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0 THIS OMAHA DAILY HEEs TFHSnAV. nSKKtTAHY II. IK ! ) ! ) . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 13. UOSKWATKK. Editor. IMJULISIIKD EVERY MORNING. TERMS OP SUUSCIUI'TION. Dally Uoo ( without Sunday ) . Ons Ycar.JC.OO Ually Hco nnd Sunday. Ono Year S.w Blx Months J Three Months Z Bunday Hoe. Ono Year * Saturday Bcc. One Year ' < ; W okly Uce. Ono Year < " OFFICES. Omaha : The Uoo liulldlne. South Omnha : City Hall building , Twenty-fifth nnd N streets. Council Hlurts : 10 I'earl Street. Chicago : Stock KxchiinKo Uulldlng. New York : Tcmulo Court. Washlncton : 501 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news nnd editorial matter hould bo addressed ; L.UI- lorlal Department , The Omaha I3ec. Dl'SINESS hBTTERB. Uuslncss letters nnd remittances shoujd bo addressed to The Hep Publishing Com- pany. Omaha. Drafts , checks , cxt.ress ami postofflco money orders to be made payublo to the order of the company. _ . . , - , -w T1IE BEE 1'UUL.ISHINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , s.i. : Georsn H. Tzschuck , secretary of Thn lice 1'ubllshlnK company bemtr Ju'lrrswo1r" ' , , ( nunilpr of full and says that the "ctual ) complete copies of The Da ly , Morning. EvonlnB and Sunday IJce , printed during the month of January , ISM , was as fol lows : 1 . si.oor. n 2:1,300 : 2 . ai.2on : is iit : , H ( > 3 . ai. : ui : 19 2:1,7110 : 4 . ai : , ao 20 a , sio c . atoso : 21 ain : e . 2:1,710 : a . ' - 7 . 2:1,710 : 23 SIITO : g . aio.-o 24 2iar.o 9 . ai.uoo : a a 1,1-10 10 . ai-t-io : 28 ai,71B 27 3-l , BO 12 ! 3 S MHO 13 . 2:1.710 : 29 aiano n . a i.o 10 so 2-iaoo 15 . - . " 31 ai.ioo ic . a , Hiir Total . .7-12-ISr unsold and returned copies . 10.1.VJ Not total sales Net daily Subscribed and sworn to before mo this PubUc. A paradox of the cold spoil Is that It enema to carry death both by heat and by cold. - Nehraskans will always remember the First Nebraska. llut I the Interval they will not forget the Second Nebraska uor the Third Nebraska. Notwithstanding the below 7.ero tem perature , there seems to be nothing the mutter as yet with the waterback of the legislative stove at lAncolu. The war fnvestlKUtlon report Is iu and H Is of course Just what everybody ex pected. It all depends , however , through what fort of spectacles it Is read. The report of the War luvestiRiitlnK commission has been made public , but as in the case of the peace treaty all the salient points had been given pub licity by the press some days previously. Congress is likely to be a decidedly busy body from now until March 4 nnd from present Indications It Is not likely that all the business will be completed when the gong sounds lor noon of that day. The railroads In Delaware are snow bound. The great dldlculty in opening them up Is that snowplows nre com pelled to back up into neighboring ulntes In order to get room to "buck" the drifts. _ For thirty years Omaha has bad no flllllculty In getting people to serve on the school board , notwithstanding the fact that the position carries no salary with It. Has It come to the point that no one is willing to perform a public duly without a compensation attach ment ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ No county attorney has been accorded a salaried special detective. Just be cause County Attorney Shields wants to place some political protege on the county pay roll Is no sulllclent reason for the commissioners to pile this addi tional and unnecessary load on the tax payers. m The lynx-eyed county auditor pre tends to have discovered new irregular- Hies In the olllce of the clerk of the dis trict court , but as they refer to the term of the present Incumbent rather than that of his predecessor our amiable pop- ncratlc contemporary has neglected to throw Its usual 111. The fortifications bill Is now ready to ibo submitted to the house. The work of protecting the coast should be pushed forward rapidly or the nerves of Mostoit people will bo In a state of total collapse. The Filipino navy Is likely to Isiuso a recurrence of the sea twrpcnt attack of last summer. .Sagasta's government will put that J''O.OOO.OOO of American money to bet tor use than building "castles In Spain. " for It Is to boised to construct - struct battleships. As another Spanish war Is a remote contingency the ch'ances arc that the Investment will a safe one. Hvcry time the railroads are on the point of mlui'hig the train service at the disposal of their patrons tlfey try to make the people believe that the change is solely for the benellt of the public. It Is certainly strange that the railroads never take off trains In their own Inter est not If their version Is to be lw- Ilovod , Coin Harvey's Invasion of Mlh-sourl Js said to have created unbounded en thusiasm , but it remains to be seen whether It Is of the variety that it will go down In Its tronser pockets once a month for the production of a dollar from now until 1100 * In order to dock the tall of the golden calf and nvonpo "tho crime of ' ; ' , " From the latest advices Agulnaldo ! iad bwueil his twelfth proclamation , which he declared should be his last. There Iu good reason to believe , how ever , that , HUe the ultimatum of Agon- clllu , the proclamations of the Tagal warrior are of the continuous perform' mice variety , and that lie Is still hard at It with a degree of Industry that would Inmi done honor to AVeyler In his imlmlest typewriter days. ; > B.H.IiVWS IMMKhlATK IXVIXTMATIOX. The startling dlsi'lowtires printed by The llee of the quostlonable practices In the Insurance department of the state auditor's olllce call for Immediate ac tion on the part of the governor and legislature. The facts as developed seem to Indi cate the systematic operation of a game of hold-up upon companies subject to Inspection by the Insurance authori ties of the state. It docs not matter that these dis closures nre now made as a direct re- milt of the dismissal by Auditor Cornell of the chief clerk of the Insurance de partment. The statements are so direct nnd the charges so explicit that they cannot be Ignored. The evidence of 'hold-up ' work is unmistakable and Is backed by original letters and docu ments which can hardly bo explained away. The perpetrators of these frauds slwuld bo ferreted out and every ono who has had a hand In them held respon sible for his lawless acts. If it shall bo shown that Auditor Cornell has been conniving with the malefactors or was even cognizant of their Illegal practices without taking steps to put a stop to them It will devolve upon the legisla ture to consider whether they do not constitute grounds for articles of Im peachment. Whatever may be the outcome the people ple of Nebraska look to the governor and to the legislature to uphold their good name by putting an end summarily to these dishonest practices. They look to them to make odious further hold-ups of insurance companies or any other cor porations subject to state control even if to do so requires the removal of every ofllcer uud employe Implicated lu the scandal. TUB GRADE OF ADMIRAL. A bill has passed the United States senate to restore the grade of admiral and It will undoubtedly pass the house and bo approved by the president. The Intention Is to confer tins rank on Hear Admiral Dewey , who will be the third olllcer of the American navy to wear the four stars of an admiral , the two otlicrn being Farragut and Porter , who re ceived this distinction after the clvU war. Before the civil war the highest rank In the navy was that of commodore. In 1802 congress passed a bill creating the grade of rear admiral and on the day tills was done Captain David G. Farra gut , who "had " previously been thanked by congress for distinguished services , was nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate as the llrst officer to bear that rank. In 1SG-1 , after Farragut's victory In Mobile bay , con fess established the rank of vice ad miral and Farragut was continued in that grade , it being limited to one officer. In 1SOO congress , to give Farragut fur ther recognition and also to give reward to David D. Porter for his distinguished services , created the grade of admiral , to which Farragut was Immediately promoted meted , Porter being made vice admiral. When Admiral Farragut died , in 1870 , I'orter was ? promoted to the vacancy and Hear Admiral Howan , to whom had been voted the thanks of congress for conspicuous gallantry , became vice ad miral. In 1873 congress repealed the law establishing the grades of admiral and vice admiral and when Porter died In 181)1 ) and Howan in 1890 the grades ceased to exist. There will be no popular dissent to the restoration of the grade of admiral and the promotion of Dewey , whom every body feels most fully merits such honor and distinction. TIIK WAR IXVESTKlATIUff RRPUHT. The report of the War Investigation commission shows that it performed its duty thoroughly. The commission was subjected to no restriction or constraint. It summoned as witnesses whoever It desired and it invited statements relat ing to matters of investigation from all sources. Four hundred and ninety-live witnesses were examined , Including olll- clals of the War department , military olllcers In active service and civilians All of these witnesses were ub- jected to a careful examination us to matters within their knowledge , all but one testifying under oath or alllrmatlon. Certainly no fair-minded man will ques tion that the commission sought to ob tain all the Information available. The salient points In the commission' report are that there was ao evidence of corruption In the War department ; that the secretary of war responded promptly to every proper demand made upon him by commanding olllcers and extended cordial and full support to all chiefs of bureaus ; that there was no testimony showing intentional neglect of duty nor any attempt to serve personal Interests ; that the secretary of war was not pe cuniarily Interested in contracts or pur e-ham's of the department ; that the Held organization of the army was ample. The commission recognizes the Immense work that was thrown upon the War department , but expresses the opinion which will please those who have per sistently assailed the head of the depart ment that there was lacking In Its general administration during the war with Spain "that complete grasp of the situation which was essential to the highest ellicleney and discipline of the army , " This Judgment seems to be rather Inconsistent with some of the other concliisloiirt of the commission , which are fairly to be regarded as show ing that , under the circumstances referred - ferred to by the commission , the general administration of the War department Indicates a pretty thorough grasp of the situation. The commission criticises the methods employed In the department , wiyljij ; that they make It almost Impos sible lo transact business promptly , but the present otllclals are not responsible for these methods. Tliey nave been long In practice ami while It Is undoubtedly true that there should bu a thorough re form It must como through legislation. It could not bo Instituted Ui the midst of war , though It appears that the es . tablished methods were not uniformly adhered to during the war. Admitting what the commission says In this con nection , It l manifestly unfair to hold the present olllelals of the War depart ment responsible for faults and defects due to long-prcvnilliig methods which they have no authority to change. The commission's report cannot Justly be characterized as a "whitewashing" statement. It Is signed by all the mem bers of the commission except one , who died before it was completed , and sev eral of them are men who cannot be sup posed to have any partiality for Secre tary A Igor or any wish to shield the ad ministration of the War department from merited blame. Wo believe It should be accepted as an entirely candid , fair and Impartial statement and we think all fair-minded and unprejudiced people will so regard It. Hut II Is to lie expected that notwithstanding this vin dication of the secretary of war the re lentless enemies of that official will con tinue to assail him. AS TO A I'HILIPMKE I'OLICY. It Is understood that the commission which Is on the way to Manila is author ized to submit to the Filipinos propo sitions for self-government and high hopes are eald to be entertained by the administration of satisfactory results. According to Washington advices It Is believed by President McKlnley that when the purposes of this government In respect to taxation , equality before the law and .self-government at home arc understood and appreciated by the people ple of the Philippines , opposition to iVmerlcaii sovereignty will practically oome to an end. It is a part of the duty of the commission , it appears , to teach those people to understand and appre ciate our benevolent purposes. This necessarily presupposes Hint they have the intelligence to comprehend what it Is proposed by this government to defer for them and If that be admitted the assertion of those who would force our rule niKm them , that they are not capa ble of self-government , must bo aban doned. If the Filipinos can understand and appreciate the propositions which It Is said the commission will submit to them what better assurance could there lo that they are lit to govern themselves and to enjoy Independence ? The send ing of a commission to the Filipinos for the purpose stated Is in itself a confes sion that they are suillclontly intelligent to establish a stable government. Why wait for the conciliation of the Filipinos upon this dilatory process , when flic desired result may be quickly reached through a declaration by con gress that would be absolute nssuraiicG those people of the friendly and be nevolent Intentions of the United States toward them ? There Is no certainty that the commission will be given an opportunity to discharge the duty as signed it. It represents the executive authority only really the military power and not the government as a whole. The Filipinos may refuse , for tills reason , to have anything to do with it , on the ground that no promises or assurances it may give them would be necessarily binding on the United States. If It Is sincerely intended to put those people ou practically the same basis as the Cubans It should be so declared by congress , with the approval of the presi dent. Such action would be a pledge that the Filipinos could and undoubtedly would respect , because they would un derstand Its binding force. run GREATER OMAHA. The most serious defect of the char ter amendment bill as Introduced in the legislature is its failure to provide a feasible plan for the consolidation of Omaha and South Omaha previous to the coming census enumeration. The charter as it reads now raises an insuperable bar against consolidation. Under Its provisions the two cities can bo amalgamated only by the cumber some and impracticable procedure of a proposition framed and submitted to the voters by ordinance passed by the mayor and council of each city and raff- lied at the polls by a majority of the voters In each city. It may be safely asserted that the mayor and council of South Omaha will never voluntarily pass any ordinance submitting the question of consolidation to the voters because consolidation means the abolition of the olliees they hold and an end to their salaries and perquisites. Though the people of South Omaha might be almost unani mous In the desire to have the city gov ernments of the two cities merged for mutual benellt and economy , the otllce- holdlng class controlling the mayor and council can and will put a veto upon their wishes and prevent them oven from giving expression to their views. To leave the determination of the fu ture of tlie Greater Omaha In the hands of a body of men directly and person ally Interested In maintaining .South Omaha as a separate and distinct mu nicipal corporation IH a grave mistake. The people of the two cities should Im the ones to say whether the union Khali take place , and the legislature owes It to the people to give them an oppor tunity to register their will. The sub mission of the consolidation proposition Instead of being made dependent upon the favor of the mayor and council should be a matter of right when de manded by a petition duly signed by 500 or 1,000 voters. The Interests at stake are too impor tant and vital to the two communities to ho turned over to n small coterlu of poll- tlelans In each. Neither Omaha nor South Omaha can afford to rtek com- parlson alone In the census of 1000 with other cities that have been annexing snburlH all around them and straining every nerve to increase their relative importance as population centers. Incidentally the majority required to validate the consolidation proposition should be made more specific. As the charter now stands It would doubtless bo construed to mean a majority of all votes cast at the election In each city , ( whereas a majority cast on the proposi tion should amply sutlice. The Douglas delegation In the legisla ture should tula ; up this important sub ject without delay and Incorporate the proper solution hi the charter amend ment bill. The roasting alive of seventeen Insane people In u South 'Dakota tinder box miscalled an Insane asylum presents an other horrifying remonstrance against the Imprisoning of helpless wards of the slate In Intlammable lire traps. The ex posure of human life to the dangers of such a death Is nothing less than n pub lie crime. With the cost of llreproof construction so greatly reduced there Is no excuse to be offered for failure to take every reasonable precaution for the protection f all such buildings from sudden destruction by lire. The advocates of retaining the Philip pines for the commercial advantages that are to accrue from that source cite the case of England's colonial posses slons lu corrohoniHon of their conten tions , lu a general way the proposition seems to have some weight , but It Is utterly lost when the matter Is fairly examined. Kngland has two classes of colonies the oue tropical Inhabited by the Malay nice , the other seml-troplea or temperate and peopled by the white race. From the former Great Hrltaln has derived little except trouble and expense , while the latter have supplied the trade mentioned by the expansion ists. India , with Its vast population of : iOO,000,000 , purchases from England just ao cents per capita , while Aus tralia , with -1,000,000 Inhabitants , annually affords a market for more than ten times the Hritlsh products nold In India. What Is true of these countries holds equally good of others , and destroys the force of the argument that any colony will enhance the value of n nation's commerce. The California legislature has finally passed the anti-cartoon bill , and here after when an enterprising newspaper wants to hold the glass of caricature up to the nature of the political boss his written consent must bo had for the operation. Hetwcen protecting the poor , unoffending and Ill-treated po litical manipulators and getting the seuatorshlri knocked down at the right llgurc the California legislature is evi dently earning its salary. In a letter to n friend lu South Carolina lina Admiral Dewey disclaims any de sire or intention to enter the arena of politics , which is just what was ex pected by those who know tiie man best. Dewey is llrst and foremost an able naval commander , and his decision that political honors could add nothing that he wants to his well-earned renown Is but another proof of the common sense that has made him the foremost naval captain of the age. The Wnr They Detroit News. Among other hideous barbarities practiced by the Filipinos they do not hesltato to at tack with bows and arrows men unarmed except for machine nnd guns Kras-Jorgen- sen rifles. Dividing the Ilnnilout. Globe-Democrat. Tt will bo a nice pleco of work In Cuba to make out the muster rolls of "the " insur gent troops who arc to receive a share of the $3,000,000 provided for their dlsband- ment. Gomez will flnd the supervision of this Job his most difficult military under taking. ' ic < 'lty MnchlncK. SprlViKle\d ( \ Republican. Congress has just effected an amendment of the federal law requiring ba'.lots for members - bers _ of congress to be written or printed. They may now bo marked by voting ma chines , as state law may direct. It is a sign of the coming of the machine which is destined , evidently , ' to bo used in all elec tions. Tlllninu IllnKN the Dell. "Washington Post. Senator Tlllman never loses an oppor tunity to get In a shot against pensions. The other day he hit the target and made the bell ring. Senator Qalllngor had asked the passage of a bill renewing the pensions of the soldiers and sallow who had gone Into the war with Spain. "I would like to know , " aslied Mr. Tillman , "how It Is that men who were In the army thirty-five years ago and recclvexl pensions for physical dis ability were able to servo in the war with Spain ? " There was a peal of laughter in the senate , nnd Senator Oalllnger avoided a direct reply. uled ConiplitllltN. New York Independent. Just at this moment of fault-finding with the methods of the War department and of army contractors during the late war with Spain It may bo well to repeat Mr. Charles A. Dana's words concerning similar com plaints In 1802 : "The quartermaster's de partment at Cairo bad been organized hastily , and the demands upon It had In creased rapidly. Much of the business had been done by green volunteer olflcers who did not understand their technical duties. * * * The result was that the accounts were In great confusion and hysterical newspapers wore charging the department with fraud nnd corruption. " Similar com plaints were made In regard to food sup plies and the 'methods ' of transportation. In regard to them all , Mr. Dana who had a hand In the subsequent Investigation gives this emphatic testimony to the following effect : "I do not believe that BO much TnisliH'Bs could be , transacted with n closer adherence to the line of honesty , That thi-ro were frauds is a matter of course , * but the frauds were the excep tion. " Til 13 JAPS CATCH OX. Vunkt'ON of ( III * Orient ( id DIUVII < i > CIvllUi-il I'oIltlrN. St. l-o u In neoubllc. It has been long admitted , anil justly , that In the rapid strides made by the Jap anese tha most potent Influence of progress has been tbo United States. There Is no doubt that their quickness and aptness In adopting American models In commercial and Industrial arts have proved important factors In the recent development of this bright and alert nation. It would have been a fortunate thing It the Japs could have acquired only the qual ities which made for good In our public life , nut they appear to have also Im- blbod some of the unedlfylng practices that obtain on this sldo of the I'aclflc. Along with our Inventions , our steam and trolley ears , our light , heat nnd water sys tems , our educational methods and a hun dred other features of commerce and com fort , they have learned some of the "ways that are dark" In machine politics. This was made manifest In the recent pas age of the land tax bill through the Diet at Toklo. Wholesale bribery was practiced after the up-to-date methods re cently and aforetime practiced In a number of our legislatures In the purchasing of franchise-grabbing laws and in the buying of votes for United States senators , The only difference Is that , In the caao In point , the government of Japan was the corrupt- lug agent ; whereas , in this country , that function has been and Is usually performed by wealthy Individuals and moneyed com bines. The Yankees of'tho Orient ue m de- termed to go all the gaits of their Ameri can prototypes , rtOII.SO.VUj AMI OTIIKMWISK. Seventeen female gamblers were arrested In Chicago pool looms the othrr night , is that a fair -Ural ? ( lllbert 1'nrkcr , the novelist , Rives to Ms early years of newspaper work the credit for the best part of his education for literary xvork. Philosopher Dooley Insists that brown patriots of the AgultuiUlo brand should bo placated with jobs as letter carriers , "where they won't have anything to do but walk. " Daniel \V. Fowler , who has Just entered upon the discharge of his duties ns finance clerk In the Milwaukee ! postoflloo , has served In FOIIIO capacity under every president since 1'lcrce. Mr. Kowlor's father was the first Kngltsh Bettlcr In Milwaukee. Senator Hews of Vermont la n man of punctual habits. When offered the appoint ment to succeed Senator Morrlll ho said ho would allow hlmseff half an hour to think It over. Ho shut himself up In his library for thirty minutes , at the close of which time ho made his decision , In thirty-six hours ho was on his way to Washington. Lieutenant Colonel Hobcrt W. Huntlngton , who commanded the marine's at nuantnnamo , wna n guest at a dinner of the Now York commandury of the Loyal Legion last Wednesday. He said In n speech that the beef furnished the navy was excellent , to which was largely due the excellent health of his men during their arduous work and severe strain. Ho also pointed out that while the army ration U prescribed by congress tin navy ration is arranged by a commission of experts. 111210 I.I.VKS. Leonard Imboden , who has just been In dicted by n Kansas City grand Jury on a charge of forging n draft of the Hnrblno bank of Fnlrbury , Neb. , Is decidedly n man with n history. Ho conies of an old nnd aristocratic Texas family and , although without resources when ho located at Fort Worth , ho soon carved out for himself a career that fairly dumbfounded all Ilnan- clors and dazzled nil Texas ns long ns it lasted. Beginning ns an operator In real estate he soon conceived a gigantic scheme that earned for him the srbrlquet of Na poleon of finance , and ho was courted , potted and flattered as but few young men have ever been In Texas or elsewhere. Just what the details of this mammoth financial' enterprise were no one ever knew , for the collapse carao Just ns It was about to be Inaugurated , ibut in a general way It had for Its object the establishment of a sys tem of banks throughout Texas ami the west , all of which -wero to bo supervised and directed by the single Napoleonic genius. In furtherance of the great enter prise Imboden came to Omaha In the spring of 1830 , but apparently the financiers here were a little too old-fashioned In their ideas of conservative banking , for bo failed to In terest any capital In the scheme. How ever , later In the same year ho announced that a Boston syndicate had discovered the alluring possibilities of his plan and had shown Its faith by putting unlimited capi tal at his command. This announcement was followed by a lease of the flrst floor of the Hurley 'building ' , the finest struc ture In Fort Worth , which was furnished throughout with the latest and most ex pensive banking furniture and fixtures. At this Juncture the admiration of the friends of the Napoleon of finance could no longer manifest itself individually , and In obedi ence to the overwhelming desire to pro claim to the world what a treasure they possessed n banquet , the magnificence of which would have turned Lucullus green with impotent envy , was ordered In honor of the young financier and , In addition to being breveted "colonel , " he was lauded and extolled by hoary business men and grave and learned judges as the paragon and , wonder of the age. A few days 'later ' a thunderbolt fell from a clear sky. Colonel Imboden bad been ar rested on a charge of embezzlement and forgery .by one Ephralm Daggett. Indigna tion gave place to the stupor of the shock and bonds In any amount were forthcoming , with the result that the colonel retained the admiration of the people and at the same time his liberty. The trial followed quickly nnd iwas a most sensational one. Imboden was ably represented by Camp Hutchlnson and Camp fought every Inch of the ground to save his client and to prevent the exposure of his methods , but to no avail. He was convicted on an Indictment containing twenty-two counts , and would hove gone to prison for a half century had not Judge Steadman consented to the dismissal of all ibut the one on which ho was convicted. Ho was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of six years and was pardoned by Governor Hogg In 1891. But the trial revealed the fact that Im boden , who was reported to bo a million aire , at no time In his career possessed more than a feiv hundred dollars. Ho did not oven have money enough to pay his at torneys and gave them a deed to a tract of land which they afterward alleged had been forged by their client. The Boston syndicate was a myth , the banking furniture had been bought on credit nnd the hercu lean transactions In which he had been en gaged had nothing more substantial behind them than the same Napoleonic methods employed In the Kansas City venture , which It is alleged consists of a safe and a desk and how to bank on no capital at all. The late Ilov. Myron Heed was a man who cared little for conventionalities and when he flrst came west It Is said that he frequently shocked the sensibilities of hU flock by doing those things that they Im agined a preacher should leave undone. But In time they came to recognize the ster ling worth of the man and his deep and genuine piety , so that at the time of his death It fo doubtful If there was n more popular minister in the west. During his llrst year In tha west It Is Bald that ho formed the acquaintance of several actors , and among them Sol Smith Ilussell , of whom : io became very fond. Ono Sunday morning ( Mr. Heed nnd Sol were out for a stroll , o when , coming across a promising brook , the ' a sportsman's Instinct mastered the actor anil , 8 finding a fly or two In his pocket , ho In- t viler ] bis companion to take a swing for n 1 : rout. The minister said that ho believed ; f preferred to go to church nnd , ns Sol | t did not care to fish alone , they went to- li Bother across the fields until they came to s a little church where the congregation was ' li waiting , nnd there 'Mr. Heed fairly dumlJli ' oundcd the actor , who did not know that ' c he was a minister , by mounting the pulpit ' I and delivering one of his characteristically eloquent nnd able Hermans. c Kdltor NelBon has rounded out his first year In presiding over the destinies of the p lartlngton Herald and In commenting on hat fact says : "Wo like our business , j fi lartlngton , Cedar county and Nebraska. | tl We think the United States the greatest fi country In this grand old world. Wo love our wife , our babe , our relatives and rleiula and have no 111 will against those who look upon themselves as our enemies. ' Holding this creed the editor of thu Herald could not very well avoid the success nnd haziness that he says have como to of lira and , moreover , and what Is bettor , bo i ti deserves them. I li I'AI.I , A IIALT. SprltiRfirld HepubllcAti : In Cuba we have thus far held true 'to the grand old American Idrol of not annexing ft people , with some degree of civilization , without their consent , tacit or spoken. And see the contrast. There has been no uprising of the natives ; there has IK-PH no slaughter of 4,000 Cubans twelve native villages have not bee burned. The difference In actual results 1 striking. Baltimore Sun : If It was necessary t teach the Filipinos this severe "lesson , " w would venture to suggest 'that ' the "lesson' ' has been taught sufilcleiitly and that It Is no necessary to contlnuo the slaughter In ordc to Impress it more deeply. This Is , of course the view of these who do not rcgar slaughter as humanity , or shells nnd bayo IH-IU IIH the true exponents of clvlllzatlo and religion. Philadelphia Hecord : The Filipinos can tight ; that must bo admitted , if they ha not stubbornly stood up and taken thel punishment there would not have been E many wounded and so many dead to bury As admirers of courage nnd endurance qualities which wo claim for ourselves w must concede to Agulnaldo's followers n least stamina nnd steadfastness , qualltle upon which wo may later lay the foundii tlon of good government. Detroit Free Press : The pledge that till government made when il started in t < emancipate Cuba , the pledge that the antl expansionists asked to have embodied In th action on the peace treaty , the pledge tha comports BO grandly with our dearest trail I tlons and noblest professions , might servo I this painful hour to reassure the foolish am frenzied natives now battling for liberty am remove the stern necessity for the chastise ment by the- sword , for which war-abborrlu Americans ha\o no heart. Chicago Times-Herald : The Times Herald agrees with the "anti-Imperialists' that the aggiesslvo hostilities In the Philip pines should be suspended. By this , how ever , U Ones not mean that the United State should yield one foot of the territory aroun Manila ueccflsary to Its security In the oc cupntlon of that city nnd Its authority 1 Manila bay. The United Status army ba demonstrated Its ability to cope with an force the Filipinos may put In the 'flclil It has taught thejn the lesson seml-savagci have always had lo learn from the weapon of civilization. There is no need to repea It by burning native huts and mowing dowr natives like grass. However our occupa tlon has justified thu practical cxtormlna tlon of the American Indian on this con tlnont , we have no Intention to occupy th Philippines such as would excuse slmlla treatment of the Filipinos. UCIIOHS OP THIS WAIl. The loving cup which the city o Gloucester , Mass. , presented to Llcutcnan Walnwrlght of the United States steamc Gloucester Is a handsome and cffcctlvi piece of the silversmith's handiwork. I is Intended ns an expression of gratitude o the people -Gloucester to the gallant navn officer for the renown he won in the en gagement with Cervera's licet. The cup Is twelve Inches high , made of "pure " sllvci and havlug three handles. The handles an formed of American eagles , on the breas of which nre American shields. Below tin shields the handles merge into an artistic design of waves , shells and seaweed , whlcl makes the cup appear as if it was Venus sprung from the waves of the sea. Oi the outer surface there nro three Illustra tions. Ono represents the torpedo boa engagement of the battle of Santiago. The Gloucester appears In the foreground in the encounter with the Pluton and Furor , whicl bad been pronounced the finest vessels o their class nlloat. The moment Is that when the Pluton makes Its final plunge for the bottom and the Furor Is crippled by thu withering fire of the Gloucester. Another relief is a far different scene , depicting the peaceful waters of Gloucester harbor Gloucester fishing schooners nre shown against the background of Ten Pound Island and Eastern point. The third Is tht Inscription Inclosed in garlands of oak am : laurel and below the seal of the bureau o ] navigation , to which Lieutenant Com mander Walnwrlght was attached before the war. The Inscription 'was composed by President Eliot of Harvard college. A correspondent of Collier's Weekly re ports that American tourists are now tramp ing over the Morro and the Cabanas taking snapshots at hitherto mysterious and un- plctured recesses. Less than three years ago a Cuban photographer was shot for taking merely the approaches to the 'Morro. Noth' Ing In the fatal old fortresses is now hidden , but curious persons have discovered no oubliettes , no hidden chambers , no forgot ten prisoners. The castles were begun In . I the ro-entrant-nnglo manner of Vauban , the master-military engineer of the eighteenth A century ; they do not date further back than 17G5 , after the English had occupied and left Havana. Their massive walls suggest 1 so much of the cruel and mediaeval regime that has been only a month gono. Joined I to the old , romantic stone forts are the I new modern earthworks , which nro no more picturesque than any other up-to-dato land defenses. The vandals are at work , pulling down the tiles from Cabanas chapel's altar , picking out the bullets from the dead wall where prisoners were shot , breaking off door knobs nnd locks , chipping tbo walls , anil carrying away pieces of everything detach able. The forts are regarded by the army physicians as badly fever-Infected , so they are not garrisoned. T.wo .batteries of the Second artillery live in tents on the open space between thu Morro and Cabanas ; the artillerists keep the great guim clean and pnltNhcd nnd mount slender guards at the entrances , but the kcopcra of Morro light , which flashes ten miles across the sea , are the only residents of the place. A quaint story about the Filipinos and their admiration for Grovcr Cleveland Is attributed to Prof , Dean C. Worcester , one of the members of the Philippine commis sion , Ho has made several tours through the Philippines and In one of his books re lates that a native of the Islands begged from him u copy of Judge containing a cartoon teen of ex-President Cleveland , portraying him in tbo garb of a friar , with a tin halo supported by an upright from the back of his collar. Mr. Cleveland was represented In an attitude of devotion , with bunds clasped and tears rolling down his cheeks , Prof. Worcester did not understand why the Filipino hugged BU earnestly for the colored print , but after returning from a hunting expedition for a few < lays , the matter was oxplalned. Ho found the cartoon of the ex- president hung at nnu end of the hut in u neat bamboo frame , and In the evening the father , mother , and all thu children fell on thulr knees and offered their devotions be fore U. Prof. Worcester adds that "Mr. Cleveland Is the first American president who has been canonized. " A correspondent of the Chicago Record , who is doing Santiago , reports that the Americans uro the wonder and amazement the natives , "Tho entire nervous sys tem of the city , " he writes , "Is dally be ing shocked by the now sights and tbo new Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROVU GtKIMI POOCB CO. , XCW V events ( since- America took po.i. OMlon. The people hero nro accustomed to nrry formal way of spe-ech and action. They walk as If every strp were studied , and the mnro enlightened - lightened talk with the > ulnio t uroclsonoss , The free nnd rady-KoliiR way of Inn visitors Is astounding to them. The American romci out \\lth his hearty laugh , not caring who U around , and the dainty senurltas look nt ona another In wonderment. An American girl Is the most Interesting of all sights to them. They watch her In silent amazement from the tlmo ho ap pears In vlow until she has turned the cor ner. They seem to think the American woman the most wonderful of all earthly objects , The Santiago women , no matter how hot the day , nlwayu ilross In black when they appear on the Plaza do Armn nt "la tardo" for the usual evening's promen ade. The other evening an American girl was there In a blood-red costume , made of some kind of thin , flowing gauze material. She promenaded ulth young United States officers , and the rising of the sun at mid night would not have attracted moro at tention. Hut the thing which throw the whole city Into a commotion was the ap pearance of n young American girl on the Plazn riding n wheel nnd wearing n white costume with a short skirt. Such n thlun as a girl's riding a wheel was never befor dreamed of In Santiago. This fair Ameri can cyclist was doubtless out for the pur pose of having n llttlo fun and she suc ceeded In astounding the natives with on event they would talk about for a llfc-tlmo under usual conditions. N'o less amazed was Santiago society when a Chicago woman appeared nt n fashionable reception In full evening dress. H was a square-neck decollete gown. San tiago women had nceti such things In pic tures , but they did not bcllcvo the Illustra tions true to life until the Chicago holla stood before them as the living exemplar. WAU.1I WAVKH , In1n"l1"prll.s Jo"r , l ' : "Would you say ' politics Is' or 'lire ? ' " 0 COUrSO < llolu'st I'olltlcs ls . , ' ? ) ! > I'rca"Thllt , : . ninnteur palm keeper " " " Wollltl mnkl ? ll KOO < 1 housc- " \Vo.\ ' what illil you nay ? " bo ml'sl ' ! ? , ! \ ! 8"dlcn' lUt . lour apology Is accepted , " she replied nnvVnvhat ' t'B"tfl"ly. for It Is I mlced an noying to be always breaking people In. Chicago Tribune : "What is the differ- t'rnn'r" " rcslnuranl beefsteak and a rat ' "I elve 'it up. " nnT'ot"ff ' < ; mKp ; ' ? llmt nll < > Is rare done the other Is done rarely " ' ms Ul ° rat lrap Eot to ll ° "That's \\-hero you get caught , " Yonkcrs Statesman : Yeast I understand Unit seats In the Is'ew Yorlc Stock exchange - change nro now selling at $33.000. Crlmsoiibeak Yes , and they are almost ns bard to get as one In a street ear. Tnillnnnpolln Journal : "Jly ' 0110 hope la to dla rich. " "Huh ! 1 bellcvo I would rather Ilvo poor. ' Detroit Journal : "While you were In the wc. t did you see- anything of those sunsets we nro told so miieh about ? " "Yes. and they arc the loudest things ! " Washington Star : "What do you think of this deadlock ? " asked the friend. "It's a rank Imitation. " replied the pena- torlal candidate. "The Idea of u mere state legislature trying to be as slow about transacting business ) as the United States senate ! " Detroit Free Press : "What do you think ? Papa asked Jack If he expected to get any money In mnrrylnR HIP. " "Was Jack Insulted ? " "Insulted ? lie told papa that a peed homo was more of an object to him than WUBCS. " Chicago Tribune : "What have we Htopped hero so lonj ; for , conductor ? " Inquired ono of the suburban pupscngers , Indignant at the prospect of being late for dinner. "We have stopped , ma'am , " replied the sliiverins conductor , with tbo utmost politeness , "to thaw out a hot box. " "O , thanks , " she said , ashamed of her rudeness. 11KK VAMSXTIXH. ( To H. V. D. nt Constantinople. ) lllchard Henry Stoddurd In the Independent. Madam : If I but only knew What you might care to have me say , My thoughts would wing their way to you , And sliiK1 the service of the day , Of all the saint-days in tno year The one to loving hearts most dearl Saint Valentine ! Ono need not bo A Catbolle to honor tbec ; Thou hnst a more extrusive see Than that of Homo : a 1'ower not hi rs Sanctions thy calnthood , and confers niesslngH on all thy worshipers' ' , Protestant. Pagan , Moslem , Jew- Ob , may they fall on you like dew. My Lady , whom I long to meet , Whether nt Rtamboul now your feet Hear you by mjnnrd. or mosailf Or where , nt noon , In your kiosk , In roHy shadows you recline ; think of you , I ilrlnk to you.- . One , two how many cups of wlnoT pledge you health and happiness A thousand times , 1 can no IPSH. owe you more than I 0,111 niiy For klndnessep to me and mine. Graces and KlftH Unit bow today Pilgrims of IOVP before your shrine. Ho Saint to them , ns you must be. But. Madiiin , lews and moro to me I3o Woman to your Valentine ! There's ' always Some excuse For the fellow who In sists on having his shirts made by the exclusjve shirter. "Money to burn" fits his case. The smoke of burning money has an unpleas ant odor. Maybe when he gets a "whiff" he'll realize his folly. Our way of making shirts is remarkable for the .scan tiness of price. Have you seen the lines we are offering at $1.00 < Some all over madras , s > 'ome with madras bosoms , some with collars and cuffs to match , if you like * j