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often as desired.
Walt till the First Nebraska boys put
In an appearance on the streets and the
brass buttoned uniform will again have
the ascendancy.
The railroad managers' days are
again full of trouble trying to figure
out Just where the cars are coming
from to transport the great corn crop
lii sight.
The astronomers promise us a galaxy
of shooting stars during the month of
August. That must bo simply another
way of announcing the coming of 'the
fighters of the .First Nebraska.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado seems to
hare been unfortunate in coming home
on the same steamer with Jockey Sloan.
Otherwise' ' the New York newspaper re
porters might have interviewed him on
landing.
The political situation in Kentucky Is
much like a Donnybrook fair , and If , as
reported , Mr. Bryan is going down to
see -what he can do toward straighten
ing matters out he will do well to keep
his coat tails close-reefed.
A New York democratic paper says
that ouo great trouble with the people
of this country Is they eat too much.
Laboring people had no such condition
to contend with a few years ago before
republican prosperity set in.
Dick Orokcr says lie never had any
intention of buying the great Klllarncy
estate. Croker is too firmly grounded
in the habit of getting In on the ground
floor by reason' of his "Influence" to put
up good money for anything like that
That the Ak-Sar-Bcn festivities of
1809 will bo fully up to the high stand
ard set by preceding carnivals may be
put down as settled In advance nnd in
vitations sent to fiucsts to participate
cannot paint the picture in too glowing
colors.
. -
Congressman Payne , .who . Is also a
member oC the Alaskan boundary com
mission , indicates a belief that Tre-
mler Laurler was addressing the grand
stand when lie hinted at war. Mr.
Payne has evidently taken the correct
measure of the northern statesman.
The call for the democratic state
convention is directed among others to
"all who Intend to afllllato with the
democratic party. " Docs riot this cover
the populists and so-called silver repub
licans and render unnecessary more
than ono convention to father the hybrid
popocratlc ticket ?
An excited delegate to a DCS Moines ,
democratic convention stated that if
Cato Sells was a democrat plenty of
better ones could not bo found In hell.
Though no political census of that coun
try haa ever been taken there is no
question about there being a goodly-
sized democratic colony there.
When the State Fish commission
throw out Its hook to catch a new
superintendent of the state hatcheries
the populists were not figuring on the
ability of a democrat to bo the first to
reach and swallow the bait. Now they
liavo landed the prize they find it like
a snapping turtle a little hard to get
off the hook.
Every jobber In Omaha Is cognizant
of the fact that there Is nioro money In
Nebraska than ever before In the state's
history. So also are the Jobbers of
other competing cities. The latter aban
doned the state during the years of
business depression , while the local
jobbers stood by the merchants of the
state. Now , la the season of plenty ,
the Omaha jobbers should receive the
lion's share of trade. *
rnorsssiox
Nebraska has been the stronghold of
populism and Its loaders point with
pride to the victories won by Iho re
form forces , so-called , In half a dozen
successive campaigns. These battles
everybody knows were won because the
people of Nebraska desired to rebuke
republican corruptlonists In the fitrtto
house and nought to throw off corporate
domination. It was to that invincible
commander , General Discontent , and
the pledges to right the wrongs from
which the people of Nebraska were
Buffering at the 1mmis of monopoly and
the money power tliat the fusion forces
owed their supremacy. If these bogus
rcformerfl nro overthrown In the com
ing campaign It will be because of gen
eral discontent among the masses whom
the champions of reform liavo willfully
deluded , deceived and betrayed.
It must be patent to all men that the
most sacred promises inndc to the people
ple of Nebraska In plattorm and from
the stump have been Ignored and will
fully violated. In every platform put
forth by the popullwls nnd their allies
since the memorable Omaha national
convention of July 4 , 1802 , the accept
ance of railroad passes by public ofll-
clals was denounced as bribe-taking and
the legislative candidates nominated on
that platform were pledged to aboll h
pass bribery by law. How has this
promise been kept ? It Is a matter of
general notoriety that the state house
ofllelals during Governor ilolcomb's In
cumbency from governor down to oil
Inspector made no bones about soliciting
passes , not only over roads In this state ,
but over roads In states as remote as
Utah , Texas and Kentucky ; not only for
themselves and their families , but for
relatives and political favorites who had
no claim whatever for such valuable
favors. This shameful betrayal of pop
ular confidence did not stop at trip
passes aud annual railroad passes and
Pullman passes by the wholesale , but
extended to soliciting palatial accommo
dation in special palace cars for execu
tive Junkets. The same flagrant disre
gard of the anti-pass plank In the plat
form continues with the possible single
exception of the governor , who , how
ever , had formerly not been BO scrupu
lous when occupying the position of
acting president of the senate. Need
less to add that the successive reform
legislatures have not enacted an anti-
pass law.
Every platform of the populists and
their allies adopted before the reform
ers came Into power denounced the
state railroad commission as a fraud
and demanded Its abolition. Instead of
living up to > .hls pledge the pbpocratlc
leaders made their bcdnvlth the railroad
managers and bound the party to con
tinue the criminal farce by which Ne
braska taxpayers are robbed of $0,000
a year for the benefit of railroad tools
who have nothing In common with the
producers nnd who deliberately ignore
the impositions that arc practiced on
them.
Every platform , framed by the popu
lists and endorsed by their allies
pledges the reform forces to a more
equitable distribution of tax burden *
through -equalization that will tax
corporate franchises and. property on
the same basis as Individual property.
This pledge also has been shamefully
disregarded by the bogus reform ofli-
clals who have registered the will of
the corporations and made equalization
a bigger farce if anything than railroad
regulation and oil inspection under
boodle officials.
If there Is any ono thing In the creed
of genuine populists more than another
it Is hostility to trusts. Nebraska has
a most stringent anti-trust law on its
statutes which can be enforced at least
on trusts Incorporated in our own state ,
providing the attorney general would
do his duty. But the anti-trust law
remains a dead letter on the statute
books just as much as the anti-treat
law , notwithstanding that a reform at
torney general has been quartered upon
the state for nearly three years.
With such contrasts between profes
sion nnd performance on the part of the
men entrusted with power on the
strength of the pledges made to The
people can any further faith be placed
in whatever pledges they may .make In
the future ?
TRflMt TO STIR UP DISSENSION.
The sensatlon-monglng newspapers
that did their best to create conflict be
tween the different war authorities
prosecuting the war In Cuba have taken
upon themselves the new task of stir
ring up dissension and opposition to fho
military men In charge of the army
operations in the Philippines , directing
their principal attack upon 'Genera. !
Otis. To this end San Francisco yellow
journals liavo been filling columns with
alleged Interviews with returned Ne
braska , Utah and Oregon soldiers , de
nouncing the commanding officer In the
Philippines as out of place , worse than
the fifth wheel of n wagon , and grossly
Incompetent.
Waiving the merits of the controversy
and overlooking the undoubted un
popularity of General .Otis with the
volunteers , tbo source of the attack and
its plain intent to cmbnrrnsa the ad
ministration must discredit It In all
quarters. Soliciting privates to depre
ciating talk about about their superiors
la certainly very small business for
great newspapers to engage Hi.
As a matter , of fact the private sol
dier in the ranksas demonstrated In
successive wars , has lean opportunity of
observing general conditions than anyone
ono In or around the army for the
reason that his vision is narrowly cir
cumscribed aud ho is not taken into
the confidence of his superiors with ex
planations of whys and wherefores.
The private Is expected to obey orders
and as long as ho wears the uniform
to observe discipline , whether on the
verge of mustering out or not.
What all competent military observ
ers have pointed out as tbo obstacle In
the Philippines is that wo Americans ,
wrought to over-confidence by the ease
with which the impotent Spaniards suc
cumbed to our arms , refused too long
Jo recognise the scrlouaucss of the
situation In the fnr cast , but expected
our generals to cope with a superloi
force In an almost Impassable country
with Inadequate numbers. In all prob
ability the most skillful and far-seeing
general could not have done any better
under the circumstances with the same
resources than have the American
commanders. With the rainy season
stopping American progress In the Hold
during the next few months the polit
ical fault-finders are sure to take
more rope.
T7/R / CAA'ADIAA' t'HOnt.KM.
The colonies and their Interests at
this time dominate Kughiml's Imperial
policy and England cannot afford to
Ignore altogether the wishes of Canada.
She docs not want a second Ireland on
her hands nnd It would not be to her
interests to promote the revival of the
anuoxatlonlst party In Canada. Canada
would be a valuable addition to Amer
ica ; Canada would make up for what
America lacks In several ways , and
there would not be the same division
of feeling over the annexation of
Canada as there Is over the annexation
of the Philippine islands. If Canada
Is expected to be loyal to the mother
country Canada has a right to look to
the mother country for protection and
consideration.
On the other hand , It Is to England's
Interest to cultivate the friendship of
America ; Indeed , It Is to the Interest of
both nations. The entente cordlalc be
tween England and America Is a great
and welcome achievement. England
nnd America together represent the gov
ernmental ideals that are destined to
rule the world. Instinct and policy de
mand the preservation of this mutual
good will between England nnd Amor-
lea. These differences ought to be
amicably settled and so settled as to
remove all causes of future jealousies ,
contentions and misrepresentations.
Why should we always Impose upon
ourselves the necessity of passing
through war In order to arrive at peace ?
What are the Canadian- grievances ?
Canada complains that she does not get
commercial Justice from America. She
says she buys more from America than
America does from Canada. Canada's
complaint Is that the line crosses the
Lynn canal near its entrance , whereas
the American contention is that the
line goes around the Lynn canal , thus
leaving the entire canal in American
territory. But the question cannot bo
confined to the exact location of the
line and here is where the difficulty
comes in. The Americans have estab
lishments at Skagway and Talya. The
Canadians claim that the Americans
are at that point on British territory.
They claim a free port oil Lynn canal
as a matter of right , and that under
British and not American sovereignty.
Canada wants the cession of a strip of
territory from ten to twenty miles wide
leading from Pyramid harbor to the
Canadian Klondike. The Canadian
government complains that it has to
police this great wide territory , admin
ister it , build hospitals , maintain posts ,
etc. For all this trouble and expense
Canada says she gets but little of the
trade and actually none of the carrying
trade the carrying trade being in the
hands of the Americans nnd SO per
cent of it jtoing to Seattle. America ,
on the other hand , claims that neither
England nor Canada has any right to
any of the gates to the Hinterland and
that her rights were not disputed until
the discovery of gold in the Hinterland
or Irf the Northwest Territory or British
Columbia.
To yield , says America , would be to
lose all she purchased from Russia in
southwestern Alaska In 1807. It would
give England an open seacoast for
her great northwestern territory aud
weaken America by breaking her ex
clusive Jurisdiction north of 54 de
grees. But the value of the land loss
would be nothing compared to the
seaport privileges thus obtained by
England and Canada. England would
bo able to compete with American
shipping nnd probably America would
lose most if not all of the immense
amount of emigration nnd supplies for
the Canadian Northwest Territory.
These are the main questions In dis
pute. The commission failed to agree
on a compromise and the Immediate de
mand of Canada now is arbitration.
The cry of "No surrender and no arbi
tration" has been raised on the Ameri
can side.
When a gentleman said to Stunner
that ho ought to hear the other side of
the slavery question , Suinner replied :
"On such a question as this there is no
other side. " Such a position would be
neither consistent nor wlso on the part
of America in this case. Tfiese con
tentions arc of the sort that form
proper subjects for arbitration , If
they cannot be adjusted by direct ncgo-
tlhtlon ; they do not directly interest
the safety of either nation. In 1818
British and American negotiators ar
ranged the disputed points regarding
the North American fisheries ; In 1S27
they agreed to settle claims relating to
the Pacific coast ; In 1842 they determined -
mined the vexed question between flio
state of Maine and the British posses
sions ; in 184G they adopted the 40th
parallel as a compromise line between
the two Columbias aud recognized flio
rights of Great Britain to the whole of
Vancouver island ; nnd In 1872 they
composed the difficulties growing out ot
the Alabama depredations and did not
even como to blows over the Fenian
raids into Canada.
History shows the possibility of
adjudicating great Issues. This bound
ary question la a great issue and might ,
by injudicious handlfng , lead to grave
results , but it can bo and ought to be
settled by arbitration. Such a settle
ment would bo a distinct gain to good
government the world over. Our pres
ent need on both sides is statesmanship ,
patlcnco aud mutual forbearance. Lot
the people have full information in re
gard to the pros and cons of the case
aud they are sure to treat It with good
sense and fair play.
We do not remember to have read
the articles of Incorporation of the Com
mercial club , but we have scon that
body mix up In one clans of spiul-polltl
cal municipal questions and decline to
mix up In others. There should be no
clause In iliu organic law of that bodj
which would prevent Its members from
lighting for the entrance of a great rail
way system Intr thin city. This club Is
supported by the jobbers of Omaha
who year In and year out have Imjl to
fight with existing Hues for rates and
Improved train service Into northwestern -
orn Iowa aud South Dakota , a tcrrltorj
monopolized by railways whose man
agers are only after the long haul.
Now that the Illinois Central road Is
bidding for entrance to Omaha the roads
already here are doing the dog-liMhc
manger act. It Is to the Interest of the
city to have this road admitted If foi
no other reason than Its known Inde
pendence of traffic pools and Its readi
ness to make low rates regardless ot
the consent of any other road on earth.
Admitted to the city the Illinois Cen
tral would expend hundreds of thou
sands of dollars here , thus contributing
to the welfare of our local mechanics.
The slight value which attaches to
the Industrial statistics compiled by the
assessors of Nebraska , even when they
attempt to collect them , Is Illustrated
by the defective returns of Improved
lands. Every one in Nebraska in
formed on the matter knows there is
this year more land-under cultivation
than ever , yet the assessors' returns
show a decrease from last year. And
the vagaries of assessors are not con
fined to the valuation placed upon prop
erty by any means.
The Fnkery. haa repeated its canard
about an alleged attempt to scuttle
Judge Dickinson In his own county be
fore his reuomlnatlon. There Is about
as much truth In this startling discov
ery as there Is In the later concoction
of the Fakery that credits the same par
ties with a plot that has for Its object
the substitution of Judge Hopcwcll for
Judge Dickinson in case the latter shall
bo honored with the nomination for su
preme Judge.
The purchase of his old homestead in
Canton by President McKlnley comes
in for slurring references in the pope
cratlc organ , although every unpreju
diced person can see In his wish to keep
up the associations of the place where
he lived so long only a most commend
able solicitude for Its preservation.
The extremity of rank nnrtlsnnsliln Hint
ridicules this action must be pitiful , In
deed.
Lottery at the llreakfntit Table.
Atchlson Globe.
A good many people who are too good to
gamble In.the regular way buy cantaloupes.
12licet of American Hale.
Globe-Democrat.
Havana's average mortality la twenty-two
a day , against seventy-nlno a day a year
ajr American sanitation In Cuba ts a great
humanitarian , success.
Visions'1 of Visionaries.
. "Washington Post.
Some of the free ellver editors are able to
see an Immense'.procession of gold demo-
crate marching into the Bryan ranks. These
are the same gentlemen who had charge of
the Bryan predicting In 1896.
A Blahop'K Ilaliibow Scheme.
Chicago News.
Before congress adopts Bishop Turner's
suggestion and appropriates 1100,000,000 to
deport the colored people of the south to
Bomo other country the bishop will probably
30 required to show that his race desires to
JO deported a thing he will flnd It difficult
to do. The bishop means well , but he Is
pessimistic.
of "Cuban Patrlota. "
Indianapolis Journal.
Isn't It rather too early In the year for
3uban orators to talk of the "liberty they
have -won on the fleld of battle ? " Without
our assistance they could never have broken
: he power of Spain. As a matter of fact
the Spanish leaders in Cuba would have
crushed thcso mouthing patriots in six
months had ft not been to their advantage
: o prolong the war as a measure of revenue.
The United States broke tbo power of Spain
In Cuba without the assistance of the men
who are now pining because as patriots they
are not permitted to repeat the outrages of
Spain upon the Cubans. They are the men
who make the success of Cuban independ
ence a question of grave doubt.
XebrankR'H Seawaiicd Soldiers ,
Springfield Republican.
You can tell real soldiers by their bearing
n a street parade. When the Nebraska
regiment marched through San Francisco a
roar ace on their way to Manila the volun
teers had a smtlo and a merry word for the
spectators. When tbo same regiment
marched over the enmo route on Monday It
was different. The cheering ; was frantic.
3ut the Ncbraskans , says a report , looked
'neither to the right nor left and even when
msslng General Shatter and Governor Foyn-
cr there was neither sign nor sound to
show that the 'marching ' raea wore more
hnn automatons , save the smooth move
ment of .port . arms In salute. " They had
> ecomo soldiers.
Banner Ycnr fnr Kxporls ,
St. Paul Pioneer-Press ,
It Is not true that the treasury figures
show a falling off In our exports for the
fiscal year Just closed as compared with the
unprecedented total of the year previous.
Expressed In dollars , the total for the year
ending Juno , 1899 , la $1,227,205,110 , which Is
about $4,000,000 Ices than for the year before.
3ut the lower prices received for our wheat
and other agricultural products a great deal
more than account for that 11,000,000 , tbo
fact being that of both agricultural products
ind of manufactured articles wo exported
urger quantities than in the previous "ban
ner yoar. " In value our manufactured ex-
lorls for the year Just closed surpassed tbo
irecedlug ono by nearly Jf8,000,000 , a gain
of about 16 per cent.
Denunciation ) ! of Oil * .
Washington Post ,
Following well-established precedents it
Is now about time for President McKlnfey
to cable a few more expressions of esteem
and confidence to General Otis at Manila.
Such action is clearly suggested by the uni
versal execration of that officer displayed by
the volunteers returning from the Philip
pines , Whether these ( boys hall from Penn
sylvania , from Nebraska , or from Utah , the
story they tell fs Identically the same. One
and all denounce the governor general as an
Incompetent old granny , who never moves
from the luxurious palace In which , some of
thorn say , ho is rapidly growing rich. They
inter at bis Ignorance of the country , over
which he has kept them fighting , and fre
quently retreating in tbo hour of victory ,
They curse bis cold Indifference to the need-
ees hardships to which his Idiotic campaignIng -
Ing baa subjected them , and they unani
mously declare that the Klllplnoe , who
openly laugh nt Otis , will never be subdued
while be remains in command at Manila.
Kcnons OF TIIE \\-\n.
Private John Murphy cf Iho South Da
kota regiment returned to San Krnnelsco
on the hospital ehlp Ucllef minus n largo
slice of his jaw. A Mauser bullet chopped
It off In the battle of Calumplt. A piece
of his tongue and scvernl teeth went with
the slice of Jaw. That he recovered from
the wound Is ono of the miracles of the
Manila campaign. When the hospital ehlp
put Into Nagasaki , Japan , on the home- '
wnrd > oyngc , Murphy concluded to hasten
convalescence by pointing a section ot the
town. It cost him ten days In bed and
short rations. "I did not mind the shot to
much , " said Murphy to a San Francisco
reporter , " .but that night In Nagasaki
nearly killed me. " Murphy also lost the
vision of his right eye. He PBJB that If ho
cnn get a good dentist at his teeth ho will
be all right ,
fix-Senator John n. Henderson of Mis
souri expresses the opinion that when a
nation grabs the hot end of a poker , volun
tarily or otherwise , the best thing to do Is
to drop It. In an Interview In the Now
York Trlbuno ho Is quoted ns follows : "I
am often triumphantly asked , 'What would
you do with the Philippines ? ' Originally ,
when the Spnnleli ( feet was destroyed nt
Manila , I should have ordered Admlr.il
Ucxvcy to Cuba that ho might atslst In1
carrying out the orders of rongross In de
claring war 'to drive Spain from Cuba and
Cuban waters. ' Having committed the
blunder of leaving him In Asia I would
now negotiate with the Filipinos to take
Manila as a naval station and then help
them to establish a republic of their own ,
the Ui'lted States agreeing to aid them In
the good work and to protect them from any
threatened Interference with their free In
stitutions , they to return to us the $20,000-
000 which Spain received from ue en a de
fective title. "
Before hostilities bccan 'between the
United States and the Filipino officers of
Uncle Sam's army entertained and expressed
complimentary opinions of native character
nnd hospitality quite the reverse of those
current nowadays. A specimen of those early
views is furnished by Captain H. L. Wells
ot the Second Oregon In n letter published
In the Pacific Monthly. "They are roynl
hosts , these Filipinos , " ho writes , "and they
go to the limit of their means nnd are
courtesy and genuine kindliness -personi
fied. "
In October of last year Captain Wells ,
then In Manila , enjoyed the fortune of at
tending a grand fiesta and -
andwitnessing a re
view of the Filipino army by Emello Agul-
naldo , president of the so-called Republlca
Flllplnas. The scene of the flesta was nt
Iho pntiblo of San Fernando , capital city of
the province of Pampagna , some sixty miles
trom .Manila , nnd the homo of many of the
wealthiest sugar plantation owners of Lu
zon. These planters to a large extent wore
backing the Insurrection against Spain.
'When I beheld the display of wealth , "
continues Captain Wells , "the 'bitterness ot
feeling of the planters against Spain and
their enthusiasm for the cause of liberty ,
I understood better than before how It has
been possible for Agulnaldo to carry on the
Insurrection and maintain his army o bare
footed warriors In the fleld. These rloh
educated and intelligent landed proprietors
are the brains and sinew of the revolution ,
while the common herd , which is guided
by them as absolutely as the populace of any
country Is managed by the aristocracy , Is
the bone. "
Concerning the flesta ball and banquet ,
Captain Wells writes : "In every respect the
ball was such as would be given at the home
of a wealthy and refined American family.
Agulnaldo and his staff and the American
officers -were in uniform. Other gentlemen
were In .black . evening dress. The women
were attired In costumes of embroidered silk
and plna cloth , made In Filipino style and
decorated with diamonds. There were
finger rings , brooches , pins , hair ornaments
and watches studded with them , solitaires
and clusters. But there -was no- vulgar
ostentation. The taste for bright colors waa
evident , but harmony of color and artistic
effect were characteristic of every costume.
"There was nothing except the style of
furniture , the. architecture and the color of
the dancers to distinguish this from a ball
in my native land. The Filipino plays the
lost and the guest with equal courtesy. He
Is refined in sentiment. He Is spotlessly
clean in person and raiment , and a thorough
gentleman. Nothing but an unreasoning
prejudice against color would prevent him
from being a welcome guest In any Amerl
can home. In color ho is very light , even
when there Is no admixture of white blood.
The tint Is not that of the American mu-
atto , but a brighter tirown or light yellow.
) f course , as one progresses downward In
he social scale ho encounters less refine
ment and intelligence and comes in contact
with customs that do not charm , but in the
main ho finds personal cleanliness every
where associated , strangely , with an In-
lifference of cleanliness of surroundings that
t is difficult to comprehend.
"Lot no ono imagine this was a feast of
Ice and garlic. On the contrary , a\vay out
icro In the Interior province of Luzon , with
no one present but a few American guests
and the natives , I sat down to as fine a ban
quet as It was ever my good fortune to at-
end. There -were spotless linen , flne crock
ery , tableware in abundance , cut glass and
silver , while the menu embraced a multi
tude of finely cooked dishes , with champagne
and other wines. Fish , flesh , fowl and fruit ,
with Innumerable delicacies , served promptly
and In good style , kept us busy for more
than an hour , and then came the toasts both
n Spanish nnd Tagalo. "
IM3RSO.VAI * iA\D OTHERWISE.
Airs. John J. Ingalls is famed throughout
Kansas for her blackberry Jam.
The man who invented angel cake died
caving a fortune cf bolt a million dollars.
Considering Its origin , he ought to have been
able to take it with him.
The weather clerk gave the rainmaker of
Johnson county , Missouri , a hard fall by
urnlng on a copious shower twelve hours
n advance of the rainmaker's bombardment.
An Italian who pays $3,500 a year for the
'shining privilege" on the Statcn Island
ferry line Is reported to clear $12,000 an
nually. Ho employs a colony of boys of his
awn nationality.
Colonel John Hayes of the Fourth cavalry ,
vho Is eo anxious to take a part In the.cav-
nlry operations In tbo Philippines , has worn
a uniform since his enlistment In the Fifth
cavalry at the ago of 13 ,
To show how we are commercially cxpand-
ng Jt Is stated that -we sent out last year
more than 12,000,000 bottles of 'beer ' In ex
cess ot the previous year , besides DO per
cnt more beer in other cases and about 15
> er cent more of distilled liquors ,
Concerning the burial place of Chief Jus-
Ice Chase tbo Columbua (0. ( ) Dispatch says :
'The remains of the chief Justice were
ilaccd In the vault or Interred la Washlng-
on. Twelve years ago they were taken to
Cincinnati and Interred there. Tbo Cln-
Innatl papers , however , seem to know noth-
ng about It , as they are printing without
question the mistaken Information sent out
rom Washington. If the late Mrs. Kate
Jhaao Sprague la buried beside * her father
her remains will be Interred In Cincinnati. "
J RETURN OF TIHJ I'lllST
Ashland Gazette : The soldiers of the
fighting First have landed on American toll
nnd will soon be wclomed to the comforts
nnd greetings of home. Lc't Nebraska ex-
i , tend a royal welcome to Itu honored son * .
I I No finer body of men ever went out to batUo.
I | Their record docs honor to 4ho state of Ne-
i | braskn.
, Cambridge Clarion : We didn't hear of a
single , cnao In which the First Ncbrnskn boys
attempted to Hobsonlzo Governor Poyntcr ,
although the governor went many hundred
mllca to welcome them home. Perhaps ho
expected to see n ahlplond of physical wrecks
who would bo only lee glad to be greeted by
some human being from their native slate.
Hnrtlngton Herald : The gnllnnt First Ne
braska nrrlved In San Frnnclsco from Manila
Saturday night nnd are now In camp at the
Prealdlo , a few miles from the city. They
vslll probably have to remain there n couple
or three weeks for ranltnry reasons nnd wllf
then be honorably ( Uncharged end returned
to their homes throughout the state. The
boys nro deserving of nil the honors wo
cnn bestow on them nnd the welcome thnt
awaits them will In n measure repay them
for the hardships they have Buffered In n fnr.
off country.
Central City Republican : Now thnt the
First Nebraska regiment hns nrrlved at San
Francisco , there Is grcdt rejoicing all over
the state. When * hey get home they will
receive such a reception as the state of Ne
braska never witnessed before. The state
Idolizes Its soMlera. It hns watched th/1'
footsteps nnd read nnd re-rend the story of
their achievements with nevcr-fnlllng In
terest. When the time comes to give vent
to Its feelings , there will be such n season
of fraternizing and congratulations as the
Antrlopi ! stnto never saw before.
Hastings 'Record ' : True patriotism would
not undertake to make political capital out
of the return of Nebraska's fighting regi
ment. H Is probable thnt among the boys
of the fighting First the o are representa
tives of all political parties. They arc en
titled to a grand and loyal Deception upon
their return to the state without having
any political -bias mixed with It. They
should bo treated as good soldiers return
ing from the fleld of battle where they have
won honor and glory while fighting their
country's battles. They fought as soldiers
nnd not ns politicians. They should bo wel
comed home ns soldiers who have done their
duty. Glvo the boys a loyal nnd hearty
welcome homo and bold politics In reserve
until the fall campaign opens.
Kearney Hub : Adjutant General Bnrry ,
who Is with the popocratlc official party at
San Francisco to welcome the returning
First Nebraska volunteers , Is liable to get
Into disrepute with Nebraska popocrats and
fall to secure the nomination for congress
in the Sixth district by refusing to concur
In the calamity talcs of popocratlo news
paper correspondents and to subscribe to the
tale of woe that was prepared In advance
by Governor Poynter and Congressman
Stark. What the popocratlc press In Ne
braska wanted to bo told was a tale of com
plaint from the boys In the hospital , but
General Barry didn't have anything of that
kind in stock , and promptly reported that he
found all of the sick boys comfortable and
well cared for , warmly clothed and receiving
every attention In the hospital.
Mlndon Gazette : The plans of the popu
list administration to go to San Francisco
and attempt to make the reception to the
boys of the First regiment a political affair ,
failed to connect. The press ot the city
"caught on" in time to give the snap away.
After vetoing the resolutions passed by the
legislature last winter , Poyntcr displayed
his nerve In going to San Francisco to say
to the boys personally the same things ho
said the legislature should not say. It Is
noticed , by the way , that Nebraska's pop
governor wasn't "so very much" in the
demonstration In honor of the gallant First
Nebraska. With the corpulent Stark on ono
side and Pat Barry In his regimentals on
the other , the diminutive governor in tbo
middle ought to have attracted some atten
tion In that great throng of people. In fact ,
the beak of the American eagle should have
opened In amazement at the spectacle the
eagle probably remembered the veto and hid
its head In shame.
York Times : There Is Joy In York today
over the arrival of the First Nebraska at
San Francisco. A heavy load is lifted from
many hearts and mothers , and fathers , too ,
wept for Joy when they heard the glad news ,
while everybody rejoiced. The boys are
- practically in reach now. No vast stretch ot
water divides thorn from their friends and
almost impossible Journey keeps parents
and friends from them should they be sick
and in need of tender care. It may bo
three or four weeks before they reach their
homes , but wo can wait now , for everybody
feels that the great strain is over. With
all rojolclnc there Is a deep feeling of ser
row. There Is a pain In every heart. Every
body knows why and everybody knows that
everyone else feels It. There are eome who
will never return. They have died nobly ,
bravely , for their country end their names
will 'be held In sacred memory , but they
are not with "the " 'happy boys at San Fran
cisco , nor will they bo with them when tbo
glad welcome Is extended at home. 60 our
rejoicing Is deep and serious as it Is strong.
Great sufferlnc and untold hardships have
been endured by all and some have fallen.
On the great day when the boys arrive York
will do greater things than ever before. It
will be a mighty outpouring of fervent
Joy , mingled with gratitude to Almighty
God , but In every strain of music there will
be a minor tone. In every speech there will
bo suppressed sighs , In every song a requiem
for tbo dead.
Fremont Tribune : The transport Hancock ,
bearing tbo First Nebraska , arrived In the
harbor at San Francisco Saturday evening
and there are many cratcful hearts In this
state today over the safe arrival of the regi
ment , and , with It all , some defy sorrow
over the absence ot brave soldiers who
sleep in window-loss tenements , under tropic
skies where the palm trees wave. A list
of the dead of the First Nebraska regiment ,
taken from the muster rolls ot Adjutant
General Jlarry , shows that a total ot fifty-
nine Nebraska men have given up their
lives. Of that , number twenty-one were
killed In action , fourteen died ot wounds ,
twenty-three of disease and ono was
drowned. Tbo 'number killed in battle and
the number that died from wounds Is
thirty-five. The regiment has the distinc
tion of having the greatest loss of any regi
ment serving In the Philippines , except ono
regiment of regulars. The First Nebraska
Is thrice welcome homo. It went far across
a trackless sea , where duty called , That
duty has been performed with signal hero
ism and the deeds of the regiment are writ
large and Indelibly on the imperishable scroll
of fame. So long as patriotism moves the
human heart , BO long as history embodies
the records ot heroic deeds of war , as well
as peace , that long the record of our re
turning soldier boys will constitute a lus
trous chapter of the annals ot the world.
Geneva Signal : Poynter , Stork and
Barry , at puollc expense , went to San
Francisco with the World-Herald corre
spondent to meet the First Nebraska regi
ment. Their plan was to either flnd or
stir up dlseatlflfactlon among the returning
eoldlers. Condemnation of the admlnlstra-
ROYAL POWDER BAKING
Makes the food more delicious end wholesome
. , .
orn | A mo Kwoia Co. Nt * vox.
tlon was "the pearl of price" they ( ought.
Could any of the ofllcern or private * bs
o toured ns to cast relictions upon the
cause for which they fought or the ROV-
eminent whose flag they carried to glory ?
What mattered It to them If they Inveigled
( tome of the bays Into aylng things that
would dim their own renown nn < l lenro
unpleasant memories the rest of their liven ?
A nwcct morsel If they could have the hoys
befoul their splendid records. The World-
Ilcrnld WAS there , the hyena of journal
ism , looking for some , bones to ciunch ; the
bunzard of politics , seeking some carrion In
pick ; but they found nothing. The cup-
tnlns of each company , ns well as the
superior officers , saw that their Rood named
nnd records were largely In their own
keeping nnd they h d few sentiment * ex
cept these of loyalty to express. They knew
that they could not claim and merit the
nnme of the "Nebraska Fighters" unless
they haJ been convinced of the rectitude of
the cause for which they fought. They
wanted criticism against Otis. Mcutcnnnt
Colonel Kngcr , a pop , had this to sny : "I
don't blnmc General Otis for letting us
take the hard knocks he did. It was a
plnln business proposition. We were going
home nnd could build up. The regulars will
hnvo to stay on without a chance to re
cuperate , Ho got value received from us
nnd now It Is the turn of the regulars. "
] IHii/V : TH1KM1S.
KoMon Trniixcrtpt : It Is In the COTT'B
mouth that you llnd trite equality. There
you will see no upper pet.
Cleveland 1'Inln DeMler : "You're not
golusr to church this hot morning , ilarln ? "
"yes , 1 am. I've Rot to set nn example
for those new neighbors next door. Urns U
the Hist Sunday they've been there. "
Chicago Newn : "They mty our j > ltchir (
wui ! hammered today , J > arr.v. "
"Yls , but wae got nven , Ulnny. "
"Mow ? "
"Wno hammered th' umpire. "
Detroit Journal : All Dahomey won Bhakort
by the manilal In tlio Wnr department.
The AmnzoiiH hud been sent Into a gen-
ernl ciigviffomcnt with a short supply of
Inferior chaperoncs , nnd the suffering had
been terrible.
"How can 1 ever look my people In the
face ttg-.ilnl" cried the king , much mortified.
Of course , It vus vain to try to white
wash anybody , now.
\Vasfhlngton Star : "By lookln' In do
microscope , " said' ' Plodding Pete , "you
leu rn < dnt every time you drinks water you
puts a bunch o' wild an' wlgglln' nnhnals
In ycr stomac-h. "
"Yes , " answered Meandering .Mike , "an"
If you drinks whisky you has 'cm in. yer
head ; so what's a man to do ? "
Chicago Record : "Tho lies the blamed
newspapers publish about us , " said on
politician. . 10 another , "Is enough to drive
U. man to drink. "
"Yes. that's PO , " replied the other , "but
still we liave no cause for complaint. "
"Why not ? " asked the first In surprise.
"Well , It might bo much worse. " was the
reply. "They might publish the truth.
Detroit Free Press : "My muver'6 awful
funny , " nald the 3-year-old.
"WJiy , Jack ? "
"She sold I touldn't play out In ner ra.ln.
an ncn took mo up an" put me In ner baf
tub. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Jim evidently
believes that ono good turn deserves an
other. "
"ie ? . i noticed he was wearing reversi
ble cuffs. "
New York Journal : Bramble Do you
have hash at your boarding house ?
Theme Not on your life. There la never
anything left to make it out of.
Chicago Post : "Do you believe In pro
tracted baths ? "
"No , 1 don't. I'm Just bnck from the
Philippines , nnd the last bath we had
lasted nine weeks. "
"ME AS' 'LIZA. JAMS. "
Nixon Waterman.
It's fifty year an' more since me an' Llzs >
Jane
A-walkln * flioime from , mc-etln" . through &
sweet an' elrady lane , '
Agreed It was the best ler us * o Join , our
hands fcr life ;
An * hain't I alters blessed the day she said
she'd toe my wife !
We've had our IHtle fallln's out , the eamo
as all the rest ,
But all the while I've knowcd 'at she'o tha
kindest an' the best ,
The truest an1 ferglven'est , ler I begin to
see
Sho's had to 'bo an angel fer to git along
with me.
Fer slnco I'm glttln * on in years I sort o'
set n round
An * kind o' snecellate about the things 'at'a
more profound ;
An' aa my mind goes stray In' back , along
the path o' life ,
I Jest begin to eo ( how much I owe that
good old wife.
You wouldn't think her handsome , 'causa
your eyes Ml never see
The many lovln' deeds she's done to make
lior dear to me.
My God ! the things 'nt she's gone through
fer love o' me an' inlne ,
Is 'nuft .to . make a feller think her beauty
most divine !
I s'pose I done the. best I could to make her
burdens light ,
Ylt , lookln1 back , I seem to see BO much 'at
wasn't right-
So much ' t brought her Borrow ylt ,
through ell the changln' years ,
I've seen Jicr keep her faith in measmllln'
through her tears.
An' now we're old , together , but to mo
she's young and fair
As when the rose was In her clicek , the
sunshine In ihcr lialr ;
An' while I hold her band in mine an'
Journey down the hill ,
I'll make life's sunset good an * sweet God
helpln * mo. I will !
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