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The warning against imlHIcluns
buck to plague
Ing loiters tlisit may conic
them Btlll huhls good. _
the so-
With Lent wion m once more
bravely ivnounces Jco
duty girl who
fi-mim and ciuuly Is nguln tliu popular
lioroUie.
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The people of the United States arc
not the only ones who remember thu
of Spain could not
Maine. The people
forget It 1C they would.
An overcoat thief has been caught
plying his profession on the legislative
lobby at Lincoln. He evidently knows
the best place to get In hln work.
n-om the way the czar I * rushing sol
diers Into Port Arthur and 'fallen Wan
the disarmament conference
It Is evident
ence cannot be much longer delayed.
Agonclllo boldly says that General
Otis Is a liar. It will be1 observed that
Agonclllo Is several thousand miles dis
tant from the present headquarters of
General Otis.
While there Is nothing In the law requiring -
quiring the state auditor to be able to
cast a Hioroseopo , no one should aspire
who cannot establish his
[ o that portion
right to pose as a master of I'alm-lstry.
Considering the severity and length
of the recent below zero cold spell , the
comparatively small amount of actual
Buffering entailed by it among the
Omaha poor is certainly a cause of grat
ification. _
If the eighteen major generals in com
mand of President /elaya's 1,000 sol
diers should make a mistake and llml
the rebels they are limiting there may
yet be some serious destruction of am
munition. _
Some bills Introduced in the legislature
appear as harmless as the old hat which
reposes on the sidewalk on All Fools
Day. Like the hat , however , the man
who kicks it Is liable to llud a brick un
der cover. '
1'ntll the Sampson-Schley controversy
Is definitely settled a serious effort
should be made to Induce the magazines
not to ralso the Issue whether Dewey or
Otis diwrvcs the credit of a victory over
Aguluiildo.
The crisis in the Utility-Cornell Im
broglio has readied the acute stage and
If somebody does not negotiate a
protocol the result may be fraught with
norlous consequences to somebody be-
Bides the little "snide" Insurance com-
panics , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The attempt of the Missouri legislature
to decrease Its clerical force Is a piece of
parsimony that should not bo tolerated ,
At last account the Missouri state sen-
site of thirty-four members was strug
gling along with only lilt clerks and , of
course , further reduction is out of the
question.
The California woman who , although
nn Inveterate smoker and rum drinker ,
died nt the ago of 101) ) , Is another warn
ing of the'hideous ravages of these twin
evils. A temperate life In tlds case
would umincritioiiahly have Insured a
_ reen old tige If not a close second to
Methuselah.
Nebraska City Is asking the legislature
to reimburse H $5,000 for expenses ami
looses Incurred in maintaining a small
pox quarantine. If Nebraska City \f \
entitled to Indemnity Omaha should pul
In a claim not only with the legislature ,
but also with Nebraska City for allow.
Ing a few germs to escape through its
trocha to this city ,
The German agrarian Ingenuity lias nl
last discovered a plan to solve the nuea
tlon ot a scarcity of farm labor ami m
a result a big petition has gone to tin
Helchsta. asking that a bill bo passer
compelling nil members of the laboring
class to reside continuously In the neigh
boyhood where born until nt least y
ycnrd of ago. Aa the Germans an
generally reputed to have an excellent
eharo of common sense and umlerstam
something of the principles of liberty , li
la to bo feared that the finish of thlH In
geulous measure will bo witnessed nboul
jue Umo It conies up for consideration ,
.votrroK TUB ; .vr/.sr ; .tT/ov. /
Conceding to Governor I'oyntor only
the best motives In appointing a com
mission of stnlo olllccrs to Invcrttlgato
Into the charges of corruption in the in-
miraneo department of the auditor's of
fice , it is plain that the investigation , If
It IH to be made thorough , must be car
ried on exclusively by the joint com
mittee which the two houses of the legis
lature have named. KVPU If the gov
ernor's commission , which conslsls of
throe state olllcers , .should bend all Its
energies to the work. It would nec
essarily bo handicapped by want of an-
thorlly and the danger of the Investiga
tion degenerating Into a farce would be
multiplied.
On the oilier hand , the legislative com-
nlttee has been fully empowered to coii-
luct the Investigation In a businesslike
naniier , having been delegated authority
by the legislature to si > nd for persons
and papers and compel tlib attendance
of witnesses and production of evidence ,
as well as to employ stenographic as
sistance to reduce the testimony to writ-
Ing. The committee can probe the matte
te- with the same If not greater thor
oughness as could a grand jury called
for the purpose.
The makeup of the committee , more
over , Is such In Its personnel as nhould
nsplre the conlldence of the public and
nsure fairness to all parties concerned.
J'lic legislature being republican n inn-
iorlty of the Investigating committee Is
laturally republican , but the ftisloulsts
mve been accorded representation both
by the senate and the house. The state
auditor , whose olllce is muter the search-
Jght , cannot , therefore , assert that the
committee has been packed against him
uul it is to be hoped the findings , what
ever they may bo , will have the approval
md signatures of all Its members.
The charges already made are so ex
plicit and to the point that the committee
should have no dllllcnlty In getting down
to work and reaching a conclusion at an
early date.
DKATH OF 1'HKSllJKXr FAV11K.
M. Felix Fatirc , president of France ,
died suddenly In Paris last night. Com
ing at a time when there Is a good deal
of political perturbation in France and
the International relations of the coun
try are In a somewhat unsettled condi
tion , the death of M. Fa lire may have
far-reaching consequences , for while
there are abler statesmen in the re-
imblle than he was the late president
had a faculty for dealing with political
crises and managing factional conflicts
superior to perhaps any of bjs con
temporaries. He was essentially a pol
itician and while not a man of broad
learning or any very distinguished
qualifications , he achieved a high nieas-
lire of popularity and Influence.
M. Faure was chosen president oC
Franco in 1895 , succeeding Casimir
I'erier , who had resigned the ofllce. lie
had held a ministerial position and boon
i member of the Chamber of Deputies ,
winning no particular distinction in
either place. Ho was very successful in
business that of tanner and had
tmassod wealth , but probably no one hart
ever thought of him as a possible chief
magistrate of Franco before the resig
nation of Perlcr. ftlerntort to that po
sition , however , he soon showed that he
was equal to the demands upon him and
while there has been no little political
commotion and unrest during his In
cumbency , ho kept the country at peace
and maintained its dignity , unless it be
thought that this was somewhat im
paired In the .Fashoda affair. In
the Dreyfus matter M. Faurc was
on the side of the army and
against a revision of ilm case ,
doubtless prompted entirely by politieal
considerations. He was n sincere friend
of peace , though quite as devoted as
French statesmen generally to Uie policy
of maintaining the military and naval
strength of France. Ills death will be
sincerely mourned by his countrymen.
T LA nun ix HAWAII.
The committee on Immigration of the
United States senate has reported a 1)111 )
to extend the anti-contract labor law
and the Chinese exclusion acts to Ha
waii. The necessity for this appears In
the fad , as stated by the committee ,
that the sugar planters the person *
who promoted annexation have been
freely importing contract laborers since
the passage by congress of the joint
resolution of annexation , notwithstand
ing the fact that this resolution provides
for the exclusion of Chinese , declaring
that "there shall be no fti'-ther immigra
tion of Chinese into the Hawaiian
Islands , except upon such conditions lib
are now or may hereafter be allowed by
the laws of the United States. " For a
year or two preceding annexation there
was comparatively little contract laboi
Imported Into Hawaii , the promoters ot
annexation there understanding that
such Importation on a large scale would
bo certain to prejudice their scheme. Hut
as soon as annexation was an accom <
pllshcd fact the planters begun rein
forcing the already large body of contract -
tract laborers and this Is still going on ,
Tlio report of the senate Immigration
committee says : ' 'Since the passage of
the joint resolution of annexation then
has been a decided Impetus given to the
Importation of contract laborers Into tlui
Islands by the sugar plantation own
ers. The committee Is Informed that
each vessel from Asiatic countries Is in
creasing the list of contract laborers
and unless some restrictive measure is
adopted the number must shortly be still
further augmented. " Thus It IP. shown
that the Hawaiian sugar planters are
aetin. In palpable violation of an en
tirely plain regulation of this govern
ment and placing themselves in a posi
tion that for years to come will glvt
them the cheapest labor In the world hi
producing sugar that will compete In tin
American market with the home prod
uct. This however was to have beun
expected , for of course these planters
would protect their interests and they
told the American commissioners u
Hawaii that the Importation of cheat
labor was essential to their interestt
and to the further development of the
Islands. They therefore tisked that
they bo allowed to continue to obtah
labor as they had been doing under tin
sanction of Hawaiian municipal legls
latiou and -when informed that thh
could not be permitted because re
pugnant to the policy of tl'o Milled
States , they simply took the mutter into
their own hands ami have added thou
sands of contract laborers , drawn
chiefly from China , to the number that
were In the Islands nt the time of an
nexation.
Tills labor will remain there. It Is
not at all probable that any legislation
which congress may now enact will dis
turb or Interfere with It. Very likely
there Is now an ample supply In the Is
lands to meet the demands of the sugar
planters for years and to keep the prlee
of labor at the lowest point , so that the
Idea of Hawaii offering any opportunity
for American labor , as was urged by the
innexatloiilsts , must be given up. WJiut
the sena'e committee on Immigration
proposes shall be done Is proper , because
It Is consistent with American policy. A
stop must be put to the Importation of
contract labor Into the Hawaiian islands ,
whatever the consequences to the Inter
ests of the sugar planters or to the de
velopment of the islands , but -what has
Iwen done cannot be undoneWe have
innexi-d territory where the degradation
of labor has reached the lowest level ,
where people toll under conditions far
worse than ever did the negro slaves of
this country. This Is , for the present at
least , Irremediable. Hut let us annex
no more lerrllory where such conditions
exist or are possible ,
A1131Y llll.l , IX SKXATK.
The bill for the reorganization of the
army has been reported to the donate ,
i'lic measure provides for Increasing the
regular army to 100,000 , but authorises
the president , in Ids rti&crollon , lo re-
luce the number of men In companies so
is to limit the army lo 00,000 men. The
minorlly of the senate committee on
military affairs presented a proposition
to make the standing army 0-,000 for a
[ mriod of two years and to enlist natives
of the islands in possession of the
United Sinter * to the number of ! 5j,000. ,
The measure passed by the house and
reported to the senate is understood to
have the approval oC the administration
ind the president and secretary of Avar
are exceedingly anxious that it should
become law as soon as possible , one
urgent reason being their desire to relieve
lievo the volunteers in Cuba nnd the
Philippines. But it is very doubtful
whether a bill increasing the regular
army to 100,000 can pass Ihe senate of
this congress. The opposition to such an
increase is very strong In that body and
s not Hk'jly to yield , as now Indicated. It.
s possible that some sort of compromise
will be effected , but the chances seem to
be strongly against this. The repub
licans of the senate are not unanimous
in favor of the proposed increase.
If the bill falls In the senate it is
highly probable that a special session of
the Fifly-slxth congress will be called
very soon after the present congress
ends. The president undoubtedly Is very
desirous to avoid this , but he regards
the proposed legislation as of such great
Importance that if it should fall hi tills
congress he would rtoublloss feel it to be
an imperative duty to call the next con
gress In special session without delay.
DELAY IS b
TJic census of 1000 is scarcely a year
off. The present legislature must pro
vide for the consolidation of Omaha and
South Omaha if consolidation is to take
place within the present decade. After
liWO there will be no Incentive for
Omaha to assume Ihe debts and other
onerous responsibilities that would go
with the union of the two cities.
Oulsi.de of Ihe oilice-seckers and spoils
hunters the only class of people in .South
Omaha disposed to oppose consolidation
is the liquor clement , which has been
enjoying the advantage of a 9500 li
cense fee that would have to be in
creased to $1,000 on the extension of the
corporate limits of Omaha. Hut thia
Increase of the license fee in South
Omaha is bound to come anyway with
the census of 1000 , which cannot fall to
disclose a population in that flourishing
town bringing it within the provision of
the law making ? 1OCO the minimum
license fee. With this difference elimi
nated consolidation would bo more to
the advantage than to the disadvantage
of South Omaha liquor dealers. Hy
making the union take effect in 1)0J ! ) (
just previous to the census enumeration
all objections and opposition to the an
nexation proposition from this source
could doubtless bo avoided.
The question of consolidating Omaha
and South Omaha is one so vital to the
interests of both communities that the
commercial organizations nnd public
bodies of both should take it up at
once. The time to act is at hand and
action cannot safely bo deferred.
The senate lias passed the bill to ad
mit Osborno Delgnan to Ihe naval
academy at Annapolis , As ho had
pa.ssed the regulation age limit for ad
mission a special bill was necessary ,
As one of the Merrlmae heroes he is en
titled to some recognition and In offering
him an opportunity to advance in hi *
calling which places his future in hln
own hands congress does better than
tendering a gold medal and a vote o {
thanks. A chance to rise Is the best
thing uny good American boy can have
and those who know the young man
have every confidence In his ability and
disposition to Improve the opportunity ,
The question whether the police boarder
or the district court Judges are to consti
tute the licensing body must bo deter
mined authoritatively If the court denies
the commission the power plainly vested
by law exclusively in It to grant or refuse -
fuse liquor license applications. Kllher
the law has up to this Umo been misread
by everybody who has served on the po-
llco commission since Its establishment
twelve years ago or the attempt of the
courts to utitirp this power/through the
use. of mandamus and Injunction l.s en
tirely unwarranted and will bo so hehl
by the court of last resort.
The mob that surrounded the bouse
of a woman at Hethlehem , 1ml , , sus
pected of killing her husband , and fired
It , fully believing that she and her chil
dren were in It nt the time , is another one
of those painful and deplorable miuil
festallous of lawlessness which Is n
Khame , a disgrace and a lasting repivmeli
not only to the community where It oc
curs , but to the whole country. In this
Instance Ihe only evidence uas clrcum
slantinl and far from conclusive , but
that has nothing to do with the case.
If the woman mid confessed the crime ,
If Instead of one man she had killed a
hundred cold-bloodedly , there Is a law
lo pnntah nnd Its enforcement would
have subserved the ends of Justice with
out this mob taking mailers in Us own
hands. Hut even the attempt to take
Iho woman's life on suspicion pales and
fades into Insignificance compared to the
methods employed. Whatever might
have been the guilt of the mother It
could not attai'lt to three little children ,
aifd by firing the house so as to prevent
escape nnd then leaving the mob made a
willful attempt to murder them In the
most horrible manner. The thought of
the whole disgraceful transaction Is
sickening and disgusting and If the local
authorities will not do It the governor of
Indiana should spare no effort and ex
pense to hunt down the dangerous out
laws who tried to perpetrate this crime.
Prince Leopold of Delglum , who some
times does some very queer tilings , has
just Issued a tremendous royal decree
concerning the horrors of the San Jose
scale. The decree prohibits the Im
portation of fresh fruits and plants from
the United States unless accompanied
by most formal ami convincing proofs
that they are absolutely scaleless. Poor
Leopold ! Hetwccn sitting up one part
of the night with the benevolent plan
to assimilate the non-assimilative Oon-
goans and the other part of it with the
San .lose scale the pleasure of wearing
the big crown of a Hltle kingdom Is
truly not what It might be.
The fast trains will now come off until
the railroads want to work another free
advertising racket. And the railroad
managers persist in saying their fast
trains do not pay , when they know
very well that the free newspaper ad
vertising worked through them could
not have been bought at regular rates
for several times the entire outlay for
Iho new train service.
Now that the city tax levy lias been Ir
revocably fixed and It is known the
greatest economy will be imperative dur
ing the coming year , the heads of the
various departments should remember
that there are twelve months in the year.
Otherwise there will be the usual com
plaint that absolutely necessary work
cannot be done because all the money is
gone.
mid Tnxcx.
Sprlnelleld Republican.
As surely as present policies are persisted
In , more federal taxes must bo Imposed. We
cannot blink that fact. More borrowing
would only put over for a day nnd not avert
the necessity that confronts "expansion. "
Kqual lo the Home firoAvn.
Minneapolis Times.
Asulnaldo has claimed In a speech that his
forces killed 2,300 Americans In the recent
fighting at Manila. When the Filipinos
reach the election stage of political develop
ment , what a magnificent campaign liar
Agulmaldo will be.
Horxc of Another Color.
Buffalo Express.
"As might bo expected , " runs a Manila
dispatch , "there has been some looting in
the outskirts , but ft has not been general
and has been done in direct violation of
orders. " This doca'hot refer to the Filipino
troops , but to the Americans. Ono of the in
cidents which made the Filipinos our foes was
the fear of General Merritt that the Filipinos
would loot If he allowed them to share any
of the glory of capturing Manila.
Anu-rli-n'M Third Atliulrnl.
Chicago Chronicle.
There have been but two admirals in the
United States navy. The ofllce was created
in 1SG3 and was first held by David Farragut ;
on his death In 1870 David D. Porter was
appointed as his successor. On Porter's
death the ofllco was abolished. Dewey will
bo the third American admiral and the most
gracious part of the bill for his benefit Is
that ho will not bo retired for age like other
army and naval officers. At hla death the
olllce will again ccaeo to exist.
( < > r a
Chicago Chronicle.
Along with the white man's burden the
marquis of Salisbury manifests an un-
inlstakablo Intention to take up tlio
territory on the east African coast now
claimed by Franco under a lease
from Italy. Indeed , his lordship evi
dently considers the French a "sullen , silent
people , " who are to bo crowded Into a cor
ner and kept there. The Fashoda Incident
has been followed by the Newfoundland fish
eries business , the Soudan college difficulty ,
and the Red sea coaling station dispute , and
In each case Franco has "knuckled under. "
The "pin pricks , " however , continue , though
It Is not Franco but Great Britain which is
doing the pricking. It is Impossible to cs-
capo the conclusion that4 England means to
fasten a quarrel on the French republic ,
though what object Is to bo attained passes
comprehension. It may bo sot down as cer
tain , however , that the quarrel will arise If
the provocation bo continued long enough.
No nation ever went hunting for trouble
without getting It. Franco will not forever
submit to having her nose pulled. There
will bo war If Salisbury seeks It , and ho
apparently docs seek it.
WUSTISH.V THOOl'S.
Conrntto unit Dnxh DlNuliiycd In llu-
HnttlvM A run ml Manila.
New York Herald.
In the Intensely Interesting details of the
week's fighting about Manila cabled to the
Herald 'by ' one of the fighters , who waa
"badly " wounded , there Is one strong underly
ing note which dominates the wliolo story
that Is , the absolute courage and dash of our
western troops.
These were amateur soldiers just a lot of
prairie boys full of adventure nnd bored
with their monotonous life at home. The
writer had earned his spurs In the Turco-
Orcclan war for nn English paper , but is an
amateur In American Journalism.
Watch how graphically the words describe
the wild western ease with which the Wash-
Ingtou , Nebraska , Idaho , Montana , Wyo
ming , Dakota and Utah regiments overcame
difficulties :
"The Nebraska men made their way over
the bridge , crouching in pairs , amid the
hleslug and pattering of bullets. "
"Tho Colorado volunteers rushed block
houses Nos , 4 and G and the village beyond. "
"The Washington troops swam the estuary
under fire. "
"Tho Wyoming troops waded the stream
and marched Into the open under heavy fire
as If on parade. "
"Up the hill the artillery and infantry
scrambled , digging -with their hands and
feet. Nothing could stand bcforo them. It
was magnificent ! "
And so It was ! These first details of fightIng -
Ing In the troplca by our raw western boys
go further toward establishing the vast
fighting power of our blessed country the
reaorvo force to bo drawn from any and
every section of the nation than the grand
est essay on war ever written by the great
est general of all the foreign powers on
earth.
nr.r. MMSS.
According to Judge rharles K. Smith of
Custer City , S. I ) . , now In Omaha , the
South Carolina dispensary system that wni
ndopteil as an amendment to the constitu
tion nt the last election , Is not a popular
measure nnd will never bo enforced. The
Judge says that the people simply over
looked It , In the excitement of other Issues ,
nnd that It became n law surreptitiously
as It were. The matter , however , presents
an anomaly that perhaps no other state has
over had. It appears that the simple
proposition ns to whether the otnto shoulder
or should not have n dispensary syatem
was voted on and , while the amendment
was adopted , the legislature elected nt the
same time la overwhelmingly against the
measure and will refuse to prescribe any
penalty for the violation of the law. Of
course , ft Is supposed to bo the duty of
a legislature to enact such measures as
may ho necessary to carry out the objects
of a constitutional amendment , but If that
body takes n contrary vlow as to what Hi
duty In the premises Is , thcro la no power
lo compel It to think or act differently and
In this case that attllmlo will , apparently ,
render the dispensary system n nullity In
South Dakota unless some future legisla
ture shall decide to carry out Its provisions.
Those pessimists who bewail the fact that
Nebraska has no recognized poet to embalm
Its beauties In verso should now revise their
Judgment , for a bard has appeared on the
scene and ho Is no less a personage thnn
Killtor Lecdom ot the Osmond Republican.
It Is true his first production Is rather
lacking In that originality said to character
ize the 'bard ' who Is born and not made , but
at the saroo tlmo It contains n dcgrco of
pathos that promises better things in the
future. Hero It Is :
How di > ar lo our heart Is cash on subscrip
tion
When the generous subscriber presents It to
vlow ,
nut the man who don't pay wo refrain
from description
For perhaps , gentle reader , that man may bo
you.
According to the strict proprieties , of
course , the 'business ' element in this poem
would prevent It from taking rank with the
highest classics , but It must not bo forgot
ten that oven Shakespeare < lld not neglect
the business -side ot his poetry nnd the
duty to follow that policy Is Just ns In
cumbent on the editor as It la on the poet.
Uut however that -may 'bo those who want
a poet laureate for Nebraska will do well
to keep an eye on the bud-ding genius of
Editor Leedom.
The editor of the CulbertBon Era evi
dently has little sympathy for the calamity
howler and In descanting on his ephero
of uselcssness says :
We have under our table a Nebraska ex
change with a column of queries accusing
the "money lender" of belns guilty of all
kinds of meanness In the answers th2re < o.
The paper Is popoeratic , of course , an-1 the
chances tire sixteen to ono that the "money
Jender1' holds a mortgage on that fallow's
printing plant.
This Is rather severe , 1 > ut hem-ever the
truth may be , It Is an Indisputable fact that
it Is Iho nerc-do-iwell and the man who has
his own folly to blame for hla misfortunes
who is always most severe In criticisms of
fate and the Injustice of man.
The Wayne Republican has Just com
pleted its first year nnd shows every indica
tion of prosperity. The reason is not far
to seek. It Is an excellent local paper ,
newsy , enterprising and Identified with the
Interests of Its town and county. It docs
not complain of a lack of patronage because
It Is worthy of it and gets It. If other pa
pers which complain of Injustice would fol
low the example of Editor Cunningham and
give their towns papers with all of the local
news the cause of these complaints would
bo apt to disappear In short order.
Some enterprising Yankee has invented a
shirt that Is said to ibo all the rage with a
certain class Just now In Now York and it
may not > bo amiss for the convivial Nebraskan -
braskan while hunting for the diversion of
a little game of draw In Gotham to keep
his eyes open for it. It consists of a false
cuff and sleeve that has attached to it a fine
metallic clamp which catches a cord and Is
drawn with a cord across the body to the
other hand , where the card needed In an
emergency Is deposited without danger of
detection. The Shirt sells for ? 100 nnd Is
said to bo cheap at that to those who care
more for money than the method of getting
it.
The business men of Hastings are agitat
ing the question of establishing a commer
cial club or board of trade as a means of
securing factories r.md other enterprises for
the town. Experience has proved two tilings
In this regard. The ease with which a
board of trade may be organized in a town
and the difficulty experienced in getting It
to work to a practical purpose. Its useful
ness in securing new industries Is too ap
parent to need comment , and the already
hustling and enterprising town of Hastings
can add very materially to Its importance
and prosperity In this way , but to do so they
must quit "agitating , " form the organization
and when they get It go to work along prac
tical lines and keep everlastingly at It until
they secure everything In sight.
AVI3STUHN Sli
I'CIIPC CoinmlNKloiHT 11Ill's Mln < nkvii
Iiitiriirrtnlloii.
Chicago Post ,
The address of Whltelaw Hold , late peace
commissioner of the United States , at the
Marquette club banquet bristled with inter-
eating statements which fairly challenge
comment. It was intended to bo highly com
plimentary to the patriotism and penetra
tion and hopeful spirit of the great west ,
which Mr. Reid could not help comparing
with the narrow and obstructive attitude of
important elements In the cast. Hut n care
ful perusal of the address discloses the fact
that In ono vital respect Mr. llokl misinter
preted the western sentiment. * * The
west has not reproached the commission for
"bringing homo more property than some
people wanted , " but not because It either
expected or desired that the war should
result In 'giving ' us any "property. " The
west appreciated the necessity of compelling
Spain to surrender the Philippines , and it
does not criticise the commissioners for doIng -
Ing their duty. Hut It tines not advocate
holding all that mere force has given us ;
it Joes not treat the question of Philippine
annexation as a commercial one. It would
not have the government "wait till" it "has
examined" the far eastern archipelago and
"found that It has no use for It. " Use and
profitableness are not the controlling con
siderations at all. Justice and tha pledge
of this government to the world are. The
war waa not undertaken for purposes of ter
ritorial aggrandizement , and the congress
and pcoplo which proclaimed the right ot
Cuta to self-government will not deny the
same right to the Philippines.
Mr. Hold does not want Cuba , Porto Illco
or the Philippines to become parts of "tho
United States. " Ho says that "we want no
Porto HlcacB or Cubans to bo sending en-
ators and representatives to Washington to
help govern the American union , any more
than wo want Kanakas or Tagalos or Vlsayas
or Malays. " Ho repudiates the "crazy ex
tension" of the doctrine ot government by
consent to these dependencies and would
treat them as mere "property" of the United
States. The west cordially Indorses the
negative part of hlu proposition , but it Is
not ready to subscribe to the positive part.
The west believes in giving the Philippines
precisely the same status as has been ac
corded to Cuba. It believes that wo are
bound to estubll.ti an orderly and stable
government there and protect the islands
from foreign aggression. Hut It does not
advocate annexation or colonization for the
cake of gain.
I
COMMTION 01' TIIU ril.ll'INOS.
Until on ( UtirMlnii of Thrlr Cn-
imcltj for f > lfiot eminent.
There Is an abundance of reliable Ameri
can testimony available confirming the con
tention of opponents of Imperialism that
the natives of the Philippine Islands are nt
least the equals of the Cubans In their ca
pacity for self-government , ami should re
ceive like treatment. No lew nn authority
thnn Admiral Dowcy BO stated In a dispatch
to Secretary Long last June. "These people
( the Filipinos ) , " sa > s the admiral , "nro
superior and more ititelllgcnt nnd better
capacitated to govern themselvno than the
Indians of Cuba , nnd 1 am familiar vilth the
character of both races. "
Admiral Dewey's conclusions nro sup
ported by another eminent authority. Prof.
Dcnn C. Worcester of Ann Arbor University ,
ttho lived on the Islands several years , and
whose writings concerning them nre the best
obtainable source of Information. Prof.
Worcester Is a member ot the Philippine
commission recently appointed by the presi
dent. Prof. Worcester was asked by n
friend nt Cornell for an expression of his
opinion ns to the capacity ot the Filipinos
for self-government. From his reply , which
has been published , dated Ann Arbor , Mich. ,
December 10 , wo quote the following :
"To make a statement ns to future pos
sibilities Is merely to express nn opinion ,
and so fur as I can sec the only basis for
such nn opinion Is to be found In the
character of the civilized native and In
the actual showing which ho has mndu
under the adverse environment which has
thus far surrounded him.
"Tho Filipino has developed many ad-
mlrablo traits. Ho Is.peaceable nnd cheer
ful ; his self-restraint Is remarkable ; his
family Is well ordered ; In some Instances , nt
any rate , ho shows executive ability of no
mean order when called upon to attend to
the administration of local affairs In the
more Important towns ,
"It Is my own belief that no Intra-troplcnl
people offers brighter hope for the future
than do the Philippine natives , and If
trouble arises In our dealings with them
I bellovo there Is far more likelihood that It
will io the result of our own maladminis
tration than that It will come from In
herent and objectionable peculiarities of
their character. "
Edwin Wlldmau , vice consul nt Manila , In
n letter to Leslie's Weekly , says of the na
tives : "The Filipino is artistic nnd his
clothing Is clean two tremendous strides
toward civilization. The men do clever
work In wooJ. silver nnd brass. Their old
war knives are highly embellished. Their
pottery Is often picturesque , nnd the cloth
ing of the women , made of the indigenous
fiber that abounds throughout the Islands ,
Is picturesque , nnd has a jaunty , attractive
style , which their straight forms and ex
posed shoulders carry oft well. The llbsr
Is often woven ns finely ns silk , nnd some
of the drawn work of the Filipino lace
makers Is most exquisite and expensive. I
have seen single -handkerchiefs - which could
not ibo purchased under $300. The Filipinos
love jewelry , and some of the crude set
tings contain magnificent pearls , found
along the shores of the Islands. The
women , ns a class , arc attractive many are
really pretty. While eschewing shoes ,
gloves nnd liats , they often wear dresses
of the finest texture , 'beautifully ' embroid
ered , and made with a flowing train. Doth
sexes love music , and the Filipino music
Is not the wild -banging - of tom-toms and
the beating of cymbals and drums ; nor Is
It the squeak of the two-stringed violin nnd
the pounding of sticks attune , as with the
Chinese and Japanese ; 'but ' it has melody
aiid air , for the Tagal plays all the Instru
ments ot the European , n'nd outplays him
on many. Agulnaldo's band of sixty pieces
Is ono ot the finest on the Island.
"The native is In evidence everywhere.
He Is your servant , your day laborer , your
blacksmith , carpenter , farmer , stone cutter ,
cook and , In fact , represents to the Philip
pines what tlio coolie class does to China ,
the negro to the south ; only , as you study
his character and take note of his works
In artistic , intellectual , commercial and
musical lines , you are compelled to admit
that possibilities exist In his make-up that
do not in other native races. It Is con
tinually dinned Into your cars that the
Filipino Is hopelessly lazy. I am willing
to admit that he Is lazy , but not hopelessly.
This Is a climate of lazy conditions. "
"My prejudices In favor ot the Filipinos , "
writes Chaplain McKInnon of the First Cali
fornia volunteers , "wero when I came here
about as strong as any man's could be , but
now I have come to the conclusion that the
Spaniards treated them about right. In this
opinion I am not alone , as I think there are
but few officers in the army who think
otherwise. I have been all over the country
and find no poverty nnywhcro. For Indians ,
I think them remarkably well Instructed.
The ono who cannot rend nnd write Is an
exception. There nro public schools sup
ported by the government all over the coun
try. "
The American , the first dally paper pub
lished in the English language at Manila ,
found It Impossible to secure a sufficient
force of typesetters understanding the
English language and had to fall back on
the natives , who did not understand the
lingo. The result of the experiment Illus
trates the remarkable nptltude of the na
tives. "Tho experiment was made , " says
the American , "and with success from the
very beginning. And now all the composi
tion In this paper Is set up by natives.
They are very quick to learn and when they
once understand n thing they never forgot it.
Most of the compositors arc learning English
by constantly having English copy before
them , nnd , although not ono of them could
speak n word of our language when they
commenced setting typo on the American ,
they now understand whatever wo have oc
casion to say to them in the performance of
their work. With the proper school system
once Introduced , frequent Intercourse with
Americans and Europeans and the eradica
tion of the superHtltlon which Is so promi
nent a factor In them , they will advance In
education very rapidly. "
l'I3HSO.VAI. AM ) OTIIUHWISB.
A milk trust Is talked of In Milwaukee.
What , Milwaukee forsaking Milwaukee ?
Perish the thought.
It is proposed In Denver to establish a
public park In that city as a memorial to
the late Jlev. Myron W. Heed.
J. Eads How , a young millionaire of St.
Louis , Is leading a life of voluntary poverty
In that city , trying by example to better the
condition of the laboring classes.
People of the west who Imagined they
monopolized the ( blizzard belt have to read
blizzard operations down east to realize how
far they ore from the real blizzard belt.
J. Frank Whcaton , a member of the pres
ent legislature In Minnesota , Is the first
colored man who ever sat In that body. He
was elected by a constituency of 9,000 voters
ers , only fifty of whom are colored men.
The National Druggist conveys a tlmery
warning when It delares that chemically
pure water is "a dangerous protoplasmic
poison. " The royal road to safety Is to deus
us Chicago does boll It and apply externally.
General Otis , the commander of our forces
in the Philippines , U said to bo a man of
laconic speech , who rarely utters more than
ono short sentence at a time , but who man
ages to make that sentence epigrammatic
and full of meaning.
Grave diggers In a Wlsconiln town threaten
to strike for more pay. They find It hard
work to pick a hole In the frozen ground
and insist that ll.fiO a day is about right.
At last accounts prospective occupants ot
2iC's evinced no disposition to kick at the
raise.
N OP nniuisroiiu.
r.\iliillim : AinhltloiK ProJcrU tot
Oriental Trnilr ,
Dot roll Free Pr cs.
Lord Ueresford. the champion of nn "open
door" policy for the Orient , comes to tha
United States at an opportune moment for
( he exploitation of his ambitious piojcct.
The wonderful expansion of our commercial
Interests Is giving Impetus to every project
that promlJcs to open up new markets for
American products , whHo the growth ot
friendliness between ( Jreat MrltMn and our
selves paves the way for a kindly reception
In our chambers of commerce nf any proposi
tion concerning trade that the distinguished
KuKll-ihtnan Oral res to make.
It Is the drcnm of this practical statesman
to see ( Jreat Hrllnln nnd the United States ,
llrrmnny and Japan united In the support
of a free trade poflry for China. If left to
themselves Russia nnd Frnnre nnd Oermany
are certain to extend their spheres of exclu
sive Infliienco In China , to the great detri
ment of Americans and English Interest * .
Hence It Is the fnr-roachlng scheme of Lord
llcresford to forestall such a policy by enlist
ing the active co-operation of the three com
mercial countries that favor open trade , and
to Induce the Hermans , who have more or
less of a community of Interests with these
three , to share In the movement.
So far as It Is possible for the Unlte-J
Stntcs to encourage llercsford's proposition
without being Involved In mllllarlMm , there
seems llttfe question that Vt should bo done.
U'o have covenanted with Spain to main
tain nn open door In the Philippines , nnd we
are now more than ever before concerned In
seeing the rich markets of China thrown
open to all the nations ot the world on equal
conditions. The only kind of expansion
which should have charms for us Is the con
quest ot the world's markets , In u free and
open competition.
l > ( l.Vri3l > UKMAlllvS.
Chicago Herord : "What did little Jim do
with the quarter he got for having his tooth
pulled ? "
"He spent It nil on comic valentines to
send the dentist. "
Indianapolis Journal : "My ancestors cams
over in the -Mayflower , " Huhl the ley yountj
woman.
"Indeed ? " responded her equally frigid
friend. "None of my people have ever , to
my knowledge , traveled otherwise ) than
II rat-class. "
Detroit Journal : "How did you manage to
pnx * such crude coins ? " they asked him.
"Oh , people want money HO b.ull" replied
the counterfeiter , acutt-Iy , If not grammat
ically.
Chicago News : "When my typewriter girl
wont awny. what do you think !
"Well what ? "
"Sh ? left a note for the new clrl tclllnc
her I wan mighty shaky on the use of 'shall1
nnd 'will. ' "
Philadelphia North American : "Of course ,
I am against Filipino annexation , " paid th
foxy senator.
"Hut why ? "
"Why , man alive , they've got 200 dialects ,
nnd how It ) a statesman ever going to bd
able to talk business with such u mob ? "
Chicago Tribune : "Hello , pard ! " ex-
clnlmecl thn plumber. "Cold , uln't It ? "
"Sir ! " said the physician.
"Cotno , doc , " rejoined the plumber. "Don't
let's feel to proud to speak to each other. I
nolle ? that you and 1 are always busiest nt ' \
the same time , and while you're at work
upstairsI'm generally prncticln' In the
basement. "
Washington SUr : "Aw pay , now ! How
can the mere Inheritance of a thousand dollars
lars bo enough to render him independent
for life ? "
"It Is enough to pay the expenses ot his
divorce suit. Now , can you see ? "
A Common Ilnrileii.
Indianapolis Journal :
"Take up the white man's burden "
And the noble savage strode
To the nearest bar that came in sight. '
And got him there a load.
OM3 DAY IX Til 13 TIU3XCHES.
Atlantic Monthly.
Wo lay nmong the rille pits , above our low
heads streaming-
Bullets , like sleet , with now nnd then ,
near by. the vicious screaming
Of shells that made us hold our breath ,
till each had burst and blasted
Its ghastly circle , hid In smoke here , there
and while It lasted ,
That murderous fume nnd fusillade , our
hearts were In our throats ;
For hell let loose- about us raged , and In
thopo muddy moats
The rain that fell was Bhot and shell , the
splash it made was red ,
And all about the long redoubt waa gar
risoned with dead.
Upon my right a veteran In rasping whis
pers swore ;
Upon my left an Irish lad breathed Av
Marys o'er.
And 1 ? Well , well , I won't aver my lips
no murmur made ;
A prrty-er , long- , silent , half forgot , stirred
them ; but something stayed
The pact-oil words ; I locked my lips. "No ,
no , ah , no ! " I thought ;
"Not so I'll pray , let come what may ! " I
held my heart and lips
And , nerved afresh , I gripped my rifle
stock when something- clips
Smartly my tcmplo ( that long- lock con
ceals the bullet's mark ) .
And , sharply stlnglnc , with cars loud
ringing , I dropped into the dark.
* * * *
When I awoke the sultry smoke was gone ,
nnd o'er me.
Faint as a cloud against the air , a. sweet
face tenderly ,
A mother-woman's face , was bonding , In
the evening beam
That touched her good gray hair to gold
with eyes that made mo seem.
'Mid nil the fever's burning , wholly safe
sinro they were there.
Well-oddly , ulr In that dim peace , I let
my lips breathe prayer.
is the
Time.
At this season of the
year there is not much'to
be said about clothing
except to call attention to
the prices at which we
are selling the remainder
of the winter goods.
We are not looking for
profit so much as for
room for spring goods ,
We don't want to pack
up and store any of this
season's stock. It is
yours at about cost now.
But don't let yourself
forget that this is all new
stock and made for this
season. Our guarantee
goes with every garment
of it.
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