'i something lather businesslike
In thnt dull Bray slouch without a spike ;
It's warm against the winter's snow ,
It keeps the sun from cjts and nose ;
And.ct or dry , It Is d vll-inny-caie ,
With a very taking bulldog air.
You may poke It up or flatten It out
Roll It , stretch it , or throw It about ;
In fact , It's a rough-and-ready h it ,
The Yankee himself , for tlio matter of that ,
Is much the same , when It comes to style ,
As his simple , useful , capable tils
He mniches and flghtK in a 'glt-llmr" ' way ,
And where ho lights he's safe to Htny.
Hlllo shooting's his national game-
On land or sea It's , all the samp.
And n Geimnn helmet or TlusHlan cap ,
Or Pionch contraption with fancy strap ,
Or any other for-lgn fakir
Will Jlnd , If It runs against this Quaker.
That the slouch hat's built to stand n fight ,
lioos nicely Imtk of n rlllc-slBht ,
And IB Just the size for Trcedom's brat
The Ynnkeo lad In his gray ftlt hut !
wnv SHIVER ?
When you can own one
of our fine
Overcoats
or Ulsters
for $7.50 , $1O
and $12.00
This last winter month
we are offering "big ,
jargains" in all our
winter weight overcoats
ind suits got to get
id of them to make
oem for our new
spring goods.
Better take advan-
age of these prices.
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