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huNGATR.
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by cnlilo are Hie In test In Fiviu-U
Like ninny Krom-h duels , most
of tile iluniiw Is lUinc by the verbosity
of the conibfitants.
Sonus tiny there nuiy bo n flood ollk'o
to lvo out lor wlili-li W. IT. Thompson
will not be : i wuulhlnto. When this
hnppc'tis , however , tlie remniuder of the
l oocriitle | ) crowd nre HUely to linvo nn
nttiieU of henrt fnlbire.
The colonists who have been induced
to settle in Paul Vnndervoort's t'uhnn
linradlse are said to he greatly discour
aged. The promoter will never be ills-
founitfod until Ihe run of suckers starts
up some other stream.
The. Ak-Sar-Uen governors have reor-
Kiinlzt'il for a year by Hie appointing of
i'ommlttees to take charge of the differ
ent sections of tinwork. . The Ak-Snr-
Hon week of 11HX ) should make the cen
tury mark In the history of Omaha.
From the fact that only < > m > survivor
of the war of 1S1U remains on the pen
sion rolls and l.O'.IS widows of soldiers
of Hint war it is evident the attraction
of young wives for old men with pension
possibilities Is by no means a new fad.
The most Important problem which the
Commercial club should take up is the
question of the coining census. If any
possible way exists for uniting Omaha
and South Omaha before the census is
( alien it should be mapped out at once.
Admiral Dewey has been Invited to at
tend the Healrlce chaulauiua | for July
I , but has had to decline on account of
other engagements. Our ISeatrlco
friends , however , nre entitled to nil the
advertising they can get out of the in
vitation.
Admiral Schley has been honored In a
brilliant reception at Buenos Ayres. We
feel conlidcnt , however , that the
warmth , of the enthusiasm displayed for
the admiral at Omaha last spring was
not excelled , even though Ruenos Ayres
Is nearer the equator.
The attraction of gravitation , which
In the case of democrats is this olllces ,
does-not appear to be sullicleut to pro
duce harinuny of action In congress.
TUo trouble Is the olllces nre so far re
moved that their attractive force Is
dlll'iifcd and conflicting.
The local mouthpiece .if the Hryanites
now demands the resignation of Hie sec
retaries of the Slate Hoard of Transpor
tation. If wo remember correctly Hie
same organ not long ago demanded the
resignation of the slate auditor , but the
demand went.to protest.
The school board Investigating com-
injitee has not been shooting oil' any
tin-works in ijs. last few sessions , hut it
hns been throwing n strong searchlight
upon questionable methods In vogue In
various deparlnients. The next thing Is
to reorganl/.e these branches and put all
the affairs of the schools on a strictly
business basis.
The South Omaha Live Stock ex
change Is urging congress to repeal the
Btaiup tax on notes and morlgnges.
While about It , the oxchnnge should In
clude In Its petition n request for the re
peal of the stamp tax on telegraph mes
sages and express receipts , or at least n
modltlcation that would compel the tel
egraph and express companies to pay
the tax Instead of shoving it on their
patrons , as they now do.
Members of the State Hoard of Trans-
jwrlatlon are mistaken If they think
they can shift all the odium of the do-
nothing pi'lley ' of the board onto the
secretaries. The members of the buard
are themselves primarily responsible for
the nets or the fullure to act of their
subordinates. They cannot even plead
Ignorance , for It has been for tome years
a matter of common < kiio\vledgo in th. >
state that the secretaries \\ere d"lug
nothing more onerous than drawing
their salaries.
HASur.ns COArut > .vr/.v ; KMi
Among eon temporary Hrlllsh states
men Mr. John Morley Is one of the insi
distinguished and the warning lie has
.lust uttered In nn address to his con
stituents should receive the earnest con
sideration of his countrymen. Mr. M < ir-
ley opposed war in South Africa , but li'
Is not now snylug anything to Iniliieiif.-
public sentiment against the govern-
lueiit. He probably believes that Mil-
gland will triumph , but he Mill his constituents -
stituents not to be duped with the Id.'ii
that the Hours , after defeat , would set-
tie down quietly. It Is undoubtedly the
general belief among KugliMimon that
conquering the liners In this conflict will
put nn end to Orent Hritalu's dllllcultioM
In that quarter. There is no doubt , how
ever , that Mr. Morley's Is the saner
view. The Hocrs may be beaten in ( Ids
war nnd hnve to give up their country ,
but they will find opportunity In Ihe fu
ture to rovi.lt ngnlnst Ilrltish domination
nnd will aval ) themselves of It.
Hut the most slgnlllcant utterance ot
Mr. Morley wns his statement regarding
the point nt which the conflict would
come to an end , that "something de
pends on a clmueo which I hope Is re
mote , but Is certainly not Invisible , of
our being called off to meet dangers In
other quarters. " Mr. Hnlfour a short
time ago confidently deelnred that lOn-
gland had nothing to fear In other quar
ters , but while his opportunities for In
formation are perhaps belter than thesis
of Mr. Morley. we think the latter has
In respect to the dangers confronting
Knglaud the clearer vision and the
greater candor. He knows that most of
Kurope is hostile to ISre.at Britain , that
her reverses in South Africa arc n cause
of gratification to nearly all the Kuro-
pean governments and particularly to
France and Russia , and that these gov
ernments nre bulling for nil opportunity ,
through the weakening of British mili
tary power , to put Into effect designs in
Asia and elsewhere inimical to the inter
ests of Great Britain.
What Mr. Morley probably had in
mind arc the generally suspected alms
of Itussln in China , Persia and on the
frontier of India. That power , while
strongly professing a desire for pence ,
would not hesitate to take advantage ,
even nt Hie risk of war. of Hie first fa
vorable opportunity to increase its
dominion nnd augment Its power. What
ever efforts it may now be making in
this direction , the time is not yet ripe
for any aggressive demonstration , but
It may come In the not remote future if
Great Britain shall lind it necessary to
employ much more of her military 10-
sources In South Africa , as in all proba
bility she will. As to France , bitterly
hostile though her people are to Knglnnd.
she Is not dangerous except as the ally
of Russia. France will do nothing
against Great Britain upon her own In
itiative , but undoubtedly she stands
ready to aid Uussia lu whatever the lat
ter may undertake.
The security of Great Britain against
the hostile designs of continental powers
Is In the friendship of Germany and this
friendship Kngland , there Is no doubt ,
will spare no effort to maintain. The
course of the British government in re
spect to the sel/.ures of German ships ,
in promptly yielding to the German de
mands , was striking proof of British
anxiety to retain the friendship of Ger
many. That is Britain's bulwark against
her Kuropeiin enemies that Is hardly
less valuable to her than her mighiy
naval power.
CAItlXd Full I'UKttTU lllCU.
The question of remedial legislation
for Puerto Hico is unquestionably ur
gent. The island is lu an impoverished
condition. The coffee crop , which has
constituted about (10 ( per cent of the
products , was entirely destroyed by the
hurricane that swept over the island
some months ngo , a loss that is severely
felt by all Interests. Reports from
there show there is general industrial
prostration and the ontlojk is most un
promising unless something lie done by
our government to relieve the situation
and inueh suffering seeniK to be inevita
ble If the relief Is not soon supplied.
How to do tills and not injure any
American interest is the problem. PresIdent -
Idont McKlnley in ids annual message
recommended free trade between
Puerto Hico nnd the 1'iilted States
proper. The bill introduced In con
gress , providing n government for ihe
Island , follows his recommendation. It
proposes to extend the revenue law of
Hie United States to Puerto Uleo In th : >
following provision : "Thai on and
after the passage of tills act all mer
chandise coining Into the Tnlted States
from the island of Puerto Hico and all
merchandise going from Hie Unite I
Slates Into the island of Puerto
Hico shall be admitted Into Hie
respective ports of entry free of
all tariffs , customs and duties
all laws and parts of laws to
the contrary notwithstanding. " A vig
orous opposition to this section has
been manifested on the part of Hie In
terests here which would be affected
by the free competition of the products
of Puerto Hico. Representatives of
American sugar and tobacco Industries
have appeared before the senate com
mittee on Pacific Islands and Puerto
Rico and declaimed against the' free
admission of the products of Puerto
Rico to our ports. Senator I'laU of
Connecticut , the tobacco interest of
which state Is much concerned In the
matter , has given notice of an amend
ment to the Puerto Hlenn bill providing
that articles Imported from the Island
into the United Slates shall pay 80 per
cent of Hie customs duties levied upon
like articles Imported Into the United
States from foreign countries and that
articles originating In the United States
and shipped to Puerto Rico are to pay
80 per cent of the duty Imposed upon
Importations from other countries.
What effect , if any. the frets admission
Into the United States ofthe sugar and
tobacco of Puerto Rico would have upon
these home Industries must be to a
large extent conjectural. In the opinion
of s.Jino It will'not bo at all serious.
but the American sugar and tobacco
producers strongly Insist that It would.
Puerto Rico Is capable of producing
.snHK ( ) tons of sugar iier annum and
there Is in dnnbt that if given a five
' iiinrkol hero the pmdui tlnu of
would lie cjirrii'd tn the limit , of course
It ran lie iifodtirod more cheaply tlniti
hen1 , the prlro of lalior on phuituti n *
holiiif from ; it : to in coiitH ucr day. ll
'
, Is Inirdly in be doiilitcd tlml this com-
potltlou would In' iiiori' or loss Injurious
to our sugar procluc'or. . while II would
not necessarily mlueo the price of
! sugar to ( he Ainerli'tili coiisinuei' . A < <
j t. ) tobacco , while Ihe 1'tiertn Kleau
i proilui-t Is of n dlffereiit and higher
I jiniili ! tliaii flint grown In thH country.
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still Its free admission would doilblletH
uufavoralily nffort the home Industry.
Thus Ihe < iuelloli of earing for the
industrial Inlorosls of this new posses
sion , while nt the same time dolut ; no
Injury to the Industries of our o\vu ppo-
ple , Is a perplexing proltlcm. Its solu
tion will establish a proeedeut for our
trade relations with the other posses
sions.
aninx DUTY or auon
Rev. T. J. Mnckay takes Issue with
The Bee regarding the course pursued
by Mr. Hayward In connection with Ihe
exposure of the school board btiodlers.
Mr. Mnckay In the letter over his name
in another column reiterates that it was
the sworn duly of Mr. Hayward as a
fellow Mason to warn Mr. Cowle
ngnlnst accepting the bribes that were
to be offered him by disguised detectives
playing the part of school supply con
tractors.
In snpiwrt of his Ideal of brotherly
duty Mr. Maekay cites Victor Hugo's
benevolent bishop who allowed Jean
Valjean to carry off the silver candle
sticks after lie had been arrested with
the stolen property. In this instance ,
however , there is no parallel. The bishop
was not a Mason. The stolen property
was his own , he was the only person In
jured and had taken no oath to admin
ister a sacred trust like the public
schools fearlessly and honestly.
Mr. Mnekay may lie high up In Ma
sonry , but he has a very crude concep
tion of Hie obligations it imposes. Ma
sonry does not absolve men from their
stern duties as citizens. The duty of
the citizen to the public Is higher than
his duty to the Individual. The oath
which Mr. Haywurd took as member of
the Board of IJducntlon made It his par
amount duty to protect the public
schools against corrupt machinations ,
either inside or outside of the board , re
gardless of creed or secret society rela
tions.
The assumption of Mr. MaeKny that
Cowlo and Hayward were contending
for mastery In the board is baseless.
The simple truth Is that Cowie wns the
head of a boodlers' combine that had
been operating In jobs nnd steals for at
least a year. Mr. Cowie did not fall be
cause the detectives set a. trap , but he
had already fallen and the trap was set
merely to get evidence of the combine's
crooked work. It was moreover a mat
ter of self-protection to locate the source
of the corruption , which , If not uncov
ered , would have scandalized Hay ward
and all other members of the body.
It is one thing to practice brotherly
charity and another to discharge a
sworn duty. It Mr. Hayward had dls-
covered that Cowio was being lured to
dissipationam ! debauchery by bad com
panions , It would have been his duty as
: i brother Mason and as a man to warn
him and to endeavor to turn him back to
the right path. But II would have been
criminal collusion for him to have given
him a tip to keep out of the way of the
detectives. That would have been sim
ply .shielding him in his criminal prac
tices and left Mr. Hayward on the same
footing.
Mr. Mnckny's contention that it would
be the duty of a postmaster If lie sus
pected nn employe of dishonesty to
try to save him from the consequences
of his crime by taking him aside nnd
wnrnlng him shows what loose Ideas
Mr. Maekay has about ollicial duty. A
postmaster who should follow Mr.
Mnekay's advice would lind himself In
the penitentiary on short notice ,
whether a Mason or not a Mason.
This may not be according to Victor
Hugo , but It Is according to law.
Some lime ago ex-Governor Boles an
nounced that the democrats should rele
gate silver to a subordinate place , If not
completely retired , as a campaign issue
tills year. It Is now announced by his
next best friend that Boles Is a candi
date for the democratic nomination for
the presidency. The Nebraska delega
tion played a confidence game on Uncle
Horace In the last national campaign
and perhaps he Is bent on returning the
compliment.
Tlie Bryan Haul ; movement on the popj j
ulist party appears to have Iieeii KUC-
fi'ssful up to date. Of course no slj- }
iillleaiu.'i > iiltachcs to the meeting of
the national euininltlee nt Lincoln , whiv
all the influence nf KurrouudliiKs Is
favnrahle. to the sehenii' of turiiliiK the
populist iiiirly over lo the ilemuc-rats.
The oijulty of the founders of populism
In the present orKiinl/.ntlon is small at
present and heln rapidly extinguished.
Chnlrmnn Butler of tin ; populist na
tional committee has called the commit
tee to meet nt Lincoln , although one of
the members asserts that lie presented j I i
the chairman with a petition , signed by
a majority of the members , asking that
the nieellnt ; lie called for Chlt-ano.
'J'hero must bo somethln } ; wrong with
the "iultlntlvo nnd referendum. "
How could It have remained for the
populist secretary of state to take the
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Initiative for a reorganization of the
State Board of Transportation when the
great democratic anil-monopoly , trust-
smashing attorney general Is also a
member of the hoard ? Why should the
attorney general allow a populist to
steal his campaign thunder ?
( irlji of .louder ) .
aiobc-UeinoLTat.
General Joubcrt has a provoking 'habit of
coolly JiolilliiK all that bo carcj to keep
Intlclo hla llnca.
Siirulral OptralloniTdcil. .
St. Paul Pioneer Presx.
The board of geographical names has
dfclded lhat the people * of one of crur neigh
boring acquisitions are to be called 1'uer-
tvnquenos. As Hie uamo Is of their own
1 splfilon , 11 niupt bo Mistimed ( hat It will
bo Mtlftfnrtory to them , but Vncln Sam
nifl.v have trouble In twisting his tonnue
to j meet the occasion.
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j ! < "ii < t'ilni ! * ii Slowly.
I I'lovf-lnnd Lender ,
I ' , Now the French rnllrod companies are
1 uylng rngineo in the United Stales. If
they , would adopt American cars their patrons
would be entitled to congratulations.
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i Illulu'r Kopjco In Prosiiect.
I Mlnncniioll * Tribune.
} i The friends ot Governor Shaw of Iowa
j seem ( the idea of his becoming a cnmlidnto
for i vice president. They are looking farther
| ahead , nnd think he'will loom up to the
illmcnslons of good presidential timber In
1D04.
Prnyliifr fur Ki-nnicK-.i.
Chlcnzro Tribune.
It Is not surprUIng that iho ministers ot
alx denominations in Frankfort. Ky. , hnvo
sot apart n day ns a day of humlllnUon nnd
prayer and will hold three services , In each
of which prnycrs will bo olTeicd tlmt men of
all parties will net with wl.sdom nnd modcraj
tlon niul will cease uttering menaces of
bloodshed. It was high tlmo tlmt the mln-
Istera should unite in tholr prayers for the
salvation of gojlcsn Kentucky. The only
danger Is that this wicked elate Is past
prnylnfe for.
A ( 'nnnnercli'l
, "Philadelphia. " Ilcnml.
There enn ho no snillclent argument
against the plcn of the people of Puerto
Hico for admission to the freedom of our
markets Ha well as to the larger freedom
of our system of government. The Island
bolonpa to the United States. Uy annexa
tion It hns been cut off 'from Its markets In
Spain and Cuba. It Is an unworthy refine
ment of cruelty , under the special circum
stances which Imvo wrought Industrial ruin
for the people of Puerto Itlco , to delay giv
ing them the commercial shelter which
they ask for under the wing of the republic.
Cruel I1I < MV In i : < | iilnc I'rlilc.
Chicago Chronicle.
In n desperate race on n south-side boule
vard an automobile easily defeated a swift
saddle horse , and again the triumph ot
science over sentiment and tradition Is
demonstrated. When a fleet cqulno
Uioroughbrol allows himself to he over
taken and the dust , thrown .In his eyes by a
machlno that Is worked with a lever and
runs on rubber tires It Is evident that the
spirit of his Arab forefathers is lacking.
I'tetty scon the horse will be a show feature
in thii parks nnd boulevards and electricity
will have the call ou all utilitarian locomo
tion. II 'Is a condition , not a theory , lhat
confronts the noble horse.
SyiiinloniH < > r
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Some careful Inquiry in Washington es
tablishes the fact that the construction of
the Nicaragua canal Is to hu Insisted upon
In both houses of congress without waiting
to hear the report of the commission ap
pointed by the president to consider the
feasibility of the various routes. " It Is
thought that the Hepburn bill , appropriat
ing ? 140,000,000 , will pass at the present
session. In this connection congress should
move with caution. There must be no sug
gestion of jobbery In this canal business.
It the people become suspicious there will
be an explosion beside which the old Credit
Moblllcr business will seem a small and
Insignificant matter.
i'iiiiN Iii Culm.
Boston Globe.
Spanish misrule In Cuba has written Its
own Indictment. It seems to have been most
notably bad in the prisons which It tolerated
on the Island.
In a report of his Investigation of the
women's prison .Major nuncio declare ? the
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place to bo "a don of tilth and Iniquity. " Ho
did net find a cot , a blanket or a female
attendant In the prison where several
hundred women are confined. The sanitary
conditions arc vllq almost beyond descrip
tion. Governor Wood has told the truth re
garding the hospltal for lepers , which he
describes as a "filthy hog pen. " Further
disclosures of prison horrors In Cuba will
doubtless soon ho made aa a result of Gen
eral Wood's tour of Inquiry.
It was a happy day for Cuba when Spanish
Ideas and Spanish methods gave way before
the liberating army of America.
OuiMvlnir ! IVUNon ! SlinrUn.
Philadelphia , Times.
Congress should at once provide for official
agentp of the government in every state of
the union , nn 1 In such number as would make
them reasonably accessible to pension
claimants , and these ofllclal agc'.its , without
pecuniary Interest In their labors , should
bo the only means of communicating with
the covernmiint by a pension applicant.
They could give petitioners all needed In
formation and perform every duty that Is
necessary to bu performed to secure a
pension for any honest claimant. Only by
this method can the pension sharks be
entirely eliminated from our pension nystccn ,
and it should bo done at once. They hnvo
robbed pension claimants , and very much
more robbed the government by perjury and
torgery , airl the pension shark must go or
surely provoke n fearful popular reaction
against the whole system. Kick out the
pension sharks.
IIIcli Tnrliy People nnil An < l-Kxiim-
HluiilhlN May < < ! Ton < 'tluT.
Indianapolis News ( Ind. )
It would Indeed bo Btrango If there were
a combination between' the high tariff
people nnd the antl-expanslonl'sts against
that prlnco of protectionists , the prcsont
president i of the United States. Thlt pos
sibility is suggested by the protests of the
sugar and tobacco mon against fre-e trade
with Puerto Hico. Whether or not Puerto
Hico Is n part of the United States la such
a sense as to bring it within the comultu-
tlonul requirement that Imposts and cxc'l-ca
shall bo uniform throughout the Unlie.l
States In no't. perhaps , clear. Hut It Is clear
that the logic of the situation and Justice
to the people of the Island require that they
should have free access to our market : ) .
Wo may na well make up our oilnds that
we cannot e-xpand nnd at the same time
maintain our present Isolated status. The
protectionists of the old days saw this very
clcoily. They objoctc.1 to free trudo with
people not In political union -Ith ourselves.
but they always held that political union
should ( carry with It commercial union.
They would not hear of frco trade with
Canada while It remained a Ilrltish colony ,
but they all admitted that If Canada weru
a part of the union the only possible thlnn
to do would bo to remove the tariff burrlois.
Of course , If free trade were had , It would
bavo tieen as bad In one caeo as In the
othrr. Hut the theory was , Hint , as a political
matter. It would never do to protect one
set of American citizens against another. In
other words , the political views of these
men were broader than their economic views.
Hut now wo sco the representatives of n
few comparatively unimportant Industries
urging. In their own IntcreM. the main
tenance of lurllf duties against a people In
hibiting what Is plainly American territory.
The tame arguments will apply to Hawaii ,
and yet It has been suggested that that
Island should at once be made a territory.
now far the sugar nnd tobacco men will
go cannot bo foretold. They are evidently
very much In eanieet. And If they lind that <
expansion mcatm the relaxing of our tarln" t
restrictions , free trade with Puerto Hbo and t
Hawaii , and the open-door In the Philippines ' t
It would not bu surprising If wo should se ' t
a political combination between them on'l t
the null-al free trade clement as fpre'enuil 11 I
l > y Howard Atklns'in. So the situation la t
full of lu'ercst. 't
MIVl'\Ki ; OF Tllll AMJI.O-S \ \ ) V.
TliiuiKlitv Su urMd li > n South \f-
rl" " l ttlr'llll'll'
Alhinta Constitution.
. The Ilrltlsh cnmpalRn nsninst tlio sturdy
j burgheis of the Trnnsvanl hns aR.iln em-
j .
1
phaslr.od nn Anglo-Saxon mIMnkc which hns
no j ex use for further existence.
Worn tlio Irish Kiutlleer * wore compelled
lo | ( tuttender to the Hoci It was to an IrUh
| i regiment under the green Hag that tlu < surrender -
, render was tnndc. The event caused sn'.la-
' ( ' notion to the Uoors. It was accepted by
thorn ns an omen that In the unequal slrui- ?
glo they might bo successful , nnd putting It
behind thorn , tlioy turned to the now busl1
ness j which demanded their nttontlon. With
the ( Irish regiment , however , th ? members
of ( wliK-h had neither ties of blood nor trni
dltlon wllh the cause for which they were
lighting , Iho o.ipturo of an English regiment
was n muse for extravagant jubilation , In
fctrnngo contrast with the stolid behavior of
the Hocrs native to the eoll.
Here , then , wns a cropping out of the
Anglo-Saxon mistake of the centuries , nnd
! the strangeness of It Is Its most umxccount-
j | able , feature. Three hundred years ago la\\a
j were unfair to the common people. " of nil
j { lountrlos. , It was only through evolution
that the citizen became a locognlr.od factor
( mid felt secure In his tights. Tlio process
was n little slower In Ireland than In Ens-
land , but It wns accomplished nevertheless.
Still the thorn stuck In the breast of th"
ngrlciiUural Irishman long nftor the wound
had honied over In the breast of his Kng
llsh brother. Nationalism may bo plrnded ,
but Irish patriotism Is not one whit stronger
than the Scotch , and yet the latter arc the
stanehcst upholders of the empire. It cannot
be for want of political concession , for the
slory ot the nineteenth century has been
one of constant amendment of bad laws. It
cannot bo for withholding of patronage for
Irishmen , and Catholls Irishmen at that ,
have been rewarded out of all proportion to
their numbers In the empire , and Its crown
ing evidence Is the presence cf Lord Russell
In the chair of chief Justice.
Where , then , la to bo sought the ml'take
by which Englishmen , granting every Irish
claim with becoming celerity , have failed to
win their alllnnco ? It Is lu the heart-cold
ness with which all this has been done. The
manner In which n gift Is given often ef-
fnccs the gift Itsolf. A little soul thrown
Into the relations between the two races
would mnko ot the Irish even a more loyal
ally , If possible , than the Scotch. The fail
ure 'to Inject the spirit into the relations of
Ireland and England Is a strong evidence
that the greatest victory which can be won
is self-conquest.
nou.MAXT iM'in.ic sn.vn.Mic.vr.
lu St'iniloi1'InrU'n ( 'use
Tun l.luhllv Itceolvvil.
Detroit Free Press ( clem. )
It Is only within a modern pnrlod that
such .1 case as is being made against Sena
tor Clark of Montana would attract so llttlo
attention. The evidence that he bought his
neat In the highest legislative1 body ot the
world is simply damning. All manner o (
men appear to have been contaminated , the
plague of corruption entering the pulpit
Itself. Men were bought as openly aa though
offered from the block In the slave market ,
nud the prices paid tell ot aflluenco
alllpd with grossncss.
The most threatening and alarming feature
of the whole nffnlr is that it is so lightly
received. The. very foundations of govern
ment are being rapped by the waters of
corruption and the people show that suicidal
contempt that Is born of familiarity. They
devour the news of war , of society and
crime , yet overlook or scan but the head-
Unco ot this most treasonable attack upon
tlio life and Integrity of the government.
They have looked upon the danger , but , in
stead of destroying , they invite.
The causci of this Indifference accentuates
Its clement of danger. Many of the United
States senators have bought their seats In
the great American club. The people nre
growing accustomed to it. and acquiescent.
It is the usual way. Men buy political hon
ors ns they used to buy titles oP nobility.
What's the difference ? Money Is king , why
light his decrees ?
It Is only a question of tlmo when this
sordid spirit will govern the country unless
tlio popular conscience Is nrousod to action.
Michigan Is having its lesson. Quay , a
veritable political roue , is hammering at
the doors of the senate on the mocking claim
that the other fellows of his kidney hnvo
boon admitted. The senator from Indiana ,
but a few years ngo , made a sprcad-eaglo
speech that cauecMl honesty to hide its faco.
He pictured the Philippines as the modern
El Dorado. He appealed to cupidity as pas
sion In Imperial purple appeals to .slavish
virtue in sackcloth. Hero are riches beyond
compam wan the- unceasing burden of his
theme , he < nco the right to steal them.
We will haveno polygnmlct in the house ;
why have a briber and a seducer of the
public conscience In the senate ? If liberty
and Individual sovereignty bo for sale , make
the deal an open one. Give all a show In
the despoliation of the temple. If not , choice
these political corruptlonlsts off right where
they are nnd get back to the purity ot
public and private life that was founded by
the fathers.
OF THH .V\Ili THI'ST.
rii'i'H i-1 Home Double Wild I tlio
I'rodnel DeiiifiiulN Ahroml.
Sprlnglleld ( Muss. ) Republican.
Much light Is shed upon the doings of the
Amerijan Steed mid Wire trust a fair
sample of other combinations by cx-Con-
grc > 0.11.111 John Do Wilt Warner. This trust
succeeded to previous unsuccessful or short
lived oftorts to monopolize the American
market nt the beginning of lust .war. It
hns a capitalization of $1)0.000,000 ) and cm-
brace ; ) twenty-six mills and ether property
having an actual value , It Is CHtimnted , of
only about $10,000 ! , < )00. ) Thus for every bucket
of real vuluo in the capital there uro from
three to four buckets mf water. The prenl-
dent of the company Is responsible for the
statuneiit that It posset-si's a practical
i.ionoply i f the wire , wire rod nnd wire nail
production of the country.
Prior to the organization of tills com
pany \\lro nails wore selling at Now York
In carload lots nt about $1.60 a keg. They
had been quoted at below | 1 before the com
bination movement began. They nre now
quoted at above $3.f > 0 a kc-g , representing nn
udvnnco wlthl.i a lnglo year by the trust
of over 130 per ci'nt. As the trust owns Its
own iron ere supply and plg-lron furnaces
nnd rolling mills , It cannot say this advance
(
was forced by the demands or exactions of
others In control cf Its ra-v materiel supply.
These uro the prices charged to homo con-
Biuncis lu wholesale lots , and the retail
prlcca nro minh higher and Increase accord
ing to distance from the centers of " - - "
tloi ) . Meantime the trust Ih doing n largo
export business nt very different prlcro.
Says .Mr. Warner : "It will muku farmers
feel happy to know that this same trust °
which charges them at n 'bails' of | 3.f < 3 per
keg for nails ( about II. 0 at retail ) , experts
throe nails and sells them to Europeans
at a $2.11 'basis' per keg , and that It ex-
portol about 70,000,000 pounds in 189 ! > to all
parts of the earth. " Thus an American
concern favors foreigners with a reduction
of nearly 10 per cent from the prices charged
to homo consumers 'and the trust Is quite
likely making a proflt on the export trade. '
It Is cither doing that or compelling AmerlI' '
can consumers to contribute In ardor to i' '
fuinli.i ! nails to foreigners nt Itta than | n
cost. Which shall it bo ? I
And where in thin business. In any event ,
can bo found the slightest excuse for naln-
tdlnliig it tarlfT on nails , which only operates
t-i protect thin trust in Its palpable extor
tions ? Would It not bo well first , before con-
hldcrlr.g other measures for jeina hit > n or ! I
CM. ntroliliig these- combination ! to t.ik aniy >
from them mich tpc-lal privileges and aidH I
to onntiopoly and extortion as have brn-ii t
conferred by law I t
nc linns or 01 itv \ \ \ .
I Striking evidence of the activity of pen
sion ' claim ngentfl Is furnished by the
number ' of pension application * filed by
Boldlors J of the Ppanl.ih-Amcrlcnn war. Up
wards of 10,000 claims are now on Ille , and
they ' are pouring In nt such a rnlo as will
double ' the number before the year Is out.
A southern congressman , stirred with pa-
tilollc ' fervor at the outbreak qf the war ,
declared ' that ihe south would , If permit
ted ( , furnish nil the soldiers needed. "We
have ' patiently waited fcr thirty years. " he
said ! , "for an opportunity to break Into the
pension 1 toll. Tl-e opportunity shall not
escape. ( " lint the south Is not breaking Into
the ' pension roll very rapidly. Possibly the
southern i soldier In too modest or his IIta
, too I few. Kor the moment the northern ecu-
jllngont ; I has the dubious honor of making
' nn i unseemly rush for the pension odlro. A
i rcmarknblo feature of the claimi filed Is
| that I the greatest proportion romcs from
regiments i whoso conduct. In the wnr was
the I subject of severe criticism nnd courts-
I martial. i The Seventy-first New York heads
! the i list , with the Wisconsin "heroes of
' Agundores" n close second. The Ninth
Massachusetts nud the Ulstrtct of Columbia
i ' volunteorit nro also crowding to the front ,
, although , few of them worn within gunshot
of ( the firing line. Tim percctitago of ap-
pllcants | from nine volunteer regiments lhat
| wrnl to Cuba or Puerto Hlro IB much
] gionter ( from nil the regular icglmc'iila nnd
batteries. One of the nine regiments that
lost none In "killed , wounded or missing , "
has HS claims on file.
Po Mr the pensions claims nre Inglgnlfl-
j cant ( compared with the claims for damages
to , property In Cuba which the United States
generously assumed when Spain packed its
grip and moved. A stipulation was Inserted
In the treaty of peace providing that nil
claims of American citizens ngaln.st Spnln
growing out of the Insurrection In Cuba
should bo assumed by the United States.
These claims are numerous nnd high.
These already filed aggregate $32,000,000.
\ \ hat will be done with them remains to be
seen. The claimants are active and ag
gressive , and nro loudly clamoring at the
doors of congress for payment. Should
these claims follow the loutinc of the
Kiench spoliation claims the grandchildren
of the present claimants may extract a few
dollars from the national treasury half n
century hence.
A writer lu Alnslee's Magazine reinforces
Senator novcrldgu's prediction that Manila
will eventually surpass Hong Koug as the
metropolis , of the Orient. "The moment we
decided to annex the Philippines , " says the
writer , "wo felt surprised that there had
been any hesitation. We saw that our new
expansion wns In nil respects the most Im
portant in our history. Not only are there
magnlllcent opportunities In the Philippines
for American civilization , commerce and In
dustry , but there Is the dazzling possibility
of making Manila the center cf western
Pacific trade. Manila , adjacent to a popula
tion of 830,000,000 people , should , before mi\ny
years , surpass Hong Kong , to which Great
Britain owes such a large part of its
Chinese ( commerce. The chief distributing
centers of China , Japan , Corca , Slam , Anrinm
and the East Indies are as near lo Manila as >
Havana Is to New York ; and the distribut
ing centers of Urltlsh India and Australasia
nro nearer to Manila than to any other great
emporium. At present we furnish only ' -no-
twentieth of the $1,000,000,000 worth of goodb
that the countries within easy commercial
range of Manila purchase yearly. Yet the
larger part of these imports Is made up of
goods that we can supply at a lower price
than any other country tools and machinery ,
cotton and cotton products , provisions and
mineral oils. "
American customs arc not supplanting
Spanish customs in Cuba , In the matter of
funerals. "Among the rich , " says a letter
fr on Havana , "tho old-timeSpanish , splendor
still prevails. A funeral 'car , gorgeously
trimmed In gold , surmounted with a llgurc
of the virgin , drawn by six and sometimes
by eight block horses caparisoned in harness
of the moat pretentious designs and elaborate
trappings , their nets being of red and yellow ,
the royal Spanish colors , footmen and driver
being likewise elaborately bedecked with
wig , kncobreechcs and the buckled shoes
of olden days , characterize the funeral of a
wealthy or prominent citiZLn. Expensive
artificial llowere of bisque and metal take
the place of natural floral offerings , these
being carried to the cemetery in another
hearse ' , of the. . KIIIIO general design but
smaller , and drawn by a single pair of
licr&cs. The women never attend funerals ,
hut ' a long line ot coachen of gentlemen
friends fonns the cortege. If it is not con
venient for a friend of the deceased to at-
tt-nd , his carriage Is sent , It occasionally
happening that a score or more of elegant
equipages form a funeral procession , with
but : i few of the friends nnd acquaintances
of the departed accompanying the remains
to their resting-place.
Lieutenant Ward rheney or Connecticut ,
who has just died of wounds receive * ! In a
skirmish In the Philippines , was a graduate
ot Yale college In the class of 1806 and was
on the staff fl'f the- Hartford Courant when
he enlisted. In 1808. When ho loft -ho re
marked laughingly lo his associates that
ho supposed bo ought to write his own
oMIuary before ho should go a way. The
suggestion was taken seriously , and at. the
rtquent of one of the editors ho wrote a
paragraph covering his life , which has Just
been published.
KXI'IJN'HIVH TAXAI. 1'HO.IHCT.
loiiN Ilnwtf Sluwu b.v I'ronm-
Ifl-N III U'llHlllllUtOII.
Baltimore. American.
The rumor has been widely circulated that
the Nicaragua canal Is to be rushed through
both brunches of congress. Humora of a
similar character have been circulated for
more than ten years when congress has been
In session. There may be no more truth In
the rumor now thun MI former occasions.
Heckles-n men nro to ho found In all logls-
laturcu , but It IH difficult to believe that
there are enough reckless men In congress
to saddle the country with this Impossible
onterprlno on the Information which congress -
gross has in Il posfosfllon. Congress
created a committee to Investigate this pro
ject , and three of the most skillful engineers
In the United States were named. After
pending ton tlmcH OH much time on the
route UN did the present commission thny
reported that with the knowledge at their
command thn project wan Impracticable.
This commission oandldly admitted that
the tlmo allowed eighteen months wau In-
BUlllclent.
Congrc-ss created another fommlsslon , on
which there was only one engineer , an able
one , It Is true * ; but It wp cany to outvote
him. That this was done Is obvious from
the compromise on the alleged cost. There
wao a dltfercnco of $60,000,000 In the esti
mates , and the largest was that made by
the eiigint'cr on the eotnmltalon. This com
mission , owing to the prevalence of war ,
vasablo to * pend only a few weeks In
Nicaragua , and only a f w days on the
route. On the moat vital point the on-
tjarce to the canal It differed In tote with
Its prodccusaor , but fully agrec < l with the
latter as to the formidable character of the
obstacle. This commission Is now examin
ing H1-0 other routes for an Inter-occanlc
canal.
It will scarcely bo pretended that thw
crn'inlBjIon is biased In favor of any othfr
route. One of Ha members has , In defiance
of propriety , violently attacked thobo who
believe that there are better routes than
Nicaragua , and hau bren officially rebuked
for a The otlusni are represented a fa-
urali ! 10 Nicaragua It must bo obvious ,
that If they report lu favor of any other J
route It will bo an nbnoluloly sincere report ,
bifod upon facts which they cnnnot disre
gard. It In dlflloull to believe , therefore ,
that consroFs will commit the government
nnd people of the I'nltcd Status to the ex- /
pcndlturo of hundreds of millions of dollari V
without n scintilla of information upon which \
a private citizen would fool justifies' ' In
digging a well or an ordinary ditch. The
canal out ) bo dug , Just as a ennal across Ihe
Hnoky mountains can be dug. If oliougb
men are employed nnd enough money Is
t-pcnt ; hut until some scheme Is devised for
I'nmmltifi the Oulf of Mexico and the Pacific
i/frau no ship that Is worth preserving will
over pass through it.
Somervlllo Journal : The homo mny bo
whore the henrl Is , lull the boarding liousa
Is where the liver In.
Chicago Xows : .lltniuy Wnt nmdo ilat
llumlel Kit tl1 blues so bud ?
joey W'y , 'Pholy wont an' got drowuded
'eiuiFP lie lied on her rainy-day skirt.
Indianapolis Journal : "What Is your Idea
of n statesman ? "
"II'm : well , a slntesnmn Is n politician
who gets what ho wants without letting bis
own parly know how ho got It. "
Chicago Post : "Where do you live ? "
uskod the kindly old gentleman.
"Wo don't llvo. " nnsworod the little girl
with um-onsclous sarcasm ; "we board. "
Somorvlllo Jourtmt : When n mini of 40
wnnts to miilto n man of .10 feel Kiimll In
an argument lie addresses him as "My
yoniii friend. "
Chicago lloeord : Stubb I thought Sm.Vtho
tnvore off from tunnkltiK six months ngo.
Penn Ho did. Chrl.itmiis , liowovor. HOIUO
one presented him with nn elaborate ush
receiver , and he says ho can't bear to see
things of no use lying around the house.
Milcago Post : "I'll tell yon what the
tU'iiiovrntli' ' 'iKtrty ' wiuts , " ild Uio free nll-
ver man.
"You needn't tell me , " replied the | irntl -
cnl | illtloliui. "I've bc.cn In politics Ions
tnoimh to know tlui't. ' "
"What IH It ? "
"The olllcos. "
Chicago Tribune : " .Still , " said the oM
friend who had called t < > converse with the
vonoHiblo sngo , "In your advnm-lng ago It
must be a croat comfort to know your
tame l Heouro. "
"Yes , " replied the iiged scientist. "I am
told there Is n new disease anil a 5-ceut
cigar named for me. "
Now York Preps : Mrs. Gasket I do
think Mr. and Mrs. Opdyke are so well
suited ; don't you ?
Mrs. filllosplo Yes , Indeed. Hn Is always
talking to my husband about the wny h
used t > play billiards , nnd she Is always
tolling mo w'hat long hair nhe had before
she wns married.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "New York'n
garbage oollcotorn are hereafter to be pro
hibited from receiving' tips , no matter how
small. "
"Well , there nro a few scents they cnn't
deprlvo them of. "
Washington Star : "I suppose you liave
given a great deal of study to the. subject
you are going to discuss. "
"No , " answered the ready talker ; "I
didn't dnre. If I did that. I might pet con
vinced that the other sldo bus some argu
ments in Its favor , nnd that mlsht spoil
my lo lc. "
Detroit Journal : "Money , " remarked thn
Lay Figure , "Is a hard master ! "
The t'noonscioiiH Imbecile artfully nf-
fecled to full Into the spirit of the occa
sion.
"Hut that , " he protested. "Is no valid
argument lu favor of soft money ! "
AH for the others , they shifted uneasily
In their senls ; for this trenched upon the
political Issues of the dny.
THIS KOUK-KOOT KIMl'IM ) .
Henry ! . . Mcnchcn In Leslie's Week/ ! .
Wo have chased the Kllck Ap.ichy ovt
deport , plain nnd hill ,
Wo havn ( railed the sly Onngy 'through '
the brcrih ,
Wo. have followed Ute and Sioux nil their
blasted country through.
When their liquor made them get a little
fresh :
Wo Imvo scon our nlinro of fiKhtln' ,
wo ihnvo stopped our shares ot load ,
We I'.iavn fought nil sorts of lighters , great
ami small.
Hut the four-foot Filipino , when It comes
to doln * harm ,
IH the toughest proposition of them all.
With hl baby bow and arrow , and his
Maxim rapid-lire
Kor ho carries cv'ry kind of anil tliat'H
known
H'e'H iim-onimonly successful ns a plnntln'-
sqiiad sup'ller |
On Hho list of dead his handiwork Is
{ ft own.
There ho KquatK out In the jungle with his
wcniHin In his hand ,
And n dozen brothers wallin' for his
place ,
Till a message from your rlllo makes him
slowly understand
That it's risky business lle'htln' ' face to
face1.
Then iho j-i'itifllcs In a safer place and walla
until you vnmo ,
For he knows you'll travel that way by
and by ,
When jierosi Iho Hwnmp.s nnd rivers with
your rlllo you have swum
Why , he pots you 'fore the mud upon
yoii'H dry !
Ain't ho quick ! Ain't .ho . slick ! Ala't ho tj
just n dazzlln' brick ! T
TMoiifiih lio's nothln' but a Chinaman ,
they say.
It is 'llko iho crack of doom when you
hcrr his rifle click
Hot your life the Filipino nln'.t a jay !
Wo have seen our nhnrn of llghtln' . TVO
linvo stopped our share of lead.
Wo have fought nil kinds of lightens
ircat and small ,
Hut fie four-foot Filipino , when it comes
to Dllln" dead ,
Is the most miccessfiil pllor of them nil ! ,
Is what you don't get of
your own coat , but you've
noticed others and observed
with how little grace and
style they hang.
We take more pains with our
overcoats than most other
clothiers do , because we
don't believe a mere bag
with sleeves in it is what
any well-dressed gentleman
wants or ought to have.
In materials we have anything
you may want ! and in
prices , too , we think we
can fit any purse as well
as we can fit any figure :
Exclusive and Reliable Clothiers