G TIIE OMAHA DAILY 33EE ; WEDNESDAY , MAY 3 , 1809.
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that the actual number of full nnd complete
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{ Sunday Hec , printed during the month of
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Notary Public.
The legislature having adjourned ,
Lincoln Is about lo Indulge In Its regu
lar biennial social purity spasm.
County Attorney Shields should have
fortified himself with u blank resigna
tion of Deputy Dunn before bo ap
pointed him.
A shower of mud Is reported to have
visited many portions of Nebraska and
Iowa , and no political campaign on at
this time , either.
Now It is a peanut trust. It must not
be inferred that this Is a. small affair ,
as It requires $5,000,000 to lloat it , pea
nut politicians not Included.
Colonel Funston has richly earned tlie
star which the president has placed
upon his shoulder strap. He Is the ideal
of the dashing soldier whom no obstacle
daunts.
If Agnlualdo could get into cable com
munication with General Toral he could
probably learn considerable as to how
much he Is liable to gain by dickering
over terms.
Mr. Ilitchcalfe's modesty Is reaching
alarming proportions. He talks wisely
of the live best newspapers of America
without once mentioning the organ
which he prints.
The report of school attendance shows
nearly 200 more pupils hi the public
schools of Omaha today than there
were at the same time last year. This
Is another Irrefutable proof of Omaha's
steady growth.
How can County Attorney Shields ask
a jury to convict prisoners so long as
he keeps In his own olllcc a deputy who
refuses to testify In a gambling case
on the ground that his evidence might
incriminate himself ?
As long as the regents of the Ne
braska State university continue to cn-i
force the rule against dancing in any of
the university buildings they will , of
course , be justified in resenting every
Insinuation reflecting on the morality of
the Institution.
So the popocratlc state ofllclals pro
pose to Ignore the senate Investigating
committee and as far as possible to ob
struct Its work. This looks as If the
state house reformers have repented of
their loud Invitations to everyone to ex
amine the records.
A town mooting has been called to
discuss the question , Arc the people of
Omaha capable of governing them
selves ? Wo thought Governor Poyutor
had already decided that question for
us when be vetoed the charter bill unan
imously agreed upon by the duly
elected representatives of IJougUib
county.
Ilaytl and San Domingo have decided
to settle their differences by arbitration.
The into war between Spain and the
United States nnd the trouble In the
Philippines so completely overshadow
them that any disturbance they could
create would not nttrnc.t enough atten
tion to make It pay.
The Filipino Junta at London has
eclipsed all records at wireless teleg
raphy. It assorts a telegram has been
received from Agulnaldo under April HO
date In which ho repudiates the peace
overtures as having been made by
General Luna without orders. Inas
much as General Otis controls the only
cable from the Philippines the junta
must bo In possession of a method of
transmission which outdoes that of
Marconi , the Italian savant.
The hungry popocrats and renegade
republicans who have been trying to
break Into the county clerk's ofllce with
the asslstauco of the popocratlc mem
bers of the county board have discov
ered that Injunction and mandamus
i work botli ways. Haying failed In
their attempt to connect with the county
treasury by mandamus they will now
denounce the Interposition of the court
to protect the county clerk from their
Interference as another terrible exhibi
tion of government by Injunction.
NKQOTIATIOXS R
The return of the envoys from General
oral Luna was somewhat sooner thai
expected , but the chief matter of sur
prise Is that they had nothing new to
submit In renewing negotiations. It Is
Imrdly possible that General Otis failed
to convince them on their first visit of
the hopelessness of obtaining a cessa
tlou of hostilities until the Filipino congress
gross could determine whether there
should bo peace and hence their repetl
tlon of the first proposals appears to
warrant the opinion of some that thej
are simply sparring for time to rehabili
tate their forces. The envoys expressed
confidence that the congress would de
clare for peace , saying that the people
want peace , but they seem not to ap
preciate the fact that the Amorl m
authorities cannot now recognize a
Filipino congress or government , hav
ing distinctly taken the position that
the Filipinos are In Insurrection against
American authority , with whom there
can be no negotiations that do not
contemplate unconditional surrender.
Hence It Is useless to urge that Agul
naldo cannot surrender without the
authority of the congress.
The Indications arc that the renewal
of negotiations will have no practical
result , though It Is possible that the
envoys did not disclose at the llrst con
ference their full Instructions. Our be
lief Is still that the Filipinos earnestly
desire peace , but naturally wish to se
cure as favorable terms as possible. It
Is not probable that General Otis will
make any material change In the condi
tions ho lias named , which are fully
approved at Washington.
3llt. ATKlXSOfCS MISTAKK.
The postmaster at San Francisco has
been directed by the postmaster general
to exclude from mail for the Philippines
certain pamphlets forwarded by Ed
ward Atkinson , an olllcer of the Boston
Antl-lmperlallst league and quite well
known to the country as a writer on
economic subjects. The pamphlets are
regarded at Washington as seditious In
character and calculated , If allowed to
bo sent to their destination , to create
dissatisfaction and nosslblv mutiny
among the soldiers. Atkinson acknowl
edges their authorship and It is said
that he Is liable to flue and Imprison
ment under the statutes providing for
the punishment of any one giving aid
and comfort to insurgents against the
authority of the United States.
Unquestionably Atkinson has made a
very serious mistake , If the pamphlets
in question are of the character repre
sented. It Is an exceedingly grave mat
ter to attempt to Incite dissatisfaction
among soldiers In the field facing an
enemy. The administration , therefore ,
has taken the proper course In not
allowing- the objectionable documents
to be forwarded. Yet It may be doubted
whether they could have done any
limn. The brave and patriotic soldiers
! u the Philippines are not likely to be
influenced by any appeals designed to
nclte them against their government
and we have no doubt that they would
lave repudiated with most Indignant
scorn so palpable an Insult to their loy
alty and patriotism. They are as In
telligent as they are valorous and know
their duty. It Is doubtless true that
most of them would like to see a
termination of hostilities , but while
there Is lighting to do they are ready
to do It and no amount of appeals of
the Atkinson sort coulu Incite them to
any conduct prejudicial to their country.
It Is not stated whether the pamphlets
were approved by the Anti-Imperialist
eague , but wo are quite sure that At-
cluson's course will not be approved
by anti-expansionists generally , who
recognize the difference between criti
cising the policy of the government and
tampering with the soldiers who are
Oghtiug Its battles.
MAlATAlfT TIW UULD STANDARD.
What currency legislation , If any , will
je enacted by the Fifty-sixth congress
cannot now be predicted with certainty.
The probability Is that the generally ap-
u'ovcd recommendation of the presl-
lent , that greenbacks redeemed In gold
shall be reissued only In exchange for
gold , will be adopted. Sound money
non are practically unanimous in favor
of this , which it is conceded on all hands
would effectually safeguard the treus-
iry against raiding by means of the
'endless chain. " It Is possible that
hero will be legislation looking to an
ucreasc of national bank circulation ,
but this Is not likely. The demand
from portions of the country for leglsla-
lon that will give such sections needed
Kinking facilities may receive recogni
tion and there will certainly be a very
strong pressure for It. But the para-
iiotuit duty devolving upon the next
congress Is that of settling the gold
standard , by a direct and unequivocal
declaration that the obligations of the
government arc payable In gold.
The country Is prepared for such a
loclaration and the pledge of the repub-
lean party to maintain the gold stand-
in ! requires that a republican congress
shall enact legislation which will make
that standard secure. Most of the re-
uibllcan representatives In the next
louse were elected on gold standard
platforms. The result of the elections
of 1SOS showed that the popular sentl-
nont Is strongly for gold. Opposition
o the gold standard has been steadily
llmlnlshlug for the last two years ,
mdcr the conclusive demonstration
which events have given of the fallacies
of the silvorltes. With the restoration
of industrial and commercial prosperity ,
with the gieat expansion of trade , with
the rise In the prices of commodities
uul the wages of labor , with the rapid
growth of national wealth-all con-
'utlng ' the theories and the prophecies of
he advocates of currency debasement
the vindication and justification of the
gold standard Is complete , There Is not
a single point In the contention of the
silvcrltes that has not been overthrown
> y the experience of the past two years.
There Is not a single proposition urged
igalnst the gold standard in the last
latloual campaign that has not been
ittorly demolished by events. With the
gold standard this country has made
luring the last two years the most mar
velous progress In Us history for a like
> erlod and Us people as a whole were
lever more prosperous.
Tlie time has gone by for trilling or
trimming In regard to this question
There ithould bo no more attempts to no
cure "International bimetallism , " fllnco
they would certainly prove futile. There
must bo no quarter shown those wlu
would debase the currency , Impair the
public credit , destroy confidence ant
Introduce disorder and confusion Into
the business of the country. The plait
and Imperative duty of the party li
power Is to make such a declaration o
the gold standard as will remove al
doubt lespectlng the future basis of tin ,
currency a declaration which , even li
the event of the election of a Kllverltc
president would render him powerless
to Injure the public credit. This diitj
the sound money men of the country
confidently expect the Fifty-sixth congress
gross to perform and we believe It will
do so.
MKMUH1AL , DAY I'REPARATWXS.
The committee of the Grand Army ol
the Kepubllc which has been charger
with the work of preparing for the
Memorial day celebration In Omaha has
Issued the following address :
To the Generous and Patriotic Public :
The observance of Memorial day to com
memorate the memory ot the nation's fallen
heroes Is at hand. As a patriotic people let
us keep nllvo the sacred associations of this
time-honored service. To this end wo , the
flnanco committee , appeal to you to con
tribute n sufllclent fund to defray the neces
sary expenses of a suitable demonstration
In honor of the occasion. The amount am
11.11110 ot each contributor will bo publisher
and as soon as poss'lblo after Memorial day
the expense account will bo published
showing what use has been made ot your
money. Semi your contributions as early
ns possible to L. S. Skinner , treasurer , 309
Now York Life building.
It Is sincerely to be hoped this ap
peal will meet v > Ith a generous response
upon the part of public-spirited and
patriotic citizens. This year , more than
any other In the last decade , calls for
special recognition of the sacrifices of
the fallen heroes of both the war of
18(51 ( and the war of 1SOO , whose mem
ories can be revered In no more appro
priate manner than by the annual
decoration of their graves with flowers
emblematic of the tender regard In
which they arc held by a thankful and
appreciative people.
A CllANUE FOR SOUTH OMAHA ,
If the county board encounters any
dlfllculty In Inducing the depository
banks to renew their bonds under the
law It might possibly persuade the na
tional banks of South Omaha to take
a hand In the matter. The law does
not restrict the board to the selection
of depositories from among banks at
the county scat , but throws the door
open to all banks In the county , the
only restriction being that the boud
nust be double the amount of the depos
its , which shall also not exceed 30 per
cent of the paid up capital stock.
The capital stock of the South Omaha
national banks aggregates $ -400,000 and
no one.questions the stability of those
ustitutious. They are constantly pay-
ng the equivalent of 3 per cent ou
leposits of outside banks and M'ould
doubtless be glad to pay that rate of
nterest on county deposits , providing
: hey arc not cajoled by the Omaha
banks with which they co-operate.
The Idea that the Omaha banks should
jo allowed to tell the county board that
t must violate the law to give them
the benefit of holding the county's
nonoy at reduced Interest Is not to' bo
countenanced. Soutli Omaha banks arc
pretending to bo independent of their
Omaha , connections. Here is a chance
for them to make good their representa
tions by putting In a bid for the county
uouey In compliance with the dopos-
tory law.
The patrons of the South Omaha
stock yards will watch with interest the
outcome of the litigation In Chicago to
test the legality of the special switching
charge exacted on all live stock ship-
nents. The terminal fees at the va-
lous stock yards are essential elements
n the price paid for cattle and hogs
narketcd at the different points. If re
duced or removed at Chicago the change
nust be followed ! by similar reductions
it all other live stock markets , which
will equalize prices realized upon shlp-
nents. It Is plain that there can bo
10 great difference In the prices paid
it competing live stock markets for
any length of time without diverting
the trafllc.
The widow of the novelist , Robert
puis Stevenson , writes a long
otter complaining of the extreme
cruelty of the bombardment of
Samoau villages by tlie United
States and English war ships. The
Bombardment was not Intended as
i holiday diversion and It was doubtless
somewhat severe In Its effects. The
lead-hunting practices of the Samoans ,
jowovcr , called forth no word of con-
lemuatlon from Mrs. Stevenson. It
nust not be forgotten that war Is a
cruelty that cannot bo rellned.
Having decided on the amount of
jouds that will be required of their
irchltects the next thing for the school
board to decide Is upon the plans for
he now school buildings. If these
mlldlngs are to bo ready for occupancy
n time for the opening of the new
school year the work of letting the con-
racts will have to be taken up at once.
The torpedo boat Somers , purchased
n Germany , has arrived In the United
States , being brought over ou the deck
of a transatlantic steamer. In view of
ts delicate constitution some body of
vater amply protected from the wind
and-small enough to enable Its crew to
swim ashore In case of accident should
> o provided for It.
The prospects arc that public work
n the nature of street Improvements
vlll cost more In Omaha this year than
t has for several years past , the
eason being that labor and materials
inve both gone up. The difference ,
lowever , Is not so great as to afford
nossbaeks an excuse to obstruct public
mprovements.
Omaha should have a beet sugar fac-
ory before another year rolls around.
The way to insure Its erection Is to show
hat all the necessary raw material will
> f at hand by the time the now fac
tory Is ready to start operations.
Douglas county farmers can open up
a new and profitable field by experi
menting In beet sugar culture to an
extent that will demonstrate the adap
tability of our soil and climate to the
growth of the beets of strongest saclmr-
rlno qualities.
General Ludlow either does not appre
ciate Spanish character or he Is one of
the most hard-hearted wretches whoever
over wore a uniform. He has called be
fore him the Havana editors who have
been printing lurid fakes about disturb
ances and outrages and warned them
they must tell the truth In the future or
suffer consequences. A Spanish editor
toll the truth ! 'Never , except In case
of accident.
The appointment of half the olllelal
roster of the state house , together with
several ofllcers of state Institutions , to
be delegates to the National Conference
of Charities and Corrections at Cincin
nati betokens another largo junket with
Its concomitant raid on the free railway
pass distributors. Charity , It will be
remembered , has always been relied ou
to cover a multitude of sins.
Revision.
Washington Post.
The "few die and none resign" descrip
tion cannot truthfully bo applied to the
Nebraska colonels.
Cffcct of the Rolil Cure.
Globe-Democrat.
In 1893 Nebraska added $8,000,000 to Its
land mortgage debt and In 1S9S reduced the
same debt $0,000,000. That state Is taking
Its gold standard medicine without much
objection.
! < > cn Tliorc.
Philadelphia. ledger.
Ono day wo got news that the military
telegraph ts kept well up with the advanc
ing columns , and the next comes word that
advices from the front are brought by cour
iers and carrier pigeons. The latter , of
course , arc adjuncts ot the flying column.
IllUllC-.MlKlo I
Boston Transcript.
The postmaster general having expressed
the opinion that the United States Is big
and strong enough to meet any situation or
problem , old school republicanism offers the
timely suggestion : "Suppose , then. It meets
the negro problem In the south. Doeau't
Mr. Smith think It Is about tlmo ? "
The Itemed- for TriiHtn.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Whether the states are competent to deal
with the trust problem Is a serious nuestion.
Few of them have shown any disposition to
attack the subject. It Is undeniable , how
ever , that the United States have iho power
to deal with the trusts. Let congress swing
its ax at every customs lax upon which
monopoly gorges and the American work
man and the American consumer will be
rescued from thralldom.
iiKH CnniliiK < > r Wny.
Philadelphia iRecord.
Now comes the sultan and desires Minis
ter Straus to flnd him two America' ! experts
who can teach the people of Turkey huw to
raise the Amer'can ' crops on tholr farms.
This Is at once a frssh .rlumph of American
skill and a gratifying sign ot advancing
civilization In Turkey. As yet. it Is only
a sign , but there is room to Iripo tbat It may
; row Into something tangible aa-1 compre
hensive. '
Friendly IteliitlntiM with Germiiiiy.
Sprlnglleld , Republican.
The sincerity .of permany's desire just now
to cultivate friendly , relations with America
appears conspicuously In the continued
comments of German newspapers on the
Coghlan episode. 'Many ' of them candidly
admit that the sending of so large a Ger
man fleet to Manila last spring was an Irri
tation to the United States , and tint the
German admiral's conduct was far from
agreeable to Admiral Dewey. With such
confessions our people ought to be satisfied.
CoiiMiiiciioiiM Tar DoiliiiilK' .
Chicago Chronicle.
The decision of New York's corporation
counsel that William Waldorf Astor need
not pay $90,000 of personal taxes Into the
city treasury on the ground that he Is a
non-resident will be hailed with uniform
acclamation by the largo colony of rich
New Yorkers who spend most of their time
nnd wealth In Europe. There are more
ways than ono of exhibiting American pa
triotism and the suggestion that our exiled
patriots should pay their taxes on this side
willy nllly savors of rudeness , not to say
vulgar mercenary tendencies. Mr. Asters
s one of those blue-blooded patriots who
give Americans to understand that they
should feel complimented by his refusal to
accept British naturalization. As the latter
night also entail too frequent visits from
ho British tax collector , there is thus a
clear demonstration that Mr. Astor Is op
posed to taxpaylng on general principles.
OIU'OSITIO.V TO IMPHUIALISM.
\VeII-Groiiui1eiI mill WiileHprcnil HM- !
lilie of the Policy of Conquest.
Denver Republican.
The declared opposition of the German-
American press to a policy of Imperialism
gives no occasion for surprise. It Is In line
vith the sentiment which caused many Ger
mans to leave their native laud nnd make
heir homes In the United States. They
oft Germany that they might escape im
perialism. They will not become its ad
vocates hero.
When the war with Spain was at its
leight there was a strong feeling In favor
of extending the Jurifadijtloii of the United
States to remote parts of the world , It
ound expression in the declaration that
vhero the ( lag was raised it should continue
o lloat. Hut with the return of peace public
sentiment changed and the people began to
ako a moro conservative view of impcrlal-
sm. So that now there Is llttlo of the war
spirit of imperialism left.
Public sentiment demands that \\lille na >
lonal honor and prestige should bo ranln-
alncd the mission of the United States shall
> o one of peace rather than of foreign con
quest. With this sentiment Gorman-Ameri
cans are In sympathy.
There Is strong opposition to a policy
vhlcli would involve the maintenance of a
argo standing army. A largo standing army
s attended by dangers to the liberties of
ho people at homo which might counter-
mlance all that could bo gained of glory
and Imperial power abroad. There Is now
10 danger that the country will adopt a
ourso whlsh would commit It to the policy
f maintaining a formidable army , clothing
lib national executive with power which he
night some time turn against the people
heraselvcs.
But wbllo this Is true there will bo no
emporlzlng with the inhabitants of con
quered provinces who may be disposed to
eslst the authority of the American gov-
rnment. There will bo no yielding to for-
Ign interference , A strong navy is de-
nanded. But it is for protection and not
or conquest that such a navy will be built
nd maintained. The Philippine Islands will
> o reduced to subjection and Cuba will bo
occupied until a stable government shall bo
atabllsheil in the island. But public senti
ment does not approve the policy of per
manently annexing the Philippines or of
cqulrlng the Island of Cuba. U may , there-
ore , be sold that people who take the posl-
lon of the German-Americans need have llt-
lo fear that the kind of Imperialism which
nvolves a great Insreaso in military strength
nd influence at home wilt be adopted ,
KCIIOK.S OK Tim WAII.
With peace prospects brightening In th
bywnys nnd jungles of Luzon , gosxlpers nr
discussing what the country \\lll tin wbe
Dewcy comes home. To borrow tha gag c
n year ago , "We won't do a ililng to him. "
Hut there Is ono feature of the homo com
Ing which will bo closely nntcho.l by thos
favored with front scats , and that is th
admiral's visit to Washington , In the mlds
ot tlio nation's jollity last May it was lutl
mated that the admiral \\lpcil out an cl
personal score with the Spaniards nt Mnnll
bay. Ho had played the gallant to n Wash
Ington woman years before. A Spaniard np
pearcd on the scene , cut out Dewey and mar
rlcd the belle. Wherefore the America
commander put his heart Into that job a
Manila and scored nt the expense of th
Spanish nation. The woman whom Dowc
Is snld to have lost comes now to Waihlng
ton ns Duchess dc Arcos , wife ot the nin
Spanish minister to the United States.
Who can say what must bo the feeling
of the several parties to this romance In
contemplating the possibilities of a moot
Ing in Washington.
The real story behind Spain's -llplnmatl
move dates back n quarter of n century
relates the St. Louts Republic. At thn
time the present Duchess do Arcos was
pretty Virginia Woodbury Lowcry , n
social favorite In Washington society
George Dewey , who had Just reached .
captaincy in the navy , was her suitor.
The Duke do Arcos was then plain Juan
Bruncltl , whoso first name his American
friends familiarized Into "Jack. " "Jak'
Urimcttl was an attache of the Spanish
legation. He , too , was paying court to th
captivating Virginia Lowcry. ' He won am
Dowcy lost in that game of hearts.
Miss Lowcry , then In the first flush of he
girlhood , did not lack for attentions , even
though It was known that she was down
cast over the transfer of Brunettl to
another station.
First among those whoso attentions the
gay world of Washington said nt that tlmo
was likely to woo her away from her Span
Ish lover was Admiral Dewey , then a cap
tain in the navy , n widower , with ono llttlo
son. No sooner did ho ECO the coast clear
than ho pushed his own claims with ni
ardor that , .according to all accounts , mus
have discounted that ot the absent Spaniard
It certainly looked ns if ho were in to
win. But no. Miss Lowery would not have
Captain Dewey ns n husband , however
much she thought ot him as a friend. Ho
was a constant caller at the house , a man
for moro attrajtlvc personally than the
silent , scholarly Spaniard , who was almost
dumb in general society.
All that could be done by Judge and Mrs
Lowery to further the suit of Captain
Dewcy they did , but , without avail. It was
Brunettl Miss Lowery loved , not Dewey
she told them.
Time went by nnd the years sped on
Brunettl saved money at long Intervals to
como to this country for a short visit to his
sweetheart. But even with the most scrupu
lous economy his vleits numbered far short
of half a dozen In eighteen years. Mean-
whllo Dewey , whenever ho went to Wash
ington , made his first call at the Lowerys ,
nnd Invariably renewed his pleading with
the lady he so ardently longed to make his
wife-
Suddenly , after fifte6n years or moro ot
waiting , during which the young girl had
developed Into a talented woman of mature
middle age , came a sudden and unexpected
change. An old uncle , who had borne the
title of Duke do Arcos , together with the
estates that went with the title , died , and
both name and tltlo fell upon Juan Brunetti's
father.
There was a speedy interchange of letters
across the Atlantic , and then , more unex
pected still , came one deeply bordered with
jlack from the absent Spaniard to his eweet-
icart. His father had died. Brunettl was
now Duke do Arcos and was heir to one of
; ho proudest titles and handsomest fortunes
in 'Spain.
No sooner had he attended to the business
arrangements necessary upon his changed
condition in life than he took passage for
this country , arriving hero to find that Miss
Lowery's mother , who had been an Invalid
for many years , had recently died. Nothing
would deter him from his Intention of mar
rying his sweetheart , however , and eo Judge
Lowery accompanied his daughter from
Washington , where so many sad memorirs
clustered about their home , to the summer
' . There the
place at Manchester-by-'the-Sea.
marriage was quietly performed , and almost
immediately thereafter the duke and his
bride started for Mexico , where he had been
sent as minister by his country.
And Admiral Dewey ? Well , ho did not at
tend the marriage. Ho was away at sea at
that time , trying his. best to forget the ro
mance he had for so many yeare hopelessly
cherished in his heart.
After a year ot married life the clouds of
the Spanish-American war began to gather.
The Duke and Duchess de Arcos , after a
short visit In Washington on their wny from
Mexico , sailed for Spain.
George Dewey , then a commodore , next
turned up at Hong Kong , and when he
picked up the cable at Manila the news was
flashed under the seas that ho hod smashed
Montojo's fleet to smithereens.
Who shall say how much or how little the
forces of love and disappointment Influenced
that memorable battle ?
OUIl VOLUXTliUHS.
Their SpH-mlld UniilHlcH llroimht to
I.lKht In Luzon.
Washington Post.
The action of the volunteers In the Philip
pines , while it fills the country with prldo
nnd gratitude , will surprise no one who par
ticipated In the civil war of 1861-65. It
proves what every veteran of that gigantic
conflict has persistently prophesied that
the Americans have In them the material of
splendid soldiers , and that this country need
fear no foreign foe , however powerful , s > o
long as tbo race retains Us present at
tributes.
The campaign last year tremendous In
Its consequences , but trivial so far as con-
cornea its purely military aspect did not
develop the civilian soldier. There was a
plcnb excursion to Santiago , thcro were
n few days of irregular and eccentric light
ing , and then came disease , homesickness ,
the stalking ghost of yellow fever , magnified
100 times by the noisy alarums ot the
"Roofievolt round-robin , " and the consequent
outcries and lamentations of the hysterical
element of the country. The record was ono
of complaint , of maudlin reproaches against
the government , of general panic nnd de
moralization Inspired by olllelal inexperience
and yellow journalism , IlJt now , with real
fighting on their hands , with no time to
listen to silly whimpering and tales of Im
aginary hardships , our volunteers have ex
panded to the proportions of those ot 1861.
They have become soldiers , and their ex
ploits are worthy of a place , and a high
place , In the category of true heroism , The
man who , eight months ago , complained of
his rations and his bedding arid his cloth
ing , is now a soldier , knowing a soldier's
duty and a soldier's chances , and the logical
concomitants of army life. Ho has been
trained as the warriors of 1661-05 were
trained In the school of hardship , danger
and adversity. Ho no longer cries for homo
and mother. Ho is a man , a patriot , a
soldier.
It Is unnecessary to amplify or illustrate
the proposition. The achievements of our
volunteers during the laet few weeks speak
for themselves. We have had no statement
of grievances from them ; no puling whines ,
no letters to the newspapers , no shrieks
of martyrdom. They have played the heroic
part that of patient discipline , of arduous
performance , of brilliant elan , and of valor
ous endurance.
Alimm DAY AXI ) THI5 SCHOOLS.
( Jrcnl Vnliic mill Wlile Aplillcntlnn of
u Ilrnntlftit CniiNtrnrllt c Iili-n.
Boston Transcript.
It Is a matter of congratulation th.it for
ono day In Ida year our public schools be
come modern colleges of the ncndcmcla ,
looking to the development ot the love or
tlio true , tic good and the beautiful
through contact with nature. Viewed from
this standpoint Arbor day la n monumen
tal institution. It embodies not only the
practical , but also the sentimental nnd the
ethical. U replaces the destructive by the
constructive. It presents the ideal of nega
tive tcacdlnr ; , substituting for the negative
"Do not destroy" the positive "Plant. " In
its general observance It seems to have
done moro to stem the tldo of forest denu
dation than all legislation.
The movement Instigated by ex-Secretary
Morton n score of years ago to plant trees
In the great treeless nrcns of Nebrnskn n
scheme now extended to nearly every stnte
nnd territory gave us Arbor day. Its
observance is now only second In populnr-
Ity to Chtlstmns nnd Hasten Through Its
Influence barren tracts have been made
habitable. But the real vnluo of the dny ,
It is to bo noted , does not inhere , after nil ,
in the setting out of so many trees within
n prescribed limit. Tdo secret of Its great
Influence lies In the thoughts and feelings
engendered by Its observance , Mio lessons
taught and their effect upon after life.
Wlillo Arbor day hns had general ob
servance , It Is as n school liollday , through
the Initial efforts of Hon. U. O. Northrop
of Massachusetts thnt It lias attained its
high degree of utility nnd Influence. Not
only nro the school house grounds adorned
with trees , vines nnd flowers , but this cul
tivation extends to the families nnd homes
represented In the schools. A tree near
the school house is no longer looked upon
ns n convenient source from which to pro-
euro disciplinary aids. It Is regnrded ns
n thing of beauty nnd n joy forever. l'"or
the new education recognizes the neces
sity for cultivation in the nesthctle nnd
moral ns well ns In the physical and Intel
lectual.
It Is gratifying to note the progress which
nature study Is making In our schools. It
Is coming to bo realized that children should
spend moro of their younger days In the
open world. It Is now known that with
children as with trees and plants , though
nurture can do much , nature can do most.
Arbor dny gives Nature , the great teacher ,
n chance to put her touch upon Impressible
minds. Most important of all , Arbor day
affords the opportunity to the careful In
structor to point the practical lesson of
economy. There Is no denying that our
handling of our forest treasures has been
unspeakably wasteful. In the great redwood
forests of the Pacific coast. In nrocurlnc n
railroad tie worth 35 cents ? 1.87 worth of
the substance of the tree Is wasted. In
Europe , where sad experience has taught
better ways , seven-eights of the forest ma
terial Is made use of and the waste Is only
one-eighth. Even a child can understand
the lesson of these facts.
It would bo a good thing for the future
f the school children of today could bo
mpressed with the economic value , of tak-
ng only the percentage of tree growth ,
ettlng the great principal , the forest Itself ,
remain intact. Schools of higher education
lave taken this up. The great College of
Forestry In New York state , with a demon
stration area of 30,000 acres in the Adlrou-
lack region , hns for Its motto the economic
application of the poet's appeal , "Woodman ,
spare that tree , " expressed In the words ,
'Woodman , cut that tree Judiciously. " When
ho school children learn this lesson , willful ,
gnornnt forest destruction will receive its
quietus. The tree plnntlng movement will
then ndd economic force nnd application tea
a keener love of nature and a higher ,
broader knowledge and appreciation of the
aluo of trees.
PLAGUE OP IlII.LllOAUnS.
MiiKiiltudc of the Public Aintctlon III
Chicago Times-Herald.
In response to the public protest against
the unsightly advertising billboard nui
sance , which is now Invading nearly every
street and avenue Jn the city , an ordinance
ins been presented to the city council Uniti
ng the size of the billboard to fifty square
feet.
During the consideration of this ordinance
ono of the city billposters urged the coun
cil to adopt an ordinance requiring the pay
ment of a license fee not exceeding $1,000
a year for the privilege of operating adver-
Islng billboards. While thn proposition to
Imlt the size of the billboards to fifty
quaro feet Is a commendable ono , It cannot
> o said that a license fee , however large ,
vould abate their unslghtllnees or reconcile
he public to the disfigurement of the streets.
Neither will the $1,000 license fee remove
ho objections urged by the building com
missioner.
The principal objection to the license fee
proposed , however. Is the fact that It Id
urged In order to give ono blllpostlng flrm
a monopoly of the business. The flrm that
s Intrenched behind the largest blllpostlng
area already leased or constructed could
aslly afford to pay a heavy license and
ontrol the business rather than sacrifice
he heavy Investments made.
The high "double-dockers" that arc being
reeled all over the city should be abolished
> y an ordinance making the disfigurement
f the city In this manner punishable with
icavy penalties. It Is a question whether
ny citizen has n right to deface the city
n this way for his personal profit , even
hough ho Is able to rent the vacant grounder
or that purpose.
Chicago can never shako off the habili
ments of an overgrown country town so
eng as It tolerates the nuisance.
A billboard of fifty square feet will an-
wer all the legitimate requirements of this
tlnd of advertising In Chicago. And nn
nnunl license fee for each billboard would
ervo as a police measure , a source of In-
ome and a restraint on tbo plague of bill-
loards.
I'HHSO.NAI , AM ) OTIimtAVISE.
The into ex-Governor Oglcsby of Illinois
as once asked what he got by his overland
rip to California , In 1817 , In search of gold.
No gold , " he replied , "but enough expcrl-
nco to make mo what I am , "
The Arkansas anti-trust law has been
eclarert unconstitutional by tbo co irt on
10 ground that it was an attempt 'on the
mrt of the state to exercise an extraterrl-
orial jurisdiction by bringing within the
cope of Its penal laws acts done by indi-
Iduals and corporations In other states.
The supreme court of Pennsylvania has
cellared the Inheritance tax unconstitutional.
, is estimated that 'this will deprive the
nto of $1,000,000 revenue and that it creates
necessity for an extra session of the legis
lature , especially ns there was already n
deficit of $3,000,000 in the state treasury
when the legislature convened.
Colonel Tanker II. Bliss , representing the
Treasury department in Havana , has put
forth some figures and estimates concerning
the revenues of Cuba which seem to show
conclusively that for some tlmo prior to the
war Spanish ofllclals completely withheld
about $19,000,000 of the customs receipts
from their government every year ,
For the physical purification of Coney
Island the New York Health department is
going to spend $10,000 In disinfectants. The
residents of the inland object to the move
ment as strongly as they have hitherto ob
jected to any attempts at moral purification ,
Mrs. George , whoso trial for the murder
of George Sexton has just come to a clcso ,
has had four offers of marriage since the
trial began and three offers of a place on
the stage , One of tbo offers of marriage Is
from Allegheny City , P * .
MOltTO.VOnS IX .NKIIUASICA.
Pertinent Polnfw on Pronperlty SlioTvu
li.v the Uroorrtx. I *
Philadelphia Press. A
The returns of mortgages fllcd nnd re
leased In Nebrnskn during the last few
years nro likely to provo n serious embar
rassment to Mr. Urynn when ho starts out
on his calamity campaign for the proMdchcy
next year. It docs not appear now how ho
Is going to use these returns to provo that
the farmer l overburdened with Indebtedness -
ness , that the poor nro setting poorer and
that the only way to nrpyent tba whole
country from going to ruin Is to cola the
entlro product of the silver mlnca into
dollars.
Pertinent facts nnd figures on this sub
ject nro given In the recently published re
port of the Nebraska Labor bureau. The
comparative figures of real estate mortgage *
filed nud released In the etnto for the seven
years past nro ns follows :
Filed. IlclenPOd.
ISM $3SSI7fiSJ $31,912,287
1M11 3I.B01.S1S 2 < > ,178,745
1S9I 3lraO , Jl Sfl,43SOM >
IStfi 2 ; .7S1,3ti ; 22.C4S.917
1SW 16,474,000 18,213,352
1S97 16,630,721 ! 2,215,7M
ISM 21,303,855 27,498,070
There Is no mistaking the moaning ot
these figures. They show Hint Nebraska Is
surely recovering from the burden of mort
gage Indebted ness piled up In the past. Thin
could not occur If the state were not pros
perous nnd if the cloud of Grover Cleve
land's free trndo period of disaster nnd
business wreckage had not passed nwny. A
result of this Improved eltitntlou wna PCCH
In the election last fall when the deuio-
crntlc-popullst cnndldnto for governor car
ried the state by only 2,721 plurality nnd
about 700 majority. It Is evident iMr. Brynn
will have considerable difficulty in keeping
his own stnto hi line In 1000.
TICKLISH TIIOUCHTS.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer : "Who is your
tailor now ? "
" 1 haven't quite decided which It will be.
You BCO there nro only two left who
haven't trusted me. "
Sonu'rvllle Journal : Nobody knows how
the woman who la speechless with Indig
nation sufTers.
Detroit Free Press : "You live next door
to that distinguished pianist , don't you ,
61m won 7"
"No ; ho lives next door to me , nnd he la
distinguished in this neighborhood only for
pounding his piano fifteen hours a dny , "
Imllnnnpolln Journal : "Did It ever occur
to you to wonder ihow the Interrogation
mark originated ? "
"HuhI Any ono cnn see that it Is a con
ventionalized rubber neck. "
Chicago Record : "How Is your new
mnld ? "
"Just perfect. She baa sense enough on
sweeping dny to hang the best rug on the
front porch.
Philadelphia Record : "I hope , poor mnn , "
said the philanthropic old Indy , ns she
passed the pilgrim n hnlf dollar , "that you
will always stay honest nnd never stoop
to the Blttl-tet theft. " "Y s , mum. I will1 '
responded Weary Walker , "what's de use
ov stcnlln' when yer cnn git mon dls onsy ? "
Detroit Journal : There nro burglars In
the house. Of that no doubt remains.
The man has risen and Is searching for
som-thlng In the darkness.
"Have you mislaid your revolver ? " falters
the wife.
"No , my necktie , " falters the man.
For after all ho Is only a man.
Chicago Record : "Henry , we'd get along-
belter tog-athcr If had
you mora will
power. "
"Nto , Mnrtha ; we'd get along better if you
didn't have quite so much. "
Somervllle Journal : A petrified man has
been found In Indiana. Perhaps his wlfo
showed him a fine now Easter ha"t " nnd told
him that U cost only $2.25.
Chicago Post : "Very few people , " sha
said , "know how to shake liands properly. "
"Well , " ho returned somewhat expect
antly , "there nre other forms of greeting ,
you know. "
Washington Stnr : "Money , " snld the
philosopher , "mny often do more harm thun
good. Sometimes the mighty -dollar Is a
man's worst enemy "
"Yep , " answered Senator Sorghum ; "and
I often feel that a number of people love
mo for the enemies I have made. "
Spring.
Indlnnapolls Journal.
Among the branches of the trees
The merry robins toot ;
Far out , upon the bleacherles.
The merry rooters root.
Tha biking girl is out again
Upon a wheeling spree ;
She knocks down timid gentlemen
And mocka th'elr mlserec.
The winter elder barrel lies
Deplete , without a buns ;
Also , the farmer's out of mcnt , i
And gentle Spring has sprung. V
TIMELY WARNING , j
Somervlllei Journal.
The open cars nro out ngnln ,
The penr-tivo buds nrewlilto. .
Forsythlas and daffodils
The gardens n'.l with light.
The robins run along the grass ,
The peacn-treo buds are pink.
The lawns have changed from brown t *
green.
And Spring is here- , you think.
The leaves are showing on the elms ,
Stirred by the gentle breeze.
And soon a dainty pink nnd white
Will clothe the apple , trees.
Yes , Spring Is hero , but don't he rnsh :
Death lurks behind a cough.
So wait a whllo before you take
Your winter llannela off.
"Dont
Put Off
Till Tomorrow
What Should
Be Done
Today"
f"HAT applies to our splendid
I showing of spring suits at
$10.OO
Mixtures , stripes , plain col
ors and checks , without doubt
the best selection ever shown
in Omaha , at that price their
real value being $ J5 , Style , fit
and quality warranted and all
for $ JO.