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If the attorney general really mpans
U let him tnckle the typewriter truftt.
Reference Is made to the nmclilnc-not
the operator. _ _ _ _ _ _
The mim with his winter's supply of
liard coal In the cellar can contemplate
the impending strike of the miners with
complacency. But with others It la
different.
The Sixteenth street viaduct looms in
Bight nt last. If the railroads mean
business they will proceed with the
building of the structure without
further delay.
Dcronlcdo declares that he loves the
French republic. The man who hills the
woman for whom he declares he has a
consuming love is Imbued with the same
.variety of affection.
'A providence roan has been caught
.With .his" slides' full''of pearls and they
Jwere not placed there as an act of
pcnan'ee. The government will look
nftcr that part of the performance.
The German kaiser leaves It to be
.distinctly understood on the occasion of
his visit to his grandmother that while
lie might come to see her occasionally
'he had no intention of making England
his 'favorite playground or of singing
English songs to any alarming extent.
More 'hungrydcmocrats are lined up
nt the Nebraska pie counter now than
there are-stools and there Is not even a
whole' _ le to distribute. The populists
insist that they be given a show , but
the democrats opine that It will be some
time before a populist will bo "next" at
; the state house distribution.
The democratic national committee
proposes to organize a bureau for the
purpose of convincing the people of this
country that they nre not prosperous.
It will probably rcault about as did the
fiffort of a Nebraska popocratlc otllcc-
holder when ho set out to demonstrate
ithat farmingIn tills state did not
The experiment of Captain Lcary , gov-
fcrnor of the Island of Guam , in attemptIng -
Ing to cure the-case of chronic laziness
iwltli- which the people are nlllluted will
Ibo watched with Interest. Jlcretofore
the disease 1ms been considered incur-
nble. AVhlio a f reo.meal will sometimes
hurry If a little , the patient too often
Irelapscs into his former state.
1 Now that the courts have refused to
enjoin the 'proposed ' compact between
the city and the railroads as a condition
precedent to the building of the Slx-
( tecuth street viaduct , all obstacles In
jllro-wny-of thls mtieh-needed Improve
ment are praet'h'ally removed. The
building of the viaduct should now pro-
fcccd" without further parleying.
' 'Attorney ' General Smyth has at last
filed his . brief , ln' the Insurance case
growing out of the controversy between
the governor and auditor over the con
trol of insurance business. It Is de
cidedly a homeopathic dose of law. ad
ministered evidently more because the
patient Insisted upon a prescription than
[ with u view to accomplishing anything.
Leonard ir. Imbodon , who was found
guilty of conducting a wild-cat hank In
< KiuibiiH City , lias Just been sentenced to
ion years' imprisonment In a Missouri
penitentiary. They don't do things that
; wiiy in Omaha , however. Hero the wild
cat bank swindlers are given positions
of responsibility and trust In the federal
service in recognition of their high ca
pacity as eminent Humidors.
According to the best Information the
tnoor imriy at It's maximum did not ex
ceed 215,000 , men , The press reports from
the vicinity of Lndysmlth , Klmbcrloy
nnd other places whew war operations
jiro active Indicate there have already
boon killed at least -10,000 , As there Is
Btlll a numerous army surrounding these
various places , the Udor must have a
faculty of rapid reincarnation.
or VICE 1'iiEsinr.NT
The announcement of the death o
Garret A. Ilolmrt , vice president of the
t'nltod .States , Is a cause of profouiii
regret and Harrow to the people of this
country. Although never n promlneir
figure In the councils of the nation , Gar
ret A. Ilolmrt lias for many years been
n potential factor In shaping Its policies
As a member of the republican natlona !
committee , ho was hctlve 111 organizing
victory for his party nnd In mapping
out the work for Its campaign man
agers.
Since his advent to the vice presi
dency , Mr. llohurt lias exhibited ad
mirable traits In the discharge of his
ofllclal functions and what Is most cred
itable became one of the tntstud advisors -
visors of President McKlnloy upon the
grau > problems with which the admin
istration has bucn confronted. In this
respect Mr. llobart's relations to the
chief executive were exceptional as few
previous vice presidents had ever risen
above the mere llgurchead on the prow
of the ship of state.
Personally the late vice president was
a genial gentleman , approachable at nil
times to all clashes. Above all things he
was u level-headed man of business
With a quick graftp of conditions and n
deep Insight Into human character. This
quality doubtless was what made his
vlows on public men and measures
sought after by those charged with
greater responsibilities and authority.
KRYNOTR OF 37/B CIT1' CAMPAIGN.
Municipal ownership of public utilities
Is to bo the keynote of the Impending
city campaign..This Is the demand of
the hour In Omaha as It Is In the prin
cipal population centers of the country.
Light , water , heat and power nre all
essential factors to the growth of mod
ern cities and Omaha must secure these
natural utilities at the lowest possible
cost In the shortest possible time.
With few exceptions American cities
either own their gas plants , their water
Avorks or their electric lighting plants.
Omaha depends entirely upon private
corporations for these public utilities.
Any plan that contemplates munll-lpa !
ownership should be broad enough In Its
scope ultimately to Include all the fran
chise corporations.
The only question that must be dealt
with Is how to get possession without
paying two prices for the property to be
acquired. If Omaha Is to Issue from
$ : i,000,000 , to $3,000,000 in bonds for the
purchase of the water supply system It
should not hesitate to issue another mil
lion or less for the acquisition of the
gas and electric lighting plants. The
latter , for example , scarcely represents
one-fourth of a million and its contract
with the city expires sooner than that
with the water company.
The public at large mid the taxpayers
In particular are as much interested in
cheaper electric light and power nnd a
greater diffusion of street lighting as
they are In Increasing the number of flro
hydrants and reduction of hydrant ren
tal and" lowering of water rates to pri
vate consumers. Municipal -ownership
is no longer an experiment. With the
experience of other "citlcH before us we
ought to be able to reach rational con
clusions without allowing political con
tention to blind and mislead us ,
It is to be expected that po
litical mountebanks will seek to
ride Into ollice on the mu
nicipal ownership hobby-horse by prom
ises that cannot be fullilled under exist
ing conditions , but a full and free pub
lic discussion will enable the people to
vote Intelligently and Judge .between
the honest advocate of municipal owner
ship and the Impostor who trios to piny
n confidence game for his own advance
ment. In view of the magnitude of the
Interests Involved and the far-reaching
effect of every step that is to be taken
in the direction of municipal ownership ,
the time Is ripe for unbiased delibera
tion after considering the question from
every point of view.
LUDLOWS VIEWS.
General Ludlow is a very competent
witness In regard to conditions In Cuba
and particularly the capacity of the
Cubans for self-government. From n
statement made u few days ago it ap
pears that General Ludlow is of the
opinion that even under the most favor
able auspices the people of Cuba will
be in no condition to administer good
government through the popular will or
the republican form until at least the
younger generation those who are now
of the age of school children have been
thoroughly instiuctcd , not only In the
rudiments of knowledge , but In some of
Us advanced branches. If there Is to bo
a future for Cuba as an Independent
republic It must be , In General Lud-
low's judgment , based upon the same
Influence that Is the foundation rock of
this republic , the common school sys
tem.
It Is unquestionable that nt present
the Cubans as a Whole have very little
conception of the true principles of self-
government. Even the more intelligent
among them have crude Ideas on the
subject , whllo the Illiterate element ,
which constitutes a majority , may fairly
bo assumed to know nothing whatever
about the real meaning of self-govern
ment. Such being the case General Lud
low Is perhaps correct In thinking that
not until the present generation has
passed away will the Cubans bo fully
capable of self-government , They have
not only much new knowledge to ac
quire as to the principles of n repub
lican form of government , but also a
great deal to unlearn respecting long ,
established governmental methods and
policies. Kijuallty before the law , Integ
rity In the public service , the Impartial
administration of justice , nre essential
conditions to good government which
the Cubans were not taught by their
Spanish rulers nnd which they must
learn in order to establish and main
tain a proper system of self-govern
ment.
But admitting the defects of the Cu
bans , the United .States cannot find In
this an excuse for unduly delaying the
filltlllmcnt of its promise to give those
people Independence. This government
must deal with the present generation
and do the beat It can to prepare them
for solf-govornmonl , affording them
such guidance nnd direction as It prop
erly may and as they are disposed to
accept. We cannot expect the highest
results. American tutelage will doubt
less have to bo continued for a long
time and occasions may arise when
Cuba Is Independent calling for our In
terposition In o filet" to prevent civil
strife and n reign of anarchy. Still AM
should gti forward In the performance
of our plain and Imperative duty to let
the Cubans have self-government as
soon as It Is possible , to do so.
OK/MUAV AA'D KXULAXU.
Although the German emperor and the
German press Insist that his visit to
Hnglnml is a purely personal or family
affair and entirely without political sig
nificance , It Is quite impossible not to
regard It as having a hearing upon tin
relations between the two countries nnd
designed to show the world the very
friendly nature of these relations. It Is
very well known that there Is no real
nirectlon between Emperor William and
his English relatives. He has Indicated
more than once that he does not like
his grandmother , Queen Victoria , and
there Is said to be mutual dislike be
tween the kaiser and the prince of
Wales. Indeed there Is no very good
reason to believe that the emperor has
love for anything British.
But the German emperor Is keenly
nllve to the Interests and welfare of his
country nnd events have convinced him
that these can be subserved hy strength
ening friendly relation' * with England.
There Is said to be a secret under
standing between the two countries
which probably has reference to their In
terests In China and in South Africa ,
but whatever It may be there Is no
loubt that it has brought Germany nnd
England closer together than they have-
ever before been. The arrangement in
regard to Samoa Is evidence of this and
It Is emphasized by Emperor William's
visit. One of the most Intelligent of the
London correspondents says that the
cordial relations established between
England and America have powerfully
influenced the German emperor. That
was the turning point In his own
policy , declares the correspondent.
'He had made a mistake respecting
America and was convinced that It was
i feerlous error , detrimental to German
irade , when he witnessed the signs of
nn era of good feeling in the Anglo-
Saxon world. The German emperor
las perceived with keen intelligence Oie
ulvantage of laying stress upon his own
rights and privileges as a good Anglo-
Saxon. He Is ready to join England
and America in that community of com-
nercial Interests and sympathies which
s the joint heritage of the three great
udustrial and maritime states in the
modern world. " This is certainly plans-
hie and it Is n fact that Germany has
recently been manifesting a more
friendly spirit toward America as well
is England. The German government
ins for some time given the United
States no reason to doubt its friend-
shipj which has been particularly attested
'
tested j'u respect to American' Interests
n China.
It is no less Important to England than
t is to Germany that the two powers
should be on friendly terms and should
stand together for the protection and
iromotlon of their mutual Interests.
Sreat Britain will have nothing to fear
from the continental powers so long
as she can count upon the powerful sup-
jort of Germany. She need fear no
combinations to promote designs monac-
ng to her Interests while the favor of
Germany Is with her. At the same time
Germany's security will be Increased by
in understanding with Great Britain.
The good relations between the' two
countries are favorable to the preserva-
ion of European peace , for acting to
gether In behalf of peace their Influence
vould be irresistible. From every point
of view , therefore , the Anglo-German
'rlendshlp is a good thing for those na-
Ions and for the rest of the world and
certainly the American people can re
gard It with entire satisfaction.
The Ohio Idea of requiring candidates
o file sworn statements of election ex-
lenses , which was grafted upon the No-
miskiL statutes hibt winter , Is pro-
loiuiced a dead letter In the Buckeye
state nnd Its repeal is predicted during
he coming winter. In Ohio , as In Ne
braska , only the successful candidates
iced the law because they fear that the
opposition might bring suit 4 to oust
hem. Defeated candidates pay little or
10 attention to It. In the preliminary
lemocrntlc gubernatorial fight in Ohio
Colonel Kllbourno was a candidate , but
ic refused to file any statement and no
one cared enough to prosecute him ,
McLean did file a statement because he
lid not want his nomination questioned ,
but Mclv.'iui lias filed no statement of
expenses during the recent campaign ,
n Ohio candidates for governor are Uni
ted to $050 In their expenditures. Mc
Lean spent $500 , according to bis filed
statement , to got the nomination. He
herefore could legally spend only $ iriO
nore during the campaign. It goes
vlthout saying that ho spent fully
; 0,000 In the campaign and $100,000
vould probably be nearer the correct
Ignre.
The drug trust has entered Its decree
n Omaha and notice Is given to dealers
n patent nostrums that if they persist
n selling at cut-rate prices the source
) f supply will bo stopped by way of
icnalty. If this la not a combination
n restraint of trade there never was
one. The action Is clearly In violation
of Nebraska statutes. A copy of the
lotlce serve.d upon dealers ought to sub-
ect the author to severe penalties. L t
he attorney general do Ills duty. Elec-
Ion Is over nnd few voles will ho lost
hy his mnklng nn example of the drug
rust or pool or combination.
With vast apple orchards only a few
nlles nwny , Omaha 1ms never been able
o got n sutllcleut supply of peed apples
it any se.ison of the year. Every state
ind county fair exhibits line sj i'lmens
and a variety of kind , yet the big
Itles can never get hold of the like of
hem. Iteports from Hamburg , In. , are
o the effect that the warm weather of
the present month has done great In
jury to the surplus crop , so that then
may be expected to bo n still grente
dearth In the supply.
The medicine men who drafted the
nntl-quack law will have to try again
The next time they may bo expected to
ntllx a penalty chluse for violation of
the law1. Without reference to any re
cent trial under the law passed to dls
courngo quacks It may bo romuikcd
that the doctors are entitled to credit
for perslslent defense of the medical
profession against the operation of cure
all fakirs that seek to Infest every com
inunlty.
For ten years West Slders have ndvo
oated a boulevard connecting the nortl
nnd south extremes of the city nt n
point not far from Fortieth street. An
other plan was to condemn propertj
down town to enable the city to make a
level thoroughfare of Twenty-fourth
street from north to south. One or both
those Improvements are needed and
ought to'be pushed to completion within
the coming year.
. .1 Viilturt H.
Washington Post.
Out In Nebraska they don't wait for tbo
death of an official. They go after his Job
na eoon us lie becomes seriously 111 ,
Proldem of the Vt'nr.
Detroit- Free Press.
The Filipinos arc still on the run. The
supreme military problem of the war Is to
get thoao fellows to stand still long enough
to bo whipped.
OliNtrnotloiiN Anlilc.
Globe-Democrat ,
It takes moro than a typhoon to stop the
American army la Luzon. Whllo waiting for
the dry season our soldiers have killed time
by putting through an arduous campaign.
Shipping Conl ( o .Iniinn.
New York World.
From the way Japan Is buying American
coal ll looks ns though there might bo some
warm times In the Pacific. Emerson defined
coal ns "a portable climate. " It le also
the moving force of "sea power. "
Na Volunteer Stnton Wanted.
Boston Traveler.
Now Panama , one of the states of the
United States of Colombo , has applied to
these United States for annexation. It Is
elated In Washington that the application
will not bo granted. Of course not. Wo want
no people that como to us of their own free
will. Wo prefer to buy or conquer.
A IIltifTer mill n Pout.
Brooklyn Eagle.
AgulnaUlo Is a bluffer , but he can write
poetry. His remarks about scattering ashes
over their mother country to hide her beau
ties from the view of envious strangers arc
worthy of Swinburne. When wo catch him
wo may be able to find a place for him In
the patent office , or In some other govern
ment department where the muse abides.
I1HAVK 3IRIX IMilllL.
Heroic Contlnct of the Sailors of the
HtcnniHliIp I'ntrln.
"Wnshlncton Post.
The story of the conduct of those German
sailors on the steamship Patrla makes a
noble chapter In the chronicle of heroism.
It Is not for us to/ contrast It with the
hideous Incident ot'.tho" Bourgognc. History
will attend to. that , , These Germans did
what Americans nji\ \ Englishmen always do
under 'similar qoniltlqns. Obscure , un
known , mere Integers in an , equation of high
courage and devotion , Jhey djd simply what
their 'Instincts , what the Imperative appeal
of blood and rac'o and Inspiring tradition
commanded. They'hart no'expectation of
reward or celebratlbui The chances are they
never thought of. such a thing. The product
of the sea kings of old ; fearless , composed ,
dutiful and calm , they did without calcula
tion what conquerors , crusaders and great
chiofta'lns liavo gladly died to do , and did
: t knowing that no laurels were or could be
weaved for them , and that , If they perished ,
only the recording angel would keep their
names , and that only judgment day would
loner them. On the Bourgogne 550 out of
714 passengers were lost. All the children ,
all the weak and helpless , were trodden
under foot and 'butchered ' In the shameful
panic. On the Patrla the passengers were
saved. Discipline , courage , self-abnegation ,
unquestioning heroism dominated. Coward-
ce , crueltj' , brutality were not In evidence.
The clvllfzed world will applaud these Ger
man sailors. The fatherland cannot bu
> roudor of them than we are.
DISCOUUTKOUH IIOBltS.
Pin'Heal Menu Trlckn on the Gullc-
IVHH Ilrltoii.
Philadelphia Times.
It really IB too bad of the Docra to treat
ho British so discourteously. An English
military man Is such a guileless person that
IB should command especial consideration ,
A small detachment is sent off Into a moun-
aln defile , far from the main body , and
when the enemy ie to impollto asto get
around In Its rear and cut It off , everybody
n England Is shocked at the burgher du
plicity.
The bad manners of the Boers are lllus-
rated also In General Joubert's conduct be-
ere Ladysmlth , where be allowed a British
orco to march between two divisions of his
army and never warned them off till they
omul themselves attacked upon both llauks ,
Still worse , ho Is now firing shot and shell
nto the British lines , a proceeding which
x > ndon regards as clearly contrary to the
awa of uar. The Boers ought not to shoot ;
hey ought only to stand still and be shot
at.
The worst discourtesy of all of which the
Boers have boon guilty was to obstruct the
all way track leading out from Itelcourt to
ho region which they occupy. The con-
Idlng British e nt out a train on this line
ho other day. It was nn armored train and i
bo soldiers In it were expected to shoot , note
o bo shot at. We may Judge of their sur-
HIDOand distrust when the train ran off
ho track and they were compelled to de-
'
end themselves from the enemy. This Is
most dlscourteoua conduct on the part of the
ioers and shows how little appreciation
bey have of tbo amenities of civilized life.
Some of the in on who went out cxi tbo
rain did not get back. Instead of allow-
ng them free passage , the rude Boers have
dually held them na prisoners of war. And
mong them was a young man of one of the
best fcimllles , regarding whom there Is some
oubt whether he v.'ae there aa a soldier or
3 a civilian , though there appears to be no
oubt that ho put up'a good fight. That he
IBS fallen Ipto the hands of an enemy so
Ignorant of tbo laws of war as not to allow
an armored train to pass without hindrance
gives hla friends at home great uneasiness.
Wo cannot tell whether the duplicity of
the Boers has scandalUud the ofllcera and
men In the field as ; nuch as It has the
London newspapers , but they do appear to
be of n wonderfully confiding disposition. It
Is a good rule In warfare to start with the
assumption that the enemy Is at least as
smart as you are. The British campaign has
started on the apparent assumption that the
Boert were Ignorant of warfare and would
run away as soon as they saw a redcoat In
the distance , That la doubtless what they
should have done , but they haven't. And
this la tbo only foundation for the
that the Boers arc not fighting fair.
nciions OK orn WAU.
Ensign Walter Hockwell Oherardl I * n
chip of the old block. For the third time I
thrco years the Navy department has ofll
clnllj- recorded his bravery In the savin
of life. The first was when three sailor
were swept overboard from the battleship
Maine In a tremendous gale off Hattcras 01
February 6 , 1S07 ( and Oherardl , then a nava
cadet , volunteered to take a boat to thel
rescue. The boat was dcstrojed flvq minute
after It wns launched nnd the cadet and hi
crew were rescued with lifelines.
Several months later , \\hlle Gherardl wa
attached to the Texas , then at the Brooklyn
navy yard , ho plunged overboard dressed In
uniform and rescued a drowning sailor.
Captain A. 8. Snow , commandant of the
United States naval station nt San Juan
Porto Illco , has reported to the Xnvy do
parlment Ensign Gherardt's latest feat. In
the cyclone of August 8 , 1800 , the schoone
Concepclon , loaded with 150 emigrants from
Santo Domingo , and the steamer Vasco
dragged their anchors and went ashore In the
harbor of Mayagucz. Ensign Gherardl ani
J. J. Jlmlnez , a civil engineer , ran down
the beach to render assistance. The stern
was at Its height and the wind was terrific
Gherardl plunged Into the water with his
clothes on nnd saved , with the assistance
of Jlmlncz , such members of the crew an <
passengers of the Concepclon as the waves
brought within reach. All but five or Blx
people who did not dare to Jumip Into the
water were saved , and after providing them
with shelter Ghcrardl led his llttlo party of
rercuers to the relief of the crow of the
steamer Vasco , which was beating herself to
pieces on the beach a few hundred yards
from the Concepclon. The Vasco threw out
a lifeline , but It fell short of the shore.
The rescuing party formed a line , by JoinIng -
Ing hands , which extended out Into the surf
with Gherardl In the lead. By this expedi
ent , which was the only possible one In the
circumstances , Gherardl caught the lifeline
and brought It ashore , and by means of It
Iho crew were saved. Captain Almy of the
Fifth cavalry , who voluntarily reported
: heso rescues to the commandant of the
naval station at San Juan , says :
"That so many lives were saved from the
schooner Concepclon and the steamer Vaeco
s undoubtedly duo to Rnelgn Gberardl's effi-
: lcnt leadership and his Heroic efforts. "
Mr. Ohcrardl Is a son of Hear Admiral Ban
croft Gherardl , who was retired In 1894
after a gallant career In the navy.
A New York genius bearing the peaceful
lame of William Whitney Christmas , 'be
lieving that war Is altogether too refined
for the times , has Invented a death-dealing
shell which will bo handed over to pur
veyors of leaden civilization for a aatlsfac-
.ory price. .Mr. Christmas thinks that
jorlng a hole In the enemy does not fully
meet the needs of the hour , therefore ho
las contrived a shell with four huge knives
When tbo shell leaves the gun the knife
jlades open and arc rotated by the force
) f discharge , so that when It reaches the
oathsome enemy U will cut through 'cm
as smoothly as a butcher's cleaver. By
carving the enemies of progress Into con-
; cnlcnt slices it Is presumed they can bo
landled without much trouble and ma
terially expedite the work of the burial
corps.
When General Miles was present at the
unchcon glvm the other day In Seattle to
ho returned First Washington volunteers
vho have Just got back from Manila , one
of the decorations at his table was a pair
of berlbboned swords. One of these was
a Spanish staff officer's and the other a
Filipino's. These Governor Rogers pre
sented to the general In the name of the
Washington regiment.
not have to go very far to prove
he truth of the reports of looting tf
churches In Luzon. Dispatches from San
Francisco say the pawnshops of that city
are packed with clerical vestments and other
relics of churches in Manila and adjacent
owns , which were brought back by the re-
urnlng volunteers. They were sold at ridic
ulously low prices , but now command fancy
figures. Amopg the relics are solid silver
bailees , 'fragments of gold chalices and a
miniature cardinal's hat taken from an
altar. Scratched on the rim of the hat la
he name Rellly , Company. , Twelfth
Minnesota regiment. Besides these there
are two sections of a golden ostensorlum ,
ho last gogpel of St. John , Inscribed In
. .atln on a thin plate of solid silver ; a
> Ishop's miter , Inscribed on which Is "From
he People of Malata and Paeay to Our Be-
oved Bishop ; " a pure gold rosary , valued
t $25 ; a deacon's vestment of white silk ,
rnamented with golden brnld ; red velvet
ape , bordered with a deep fringe of heavy
golden lace ; three basca of monstrances of
) uro gold , a white silk stole and a set of
> lack vestments.
These articles , with one exception , were
sold to a dealer named Bcnguiat by Jamea
) arro of the Twentieth Kansas regiment ,
'ho name of the man who disposed of the
roperty Is written on a sheet of paper , to-
jother with the remark , "Captured from the
nsurgente by James Barre whllo the Twcn-
Icth Kansas regiment was engaged In an
ttack on Calumplt. "
At other places silver church candlesticks ,
coary beads , censers and scores of scapulas
vcre for sale.
PUHSONAI. AND OTHERWISE.
It Is reported that Mayor Jones of Toledo
will bo petitioned to move to Cleveland and
run for mayor there In 1901.
Hiram Maxim first turned hla attention
to gunmaklng In a very small way BO late
as 1881 , yet today his firm employs over
14,000 men.
Senator Thomas Staples Martin , who is
running for re-election in Virginia , Is to
give a valuable collection of books on state
history to the University of Virginia.
Inasmuch as Admiral Schley will retire
on account of ago In February , 1901 , hU
prospective cruise to South Africa cannot
extend over a period of fifteen months.
Not long ago Cecil Rhodes remarked to
an English friend : "Threo years ago I
made a raid , and everybody said I was
wrong. Now the Queen's government are
preparing another raid , and everybody sajs
they are right. "
It Is said that Admiral Dewey's son re
ceives a sample every tlmo an article nnmcj
'for Dewcy Is put on the market , whether U
be a cravat , a collar , a hat , a cigar , a
brand of whisky or anything else. Ho hai
adorned his room with these samples , nnd It
1s probably the most remarkably decoratjd
room In America ,
The Richmond Tiroes recalls that Plcketfg
division of confederates lost at Gettysburg
more men In thirty rnlnuloa of fighting than
the British have lost killed , wounded and
captured In South Africa , elnco the war
began. Hcth'a division of Lee's army at
Gettysburg lost 2,700 men in killed end
wounded In twcnty-fivo minutes.
Governor Stanley of Kansas refuses abso
lutely to pardon burglars or footpads , though
he has on moro than one occasion extended
executive clemency to men convicted nf
murder. The governor holds that homicides
are often committed in moments of anger ,
but argues that burglars and highwaymen
always act deliberately , hence his dis
crimination In the matter or clemency.
Commandant Cronjo of the Transvaal
army Is ald to be a fatalist. In the raid
ccmbat at Doornkop , when the bullets were
whistling rather too loudly around the spot
where he was seated , a field cornet tmg-
grEted his retiring to a moro sheltered posi
tion , "No , " said Cronje , "j am in the hand
of Gcd , and If 1 am to bo hot I shall be
bit Just as aeon In one place at In another. "
POCHTKK.V MONTHS OP riOHTIMS.
HovltMV of the linkup" Suotnliirtl lij'
the American Army.
Uoston Transcript.
Wo are just beginning to learn the real
extent of our losses In the war with Spain
and Its sequel , the hostilities against the
Philippine Insurgents , Tbo knowledge Is Im
portant , as It corrects exaggerated esti
mates formed by many persons bo read
about our soldiers "dying like sheep" In
letters written by correspondents who had I
never seen either campaigns or hospitals
before. Tables In the report of the adju
tant general of the army dealing with the
mortality between May 1 , 1898 , anil June 3 ,
1SO ! > , show that the losses were only such
a might have been expected In tropical
cttmpalgns and In a military force the larger
part of which wns not long enough In serv
ice to learn how to take care of Itself.
The killed In 'action In the tlmo covered
by the report numbered twenty-three oillccra
of the rcp"lar army and seventeen officers
of volunteers ; 265 enlisted men of the regu
lars and 1SS of the volunteers , making a
total of forty officers and 453 enlisted men.
With these In figuring out losses In battle
should be grouped those who died of wounds ,
eoven officers and 111 enlisted men of the
regulars and three officers nnd seventy-
seven enlisted men of the volunteers. Put
ting these two classes together It will bo
seen that the total of the casualties chnrgc-
nblo to the battlefield was fifty officers and
C14 enlisted men In the fourteen months
with which the tables deal.
The heaviest losses wo sustained were In
the hospitals , for under deaths from dis |
ease are recorded flfty-ono officers nnd 1,521
enlisted men of the regulars , nnd 114 officers
and 3,820 enlisted men of the volunteers.
Practically eight donthn occurred from dis
ease for every one chargeable to the battle
field. Deaths from all other causes num
bered four officers and 178 enlisted men In
the regulars nnd seven officers nnd 223 men
In the volunteers. The total of the death
list , officers and men , Is 5,592.
The localities In which casualties occurred
are also corrective of some popular Impres
sions. Of the casualties of the battlefield !
lees than one-half , 320 officers and men , occurred - i
curred In the brief Cuban campaign , In which |
certainly not over 15,000 troops were over (
under flro at ono lime. In the Philippines
.ho killed In action and mortally wounded Ii
Iho four months Covered by the table num
bered 348 out of a force averaging nearly
twice as many men as General Shatter hat
with him at Santiago. This fact proves
pretty conclusively that the Insurgents can
not have been anywhere near as effective
soldiers as the Spanish troops wo cncoun-
.ered In Cuba. Nor docs the cllmato of the
Philippines appear to have been as trying to
our men as that of Cuba , for the total deaths
rom disease were 333 in the Philippines and
862 In Cuba.
The totals were , moreover , completely
hrown Into the shade by the deaths In the
army In the United States from disease , 906
regulars and 2,923 volunteers of all ranks
perishing , an aggregate of 3,829. Chlcka-
mauga and Montauk are , of course , largely
accountable for this. After making all al-
owanccs for the effect of foreign service as
een at the latter camp , this largo mortality
s probably not much moro than was to be
expected of an army summoned hastily from
Ivll life Into great encampments and called
upon to adjust itself , with almost no period
of , probation , to the requirements of military
ervlce.
Probably not In the history of the world
ias a war fraught with such momentous
onsequcnces been attained with so small a
usually list.
NOTAUbli DIPLOMATIC MOVE.
roponrd Combine to Maintain the
Open Door ill China.
Indlnnnnollp Journal.
A Washington dispatch says that the re
lies ofthe European nations Interested In
3hlna to the recent request of the United
tales for a formal agreement to preserve
ho open door in the cast are not expected
or some time yit , ns the exchange of com
munications on the subject Is not taking
ilace In Washington , but nt the various
European capitals. Previous dispatches have
tated that keen Interest Is manifested
hroughout diplomatic circles In the Amerl-
an move and in the replies which are like-
y to be elicited by the American Inquiry ,
'he scope of the Inquiry seems to have been
misunderstood In some quarters. It has been
tatcd that It was Intended to obtain from
Suropean natlona n declaration In writing
or the preservation of the Integrity of the
hlnese empire , or at least against Its dis
memberment by European powers. That is
mistake , and it would have been a great
Iplomatlc mistake on the part of the United
talcs to have asked for such an assurance ,
uch n request would have been a more
marked Interference by this government In
Juropean and eastern affairs than any-
ilng It has ever done and would probably
have been construed by European powers as
an attempt to dictate their policy In regard
to a matter which does not directly con
cern the United States. The only Interest
this country has In China Is the preserva
tion rrad extension of American trade. It Is
not concerned In maintaining the solidarity
of the Chinese empire. It does not own nor
desire any territory In China , nnd has no
particular Interest In preventing European
powers from acquiring possessions there ,
provided they do not close the door against
American trade. All the United Statea de
sires Is to maintain the open door for trade ,
and this Is the point to which its recent
Inquiry was directed. It did not eeek to
dictate the policy of European natlono to
ward China nor to make any now departure
In International relations. All It asked was
a definite statcanent In writing of assur
ances which have already been given from
tlmo to tlmo Informally by Great Britain ,
Russia and Germany that whatever their
policy In China might bo now or In the
future they had no Intention of Interfering
with American trade. With the plans of
territorial acquisition In China that the
European powers may have the United
States has nothing to do , but It has a right
to assume that the verbal statements made
from time to time that the way for Ameri
can trade In China shall ba kept open bo
given In n forai that will show they mean
what they say.
In this view of the case the request was
a flno stroke of diplomacy , and , whllo It
does not commit the United States to any
policy regarding the maintenance of tbo In
tegrity of the Chinese empire , it I likely
to have distinct Inlluence In that direction.
The four European nations that are trying
to obtain or extend territorial possessions
In China are Russia , Great Britain'Ger
many and France. Russia has repeatedly
declared that she Is in favor of the open
door , commercially speaking , and especially
has no Intention of Interfering with
American trade. Great Britain is the origi
nator of the open-door policy and of the
phrat-o Itself , Germany Is courting closer re
lations with both Great Britain and the
United States. If these thrco countries
unite In giving the United State * definite as
surances' that the open door shall be main
tained It will bo the bcwt possible guaranty -
-v.
for the progress and development of the
country. Franco is the only European na
tion that Is likely to decline to gUo tha
desired assurance , nnd her declination will
ltn\o her outside of an agreement between
four other nations quite strong enough f
commercially and every olhor way to maln-
. talu II , Neither of the European nations
could properly ask from the others such a
statement ns the United States han asked
for , but thin country could do It with per
fect propriety and without any danger of
misconstruction. It shows that frank anil
clralghtforward methods are sometimes the
best diplomacy.
SMIUNti Tllll'l.n.S.
Soinorvlllp Journal : Thr > un < c1Mxh man In
generally llkeil , but IIP tioldnm acquires a
slx-llgutc bank account.
ChlcnRo Po it : "Is ho n Rood shot ? "
"Oood ! Why , IIP can't shoot nny better
than a policeman. "
Indlanapolls Journal : "NOCKS him In-
vented something to beat tin ; lilcture-
button. "
"What Is It ? "
' "A revolving shirt bosom with n photograph -
graph nperturo on each panel. "
Washington Stnr : "Do you mcnn to tell
mo tnnt you would accept nn ollleo that
you didn't eel by n fnlr voto7"
"Certainly mil. " answered Senator Sor-
Rhtim. "If I didn't jet It by n lair vote ,
I'd never know It. I'd Imvo u lot of people -
plo hired to dn all tbo practical work and
keep the horrlblo truth from me. "
Indianapolis Journal : "What makes you
so crazy to go to the Phlllpplnpo , David ?
There 1st plenty of civilizing to bo done
right hero In America. "
"I know It. Sarah , but the authorities
won't let im do It with n gun. "
Chicago Tribune : "That man In the win
der , " said TufTold Knutt , "Is makln' cigars
an' puttln * 'em In n < box marked 'penulno
Havniin. How can they be rog'lar Ilnvnna
when they're inndo here ? "
"Tlio Ilnvunny flavor can bo. Imported rill
rlpht. " responded Mofely Wrnr-ss , "If that
feller's a Cublan an' hain't washed. bis
hands sonco ho como to this country. "
Chicago Tribune : "ThK" the bold younn
man whispered , touching her blushing ,
cheek , "It the iilnk of perfection. " "
"And tills , " bis fair cousin rotortrd ,
bringing her hand against his check with
n ringing , lap , "Is the Hounding bniHsM"
Imllaiwpolls Journal : "We arc having
slow work civilizing tbp Filipinos. "
"Vcs ; winy be they'd like us better II
they henrd about Kentucky politics. "
Chicago News : "What's tlte matter dowr.
In Kentucky , anyway ? "
"Bach party Is afraid the other party will
get a. fair count. "
Detroit Free Press : "What Is n philoso
pher ? "
"A philosopher Is a man who can pre
tend to havp. a light heart when he 1ms an
empty pocketbook. "
Somprvllle Journal : Every girl has a
faint hope that she may have her own car-
rlngo some day fliut u baby carriage Is the
nearest that most girls got to It.
Brooklyn Life : Mable Would you marry
a man who hud been refused ?
Dolly If ho were rich und the refusing
had been by the Insurance companies.
TUB WIDOW -WINDSOR. .
ntidyard Kipling.
'Avp you 'card of the Widow nt Windsor
With a hairy gold crown on "or 'oad ?
She's 'as ships on the fotim she 'as mil
lions at 'omc.
An' she pays us poor beggars In red.
( Ow , poor bpggars In red ! )
There's "or nick on the cavalry 'orsos ,
There's 'er mark on the medical stores
An' 'er troopers you'll llnd with a fair wind
bo'Ind.
That takes us to various warn.
( Poor bpgears ! barbarous wars ! )
Then 'ore's to the Widow at Windsor
An' 'ore's to the stores and the guns
And men an' the 'orses that makes uj
the forces
O' Missis Vlctorjpr's nojis. , .
( Poor beggars ! Vlctofler's sonsj )
Walk wide o' the Widow nt Windsor ,
For 'al o' creation she owns ;
We 'avo bought 'or the same wltji the
sword nnd the flame.
An' we've salted It down with our bones.
( Poor beggars It's blue with our
bones ! )
Hands off o' the sons of the Widow.
Hands off o' the goods In 'cr shop ,
For the kings must come down an' the
cmjieror's frown
When the Widow at Windsor says
"Stop ! "
( Poor beggars we're sent to stay
"Stop ! " )
Then 'crp's to the Lodge o' the Widow ,
From the Polo to the Tropics It
runs
To the Lodge that wo tile with tbo
rank an' tha Hie.
An" opens In forms with the guns !
( Poor beggars ! It's always them
guns ! )
We 'ave 'card o1 the Widow at Windsor ,
It's safpKt to let 'cr alone ;
For 'cr sentries wo stand by the sea an'
the land ,
Wherever the bugle * are blown.
( Poor beggars ! an' don't wo get '
blown1)
Take 'old o' the wings o' the morning ,
An' Hop 'round the earth till you'ra
dead ;
But you won't get away from the tune that
they play
To the bloomln' old rag ovor'eml.
( Poor beggars ! It's 'ot ovor'end. )
Then 'ero's to the sons o' the Widow ,
W'orevor. 'owever they roam.
'Ero's all they desire , an' If they re
quire
A speedy return to their 'omo ,
( Poor bpggars ! they'll never see
'omo ! )
Luck"
Is one way to ex
press the excuse of
an umbrella turning
its ribs to the wind.
Well treated ribs
properly clothed arc
never susceptible to
the effects of wind.
We make a study oi
these points that's
why we fix our um
brellas so you need
fear no storm.
We keep all kinds
from
$1,00 to $16,50 ,
Exclusive Furnishers
for Men and Boys ,