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Scc'y nnd Treas.
Subserlbpd and sworn before mo this 1st.
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Notary Public.
The state popocratio engine cannot bp
expected to iniikc good time when part j
of machinery IH on the back motion. I I
It will not do to complain too much
nliiiut tliu snow when yon rememhcr that
plenty of moisture for tlio ground pres-
: i good crop for 'tliu farmer.
The labors of tliu conglomerate con
ventions to bring forth n fusion city
ticket will he as nothing compared with
the labors of the men trying in vain to
elect it.
The popoeratie orchestra In the state
house Is sadly In need of it timer. The
present discord makes the rendition of
its most popular selections anything but '
Inspiring.
Some of the tucks which Secretary of
Slate Porter planted In Congressman
( li'iblnson's toboggan seem to have been
, | transferred to the slide on which the
secretary is practicing.
The A. I' . A. organ takes occasion to
rebuke u delegate to the silver repub
lican convention because he sought to
revive the A. P. A. question. Satan re
buking sin Is the only parallel to this
performance.
The State Hoard of Transportation
has not yet responded to Yeiser's request
for a hole in the fence that separates
Omaha's two union depots. The state
board is overlooking a great chance for
grandstand fireworks.
The null-trust meeting in Chicago can
secure valuable pointers on how trusts
cannot be smashed , by consulting Ne
braska's attorney general. lie has u
system which worls almost as perfectly
as the average "system" for beating a
faro gaine.
Congress lias been working nway forever
over two months , yet the sl/.u of Its
woodpile is not appreciably diminished.
I At the present rate it will be compelled
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to knock off bufore the season's supply
In sawed , to allow the members to repair
their fences.
i. Some enthusiastic Hryanltes persist In
springing Sul/er of New York for vice
president. They tried to make him their
candidate for speaker of the house and
failed. If In tlie democratic estimation
hr * was not rmalllicd to preside over tliu
hnnse. how should ho bo iiualllled to
preside over the senate ?
Chairman Jones professes to believe
Oils Is a democratic year. Jones has
not been successful heretofore In fore
casting the political future and before
he stakes any great amount on bis pre
dicting It might bo a good plan to
shullle the deck again and see whether
the cards tell the same story twice.
Tlie demand for municipal ownership
is not patontnblc. It Is not the tittle and
exclusive properly of any party or In
dividual. It was a subject of public
discussion long before Omaha had at
tained metropolitan proportion * . AS
innny republicans favor It an democrats
and the only < itientlon Is when , how raid
where to begin. .
Tlio 10X ( ) republican campaign In Ne
braska will bo a longer ono than usual
and the party should be careful to nom
inate men whpso records will bear six
mouths' scrutiny. There are plenty of
such In the party and If they are nom
inated and backed up by a thorough
campaign Nebraska can be redeemed
from popocratio misrule.
Kdgar Howard's hnblt of telling the
truth about his popoeratie associates has
left many sore spots more Irritating even
than stings of Ingratitude. The men
allllcled stop rubbing tlio contused por-
tlouH long enough to give the Papllllon
man a few upper cuts and short-arm
jabs , and Kdgar has countered heavily
several ( Imps of late. If the mill can
only bo slopped long enough to set up a
klnctoseopp. a fortune may ho In It for
Ju < promoter
A t j.Mi'Mt.irM ) grfi.srmv
The question of eonslnK'tlng an Htlit
inlnn canal Is complicated by other con-
slderat.n | than that of whether such a
waterway slinll be neutral at all times
or subject to the absolute control 'if tlio
fulled Stales with the right to cloie It
In case of a war io which this country
should be a party. The government
must not only acquire front Nicaragua
and Costa Hlca the territory needed for
the proposed Nicaragua ! ! canal , as proI
vldcd In the bill before C'liigress. ' but it
may have to deal with ( he syndicates
which claim to hold the concession of
this territory.
According to Washington dispatches ,
the shareholders In the Maritime Canal
company and the syndicate of capital
ists organized last year and known as the
Intel-oceanic Canal company assert that
when the government comes to treat
with Nicaragua for the right to con
struct the proi osed canal , Nicaragua
will be found to have no such rights to
1c
concede , because she has already ills-
posed 1 of tIKMII to these companies. Tlie
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cash value at which these concessions
are now held is said to be JjSfi.lHMMHH ) . H
Is a fact that In October , isits. the J
Nlcaragmin national legislative assem
bly 1 made a decree , signed by the presl-
M dent of the republic , granting to what Is
known j. as the Cragln-IOyre-liraco syndi
cate exclusive rights to construct an in-
teroceanlc canal across Nicaragua. This
decree ( provides that the syndicate may
negotiate with the Maritime Canal com
pany 1 for Its concessions , permits it tx'v
carry on any business enterprise In con-
nectlon , with the canal and retpilros a
deposit of money with the government
of Nicaragua as security. This deposit
has not yet been made , though tlie time
within which It was to be made has
long gone by. but an otllclal of the syndicate -
dicate said a few days ago that tlie de
posit 1 will be made whenever Nicaragua | !
shall call for It and that Nicaragua or
some one for her must purchase those
concessions from the syndicate before
the t right to build a canal across that
country can bo granted to any one else.
It thus appears that before Nicaragua
can convey to the United Slates the re
quired ( territory for a canal ihere must
be ] a settlement with the American syn-
dicate , and since it is quite certain that
the treasury of Nicaragua is not in con
dition ( to meet such demand the syndi
cate will look to the United States
treasury t to provide Iho money. That is
tt
to t say , tlie syndicate's claim will enter
into tlie price paid by the United States
to Nicaragua for the concession of terri
tory.
This is a feature of the matter which ,
when fully understood by the public , can
hardly fall to create sentiment adverse
to tlie proposed Nicaragua canal legisla
tion and perhaps strengthen that in fa
vor of tlie government negotiating for j
the i Panama , canal. Although the syn
dicate is composed of capitalists of high
character , yet the fact that it lias not ,
shown any Intention of constructing an j
interoceauie canal , having even failed to j
make the required deposit witli the
Nicaragua ! ! government as security for
the carrying out of tlie terms of the
concession , strongly suggests that it was
organized for a purely speculative pur
pose. The syndicate obtained its con
cessions in October , IS'JS ' , and it would j
certainly seem that If it seriously intended - I
tended to construct a canal it would by j
this time have taken some step in that
direction.
There appears to be no doubt that the
Nicaragua canal bill has enough sup
porters in Iwth branches of congress to
pass it , but tlie complications involved
may make such an impression upon pub-
lie sentiment as to render it expedient
not to hurry through the proposed legis
lation.
XAL SEL
The most scathing arraignment of the
men who control and shape the policy of
the Omaha popoeratie organ Is embodied
in a review of Omaha's municipal record
by a member of its own start ami
printed In its own columns.
The denunciation of the street lighting
contracts recalls forcibly the $45,000 gas-
claim engineered by John h. Webster as
city attorney , signed by William J.
Itroatch during tlio last hour of his term
as mayor. No criticism of this shady
transaction had over before appeared in
the bogus reform sheet , nor has It ever
wavered In its championship of the parties -
ties who perpetrated this fraud upon
the taxpayers.
In tlio same review the cltl/.ens of
Omaha are reminded of un equally ques
tionable tleal by which a contract was
consummated with the electric lighting
company during the last hflur of the second
end reign of Hroatch as mayor , but
which also failed at the time to call
forth a word of protest from the paper
that now daunts the Hag of reform and
clamors for municipal ownership.
The same Is true of the garbage con
tract , now described as foul-smelling ,
but which was not odious to the reform
organ at the time Mayor Hemls vetoed
It in response to the protest entered
through The Hee.
Two sample Jobs are cited as showing
how the city pays the fiddler while
councllmcn and property owners bene
fited do the dancing. One of these Jobs
Is the grading of Mason street from
Eleventh to Thirteenth , which cost the
taxpayers of Omaha over ? l > ,000. The
stall' critic of the reform organ , how
ever , forgets to tell that Its head pusher
has been nominated on one of the re
form city tickets for councilman and has
always been held up as a model by the
organ that never gives the alarm until
It Is sure the burglar has safely made
his escape.
The second Job , the paving of Ctimlng
street on a defective petition relieving
the owners of adjacent lots from paying
the tax at the expense of the whole city ,
affords an Intentional opportunity for
commending the vlgllanco of Mayor
Moores In vetoing the ordinance. In
this , as In all other jobs perpetrated on
the taxpayers , the reform organ Is not
in position to point backward as either
warning or protecting the public or
protesting against the outrage.
The mismanagement of the city treas
ury , to which the stuff writer devotes
11 ( nearly a column of Hup type , ought not
to t be exploited in a sheet whose pro
j prietor j left a slip In the Itnlln cash
drawer < representing embeMled : city
money i borrowed from the defaulter.
The police department supplies a text
on the abuses to which Omaha has been
subjected by political police commis
sions , lu face of the disclosures of ad
mitted i rottenness of the reform police
board I which woiv circulated as cam
paign I documents at the democratic pri
maries I , this attempt to smirch the pres
ent police board by the organ of the de
funct hold-up commission Is decidedly
Impudent. I
All In all the review is tiniitue as a
sclf-lnerlniliiatlon of a paper that lias
stood In with Jobbers nnd public thieves
of all parties while masquerading us a
champion of good government.
AO7 .1 t
( Joveruor Hoospvolt has announced
that under no circumstances would he
accept the nomination for the vice
presidency. lie duly appreciates the
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honor of having his name associated
with that position , but he feels that he
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has a duty to the people of New York
to perform which will not permit him to
retire from the governorship. He Is to
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be commended for taking this view of
his obligation to the people of his state
and Ids doing so will not. In the least
embarrass the republican party In llnd-
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lug an available candidate for the vice
presidency. I If the national convention
Ih
shall deem It to be essential to select
a 1 man from the Kmplre state , there are
several capable and popular citizens of
that t commonwealth whose nomination
would bo satisfactory to republicans
everywhere. Governor Uoosevelt can beef
of quite as much service to bis party
as ' the chief executive of New York as
he could lie If nominated for the vice
presidency ' and possibly even more. He
can exert himself just as zealously for
the ' national ticket as If he occupied the
second place on it and perhaps with
greater Influence.
Meanwhile the canvass that appears
to bo going on to find a vice presidental
candidate seems to us to be quite un
necessary , If not impolitic. The matter ,
we think , can wisely and safely be lett.
to the determination of the. national
convention and we are quite sure that
any cut and dried arrangement by a
few leaders or managers would be more
or less offensive ! to the rank and Hie of
the * party and hence liable to prove hurt
ful. There need be no fear that the
national convention will not select an
available candidate for the vice presi
dency.
AX OISJKCTWXAIILK t'EATUKE.
A vote will be taken on the senate
financial bill this week and it is ex
pected to pass with the refunding pro-
vision retained , though this objection
able and unnecessary feature of the
measure lias been opposed by several
republican senators. Yesterday Senator
Klkins : of West Virginia spoke against
this i provision , which he said is not
necessarily a part of tlie bill. He de
clared that the refunding of the public
debt Is purely a practical or administra
tive question and to mix it with the
subject of establishing and defining the 1
monetary standard and strengthening :
tlio public credit , in view of the fact that
it would at best be an experiment , might ;
prove hurtful to the general purposes ,
ind policy of the measure and the public |
interest. He urged that refunding of
tlie publiu debt should be made the sub .
ject of a separate bill , to be considered L
and passed when our bonds mature and
monetary conditions may bu entirely
different.
Senator Klkins clearly apprehends , as
do many others , that if this refunding
proposition is tried now It will fail and '
this would be damaging to the public
credit. The Idea of its supporters is
that it would be a great thing for the
credit of the government if it could
refund the bonds maturing In the next
few years In new long-time bonds carry
ing U per cent interest.but why take the
risk of failure when ( hero would be no
substantial gain to the government In
the saving of Interest , which is ( lie one
important thing to be considered , the
credit of the government being perfectly
sound ?
We think , however , that It can be
coiilldently assumed that the refunding ;
provision will not finally prevail. Tin ;
currency bill will go to a conference of
the two houses and undoubtedly the
conferees on tlio part of the house will [
firmly Insist on dropping the refunding
provision ami if so Ihey will , backed by |
public sentiment , be successful. Tlio s
proposition Is not at this time In accord
with sound policy.
The records of the government hind '
ollices tell a story of the prosperity of 1
Nebraska. In the years of depression ,
when farming and stuck raising , in com
mon with every other Industry , wens
languishing , there was little demand for
the government land remaining In the
state. Hundreds of claims which had
been filed on were abandoned and title
reverted to the government. The yearly
returns of the land ollices again read
like the story of old times , when a rush
of Kottleis to the state was on. What
government land remains in the west
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part of Nebraska Is rapidly being picked
up and will be adding to the productive
resources of Nchnisku.
The wholesale charity forced by the
destitute condition of the Cubans when
tlio United States llrst assumed control
is having Its legitimate effect. Itecauso
the rural laboring classes were cither
driven to the cities by the previous Span
ish policy or attracted there by the in-
lions given out by the United States , the
country districts are now short of labor
. .
to cultivate the crops , aniMlie hope of
living on charity prompts a naturally >
Indolent people to decline to work. Th. , >
Industrial as well as the political prob
lem lu Cuba will demand radical icine-
dies before it Is solved.
The body of the Klrst Nebraska vol
unteer killed in Manila has been brought
back to Omaha and buried with proper
ceremony. It Is worthy of note , too , that
the expense bus been borne by tliu
United States government with > ut any
voluntary contributions , for which a
frantic appeal wan made by the self-
constituted local charity organ.
TlipjSMiirn Offf
Philadelphia Time * .
Si. Vnlpntlno's day was famous formerly
ns the date on which most of the letter
carriers used to get loaded.
A Mini fur Vlco
WiiMlilltRtnii Post.
Why not General Horace Porter ? Where
con New York find n more available son ?
Where can the republican party find a
stronger candidate tor vice president ?
IlliiNloiit of n L'nnilliliitr.
Washington Post.
After completing hit' tour of Now
laml Mr. llryan modestly concedes that the
republicans have lost ground In tlml sec
tion. Mr. IJrynii is not the man to umlor-
cstlmato the value of his own speeches.
lO'innl IHvNIoii of li ! < - .Melon.
Duffnlo 15x : ross.
Tin ; farmers of the west arc opposed to
HID ship subsidy bill unless It can be en
larged to become n wheat subsidy bill also.
Ill other words , If n watermelon Is to ba
cut they want their share , and small blame
to them.
U'liiTiFlKlitliitt WDM Done.
Olobc-Dcmocrat.
At Wilson's Creek the union loss was 238
killed and 7G1 wounded , and the confederate
Ices 279 killed and D.'il wounded. The mon
wore raw recruits and this was their first ,
b.-.ttle. There has bten no uiich fighting
In South Africa.
luiioriinci1'ruvoUos HiiiiilliiiHiMi.
Buffalo Kxiircp * . >
The correspondent of tlio London Dally
News at the front ways frankly : "Tho aver
age Doer with whom I have comu > In contact
knows a great deal moro about us and tlio
forces at our disposal than the beet Informed
staff ofllcor on our sldo knows about the
Doers. " This contemptuous Ignorance of
Englishmen rcganllng their foes may be act
down as' ono of the chief elements In bring
ing on the war.
( 'f > i'il of tlie : inr < 'illH'iT.
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Captain Alfred T. .Malm n , one of the mem
bers of our lamented board of strniegy. ad
vances the somewhat novel doctrine that
you have n right to steal tlio property of an
Individual whenever you regard him as unfit
to hold It. Every buccaneer and highway
man will agree cordially with the captain's
new code of morals. Hut couldn't Captain
Muhan bo In for 'better ' business than ad-
jL'Eting the gospel of the sneaktlilet and the
burglar to the needs of civilization ?
l.t'iixlnir of Arlil IIIIIIN.
Cheyenne Tribune.
The committee appointed by Hon. John
Springer , president of the National Live
Stock association , for the purpose of draft-
j ing a bill for congress providing for the
leasing of the arid lands ? , has a stupendous
task before It. If they should succeed in
preparing a measure that will be acceptable
to all of the live stock interests of the arid
and semi-arid states , they will have per
formed a miracle. Dut assuming- that they
will bo fairly successful , the lively opposl
tlon of the advocates of open and unrestrlcte.1
grazing united to that of the unwilling east ,
will make the question of passage an ex
, tremely doubtful proposition. Interest In the
j I committee's work .will grow as they proceed
and It Is hoped that the evidences of progress
] I will not bo withheld from the public , but
given out from tlmo to ttoio as agreements
are reached.
uliiR" AjiiiIcH for l'jjLiorl .
Philadelphia Ledger.
The "deaconing' ' of applets has been a stan
dard joke In this country for more than one
generation , but ifse'ems tbe practice is still
kept u < p , especially | n fruit shipped abroad.
i The managing director of ah English storage
( company told the New York horticulturists
nt their recent meeting that , while American
j i apples have a finer flavor than the Tasmania ! !
j fiult the latter bring three times their
j price on the English docks , simply . 'because
j they are better packed and "tho label on thos
box Is an absolute guaranty that they are
standard therein described ; " whereas , the
1 American fruit IH shipped in barrels which
are very apt to have a layer of goad apples
nt each end while t'ho ' remaining space is
filled with culls and windfalls. The Ameri
can apples are always bought subject to
examination , while those from Tasmania
are accepted on the shipper's guaranty.
j There In an Interminable discussion as to
whether it is better for a man to bo a
knave or a fool , but the fanner who tries to
obtain a foreign market by shipping worth
less fruit improperly packed Is both.
THST OF C AHACTKIt.
Ai > iipnriinci > of Hti- Home Mlrroi-H Hi)1
TrnlIN of ( Hi * < lci'iiniiN. |
J. Sterling Morton's Coiwcrvntlvo.
There Is io better test by which to de
termine the usefulness of the Individual to
the community In whlc'h ho lives than the
appearance and condition of the homo where
lie and his family are domiciled. It may'be
very humble , a > mere cabin , but It will have
an expression of neatness ) or of iiastlncss ,
of thrift or of indolence , of taste and hope
fulness or of brutality and llstlcssncss. And
in the expression ono can read the character
and hnbitfj of the iddwcllers an easily
' signs on the mercantile houses are read. A
pretty cottage with flowers peeping out of
Its windows , beautiful trees embellishing Its
lawn and a tidy fence about it all i never
the pioperty uml homeof a loafer or a
, drunkard. Ono may tour an entire county
nnd from the condition of the several homra
and their surroundings glvo a bettor Judg
ment nnd u moro correct cutlmato of the
i character of the several owners and I
j i occupants than can iho average traveling
j phrenologist 'by feeling of the humps on
their heads. Tlio expression Of u human
homo Is a reflex of tlio character of those
who constructed and conserved it.
SHOTS AT IIOICH AM ) IIIIITO.V.
Daltimoro American : England bad one
stutesman who In the face of dlfllculty took
the bull by the hoi'nu. Now It would be
thankful for a statesman who could manage
for it to let go.
Indianapolis Journal : General Duller may
not' lie much of u awlimncr , but General
Funaton will have to admit that as a river
crr iser the young Drltlsh commander baa
lowered all records.
Minneapolis Tribune : The general public
will bivjln to fee ) tome confidence ) in the
Drills ) ! plan of campaign uhe.n a movement
In made which does not require from one to
three days of explanation as to haw It re
united and why.
Globe-Democrat : After a sharp fight at
Koodcob'borg the DrllKsh reconnoitrrlng force
retired. If the Initial letter of the name of
that place rould be moved back three points
In the alphabet It might serve to cover the | j |
whole field of Drittih operations Just now.
St. Louis Republic : An Interesting PX-
ninple in pprcentugo for English common
school pupils : If It requires 10 per cent ,
cf tbo English army to keep the line of j j *
communication open through DritUh terrl- j
tory , what per cent would ho required to i j i
keep the line open In the Transvaal ? I I
St. Paul Pioneer Press : As near as can , | i
be ascertained one kop Is worth two klooftf , ! '
and ono kloof has n value of two kopjes. I
Therefore when one Doer IB on a kop he Is i
equal to two llrltonB on a kloof , and ono ,
Briton on a kloof Is equal to two Doors on i
a kopje. Hence our advlco Is to take all I
thp kops In sight and come out on top. This i
strategy proportion U easy. .
mmi' HITS OP IMMOV POLITICS.
David City Press ( dem. ) : Drotber Kill
Howard , Is a candidate for auditor. When
the time comes nonie pop will bo needed to
c ve the slate ( ? ) for Dryan.
Tobias Gazette ( rep. ) : With the farmers
paying , off their mortgages nnd a good -
count to their credit In the bank , who will
tl'prc t be to rise up and shout calamity thin
fall.
Heaver City Tribune ( rep. ) : We can see
State Auditor Cornell tearing hln garmentfl
lo ' help Judge Edgar Howard get the noml-
nation for the ofllcc Cornell now holds but
doesn't fill.
Fremont Tribune : Edgar Howard , the
t'.ltor statesman of the Papplo , has an-
nounccd himself a candldatb for the position
of slate autdltor , subject to the decision
of hydra-headed parties to which he be-
Icr.gs , and he has laid down the platform on
which he proposes to ask recognition. He.
siiyi it will le Iho proper regulation or
eoi-forntlonr in Nebraska nnd the keeping
Invlolato of pledges made to that effect.
"My candidacy , " he says , "will first of all
bo based upon nn unqualified opposition to
the condition ! ) that prevail at the state
bouse today. " From this It will bo seen
that Mr. Howard sets himself squarely
against two strong political forces In the
str-te the railroads , nnd the visible , con-
ciete portion of the fusion party , -
lipil by Its state officials. It Is clear , there-
foie , that It ho wins the fight In which he"
Is just engaging It will mean the repudla-
tlon ot all the present ntnto officials. How-
aid Is nn intrepid fellow and enjoys a
ruetion about us much as the next one , and
the prospects , according to his plan , appear
very .bright . for affording him nn unlimited
qurntlly of unalloyed fun.
Pawnee Republican : The politics of the
Omaha World-Herald is getting worse ami
worse dally , but this may not seem straiigo
when It Is considered that that paper Is
compelled to swallow three fusion parties
nnd "the sting of Ingratitude" all at ono
tkno. Mr. Hitchcock Is up against a hard
proposition. With the democrats , pops ,
silver republicans and calamity bowlers all
In ono grand scramble over spoils , wo do not
wonder that the man who has felt "tho |
sting of Ingratitude" Is
weary nnd endeavor
ing to carry water on both shoulders. Anyone
ono conversant with the make-up of a dally
newfipaper can see strange things In the
World-Herald. On the editorial .page of the
raper Hitchcock , through his man , Friday ,
lambastes the ropocratlc state board cf trans
portation to the queen's taste , calling upon
them to resign and get oft the perch , and
in general perforating their hides with
editorial denunciation. This for tbe cause
of populism , cf which the World-Herald is
the state organ ! On the telegraph page
Hitchcock simply reports the eastern tour
of Mr. Dryan aa furnished bis paper by the
Associated Press. No special correspondent
as of old to manufacture startling stories and
enormous crowds ; no elaboration ; no
eulogistic scareheads such as one would
expect from the editor ot a democratic ( ? )
paper that gave Dryan his flret national
prominence. This for the cause of ilemoc-
rccy. of which the World-Herald Is the
state organ ! Mr. Hitchcock might well
pause nnd Inquire : "Whither am I drifting ? "
The defuncto candidate for United States
senator finds It hard work to live In
political polygamy. "Tho sting of In
gratitude" must be deep-rooted.
TIIIII2I2 OK A ICIMJ.
If thcro were any newspaper medals of
honor to bo awarded to publishers of boom
editions the Tampa Tribune would run awny
.with . the first prize. The midwinter edition
for 1900 la A magnificent number. For quan
tity and quality it has not been equalled this
season. The colored tltlo page Is artistic
and attractive and the illustrations , typog
raphy and literary features are of a like high
order. These who ( imagined Tampawould be-
conio a mere way station on tbe road to Cuba
will -bo readily undeceived by glancing at the
pages of the Tribune , teaming with pictures
of enterprising citizens , ot elegant homes ,
factories in action and elaborate retail stores.
Tampa sets the pace for Florida and the
Tribune Is the herald of its destiny.
The second volume of Bart's cartoons of
current events , which illuminate the first
page of the Minneapolis Journal , Is out. Ex
pansion is the main theme depicted by the
artist's clover pencil and the sketches are
sufficiently numerous nnd pointed to wrap
imperialists ] in smiles and provoke dash
words In contraction circles. The Doer-
Drllon argument Is also given considerable
attention and supporters of both sides can
find In It material to convert wrath into
soothing laughter. Dart is ono of the clever
est cartoonists on. the western press. In
publishing his sketches In permanent form
hi5 renders a distinct service to appreciative
readers.
The New York Tribune Almanac for 1000 ,
just issued , cnaintnlns the high standard of
former numbers. No publication of , its class
has as great a hold in public favor , because
of its thoroughness and reliability. Political
Ktatlstlcs form the greater part of the num
ber and these tables are so complete as to
render them particularly valuable on the
eve of a presidential campaign. The work
alee embraces the federal constitution , Span
ish-American treaty , national nnd state offi
cers , tarllf laws , party platforms and con
ventions in fact nil the material essential
to u complete political register.
I'KHSO.VAI , POINTS.
It Is two months since General Lord
Mcthucn was whipped to a standstill near
Moddcr river.
It Is not true that Rlcbnrd Harding Davis
cabled to "Dobs" Just before ho galled for
Capo Town : "Don't do anything till you
so me. "
Now York's Dewey arch , or Naval arch ,
project halts lamentably. I.OSH than $200-
000 of Iho estimated $1,000,000 required to
build 11 has been subscribed.
The man who ban swallowed his oyi > -
glapscs down In Philadelphia has received
a iscrlous admonition as to the policy < tt
not Indulging In another kind of glasses too
freely.
Representative Mitchell .May of the Sixth
New York district lias the reputation of
being the best dressed man In congrcHu ,
His clothes arc always of the latest fashion
and cut and tit him like a glove.
Rudyord Kipling was recently dining with
a ptirty ot learned persons , when one of the
company remarked that "sugar" nnd
"BUinuc" were the only two worda in Eng
lish in which "su" was pronounced "shu , "
Kipling replied , "Are you sure ? "
Congressman Grosvcnor proposes that the
names of all the members of congress 'b
Inscribed on the "arch of nationality" which
ho wishes built on the Chattanooga battle
field. It scenio that even n congressman I
may believe himself an object of veneration
and pride. i
The combination of nuiniclpulltleti known I
a.i Greater New York will pay out fos i
ordinary running expenses thin year } liO- ,
" ' 8,07 : ) . This , according to a statement In ;
tlio Hcndd , Is $17.378,240 In excess of thu : ! !
.
cott of the government of the Hcparato inu- j I
illegalities 'before they were consolidated.
)
Ono writer rails It a war of wonderful' '
v.-i'unds. "It soundu terrible , " ho nay * , "to 1. 1
read that u thousand men were mile-1 - , (
\stunded in a certain fight , but the awful-
nets of it shrinks conBluerably afu-r _ . . ,
the nature of the wounds. 1 found thai
mere than no per cent of the first batch ! I
of Ilrlllsb wounded had left ihe hospital' '
and were again at the front , as well HI ,
oif-r. Except In the case of amputations ,
nix weeks at the outside is the time ro-
quired for perfect reccvery from woundu
inflicted by the Mauser bulk-is. "
I "I M IK DICK" THOMPSON.
I St. I/iil ) Republic' With the passing of
| I "I'nele Dick" Thompson Indiana lest Its
grand old man and the country lost a repre-
j ' sputatlve of the highest type of manhood Its
public l life linn produced. It Is n sufficient
I JucMflcallon of this nation's existence that
11 I It hus made men like him.
j Minneapolis Tribune : Dy reason of an ex-
j traordlnary t length of duya nnd political
1 talents ' that made him prominent , even In
hi-earliest 1 nninhood , Mr. Thompson became
onp of the meet Interesting of our public
j , men. i Ills political career wiis one of In
tegrity l and honor and no citizen of Indiana
was ever moro sincerely respected by the
people ' of bin state or held In greater nffec-
,
, tlon ] by his follow townsmen than "Uncle
Dick" Thompson.
Chicago News : One of Hie biographical
accounts of Indiana's dead vetpraii states-
t man. ' Colonel Richard W. Thompson , makes
this ' Interest Ing statement : "Ho smoked in
cessantly J , consuming from twelve to fifteen
' . toglcH' per day and between times smoking
, a ! , mixture of plug and perlquo tobacco in a
briar pipe. He rarely touched liquor. " Do-
I fore Miokero take Colonel Thompson as their
I ' exemplar ' In their devotion to the weed , how
ever ' , It might be well for them to nscer-
, tain whether they have the iron constltu-
I | tlon ' which enabled "Uncle Dick" to defy
) tlmo and nicotine fnr ninety-one years ,
j Philadelphia Press : Just befoic he started
" I for St. Louis to attend the convention which
nominated William McKlnley for the presi
dency ho wan asked the secret of his long
life and said : "I never dissipated. " And
then continued : "For years 1 could pal a
brickbat and digest It , but that does not
mean that I put Indigestible food in my
stomach. On the contrary , I a'ways avoided
that which 1 knew was hard to digest. In
my several experiences In Washington life
I learned that many men with bright futures
Were ruined by the high living Indulged In
there. Their health was either Impaired or
they acquired 'bad habits which turned their
careers from usefulness to dissipation.
Therefore , I never adopted the Washington
manner of living. " The Illustration of how
such a life can be lived nnd how It can bo
devoted to the good of hla fellow men la the
most valuable Icsison taught by the man
whoso ninety years ended last week.
Springfield Republican : One of the most
Interesting of Thompson's reminiscences was
his meeting with Jackson , when ho was a
boy of 20 , and his father , a warm admirer
and supporter of that president , took him
along when lie paid his respects to Jackson
In the White House. The elder Thompson
said : "General , this boy of mine Is a re
fractory fellow. He disagrees with you In
some tilings nnd is not a supporter of your
administration. " The boy trembled with
apprehension , knowing tbo president's repu
tation for strong passion , but be only turned
to young Thompson and sold , with a kindli
i ness which bo never forgot : "My son , I have
no advice to give you , except always to
think for yourself. " And , although Richard
Thompson remained a whig and opposed
Jackson in many imatters , be never said a
word In derogation of the man. "He was
not the man whom the world knows as 'Old
Hickory , ' " said < Mr. Thompson. "He was a
gentleman , not rough In mannej-or bearing. "
Jefferson he used to see at Montlcello , in thp
little country store where the author of tbo
Declaration of Independence bought goods
for his farm.
FIGHTING TUB CANAL TUEA.TV.
Philadelphia Ledger : Whether the United
States should build the Nicaragua canal Is
.1 question apart from the wisdom of get
ting rid of the provision of the Clayton-
Dulwer treaty , which provides for joint con
trol of the canal a condition to which wo
could not submit without encountering thn
dangers arising from an entangling al
liance.
Boston Globe : As tbe canal trcoty now
stands , it leaves the administration open
to tbo charge of hastening the consumma
tion of a job tinder government control
which , It Is assumed , could just us well be
done by private American capital. More
over , the treaty will bo Interpreted by many
as an attempt to .bind us to England in a
way that stands for a virtual alliance. The
effect of the treaty , on the whole , Is not
unlikely to bo to engender dissatisfaction
and distrust and stir up a war of opinions
that will prevent ita final ratification by the
senate.
New York Sun : The Hay-Paunccfoto
treaty ties our hands forever In precisely
the manner contemplated by Great Drltaln
In the old Clayton-Dulwcr treaty. And as
If not satisfied with tbo gash made fifty
years ago in the Monroe doctrine , the ne
gotiators of the new treaty actually ask
the senate 'to vote to go further and call
over to this sldo of the Atlantic all the
other powers of Europe to assist Great
Drltaln in coercing us should wo over be
desperate enough to attempt to control In
war tbe canal which we shall have built
and paid for.
Washington Post : The Hay-Pauncefoto
Ircaty should not bo amended. It should bo
defeated , absolutely and without reserva
tion. The senate owes It to itself and to
the American people to repudiate finally
and forever the proposition that the United
Statrtt needs to nsk the consent of Englander
or any other European power. This treaty
Is based upon an hypothesis at once undig
nified and vicious the. hypothesis that Eng
land has a right to require guarantees at
our hands , to make stipulations In a matter
wholly our own , and to retain for all time
to como a pretext for Interference in our
national affairs.
Washington Star : The Clayton-Dulwcr
treaty permits the construction of a part
nership waterway by England and the
United Stales , these nations sharing In the
profitti and tjio advantages of the enter
prise. The Hay-Pauiicefoto treaty would
permit the construction of the canal by the
United States alone im a business Invest
ment without any American advantage In
tlmo of war. Neither of those meets Ihe
deslro of the people of this country , which
IH to obtain the right to construct a canal
both ns n huslnctis Investment and as an
Hem of war power , without qualification or
Infringement by any foreign nation.
TWO KII.VK.UAI , OHATIO.VH.
Ncimlor llliifUliiirn'H ItciuiirKH on Tuo
Solemn OiTimloiiN.
New York Bun.
Dy the Irony of falo and the exigencies of
personal ambition It became the duty of Hon.
Joseph 0. S. Dluckburn to pronounce tlio
funeral oration at the coflln of William
Goebel. And of Goobel Senator Dlackburn
suld :
"Duild bore over his grave a mighty tow
ering granite shaft that uhall defy the cor-
rodlug touch of time. Inscribe upon It an
cpltdph that hhall bo worthy of the man.
He earned this at our hands. In life ana
death ho was consecrated to Ihe peoplo'H
cause. Ho lived an honest life and gave bin
llfo for your deliverance. Of him no eulogy
but truth may my : 'Earth never pillowed
.
upon her broom a truer eon , nor heaven ; !
opened wldo her portaU to receive n manlier I
nplrlt. ' " j I
At Covlngton on Sunday. April II , 1835. a I I
'
little let's than five years ago , the cultglut '
cf Goebel pronounced another funeral oril ; l
tlon. That time he stood by Ihn crllln of
Colonel John I * . Sanford , who. like Goebel. '
had been fbot down In the highway. And of' ' i
Sanford Senator Ulackburn said :
"John Sanford was to mo like a brother.
I lovfd him. I hope God may spare HIP. ami
I hhall make it my life's mission to nvcngo i
him by burying hln slayer In the depths of j !
merited public execration. "
The slayer of John Sanford wa * William | I l
Goebel.
j nciioKS OF ot n w vu.
) I American occupation of the Sulu Islands ,
particularly of Jolo Island , has created a
very favorable impression among the na
tives. A. C. Robinson , a critical and nn-
| biased correspondent of the Now York Post ,
says of the new dispensation : "Tho results I
which liavo followed the American occiipa- f
tlon of Jolo are becoming widely known /
throughout the whole region. The rfew.i
la widely circulated that the now people
uho have come lo rule are ruling accepta
, bly. There is no dculro for Americans , as
Americans , for the American Hag because
' U Is the American
flag , for American gov
( eminent ' because It Is American govern
' ment. They Know nothing of those thing ! . ,
carp nothing about them. There U no
basis for the shoutings of American banncr-
WHVPI-S. These people simply realize a fact. , /
A new power nnd people have come. They W
havp treated the natives with kindness and f
consideration , have given no evidence of de
sire to oppress them or to fight ihem.
Cherished and reverenced ctintoma , habits
! and thoughts have not been overturned
j
I and the mutual relations hnvo been cordial
| i and amicable. Their coming promises peace
and Increased commercial opportunity. The
news 1ms spread and other plnccn slmm
ready to welcome these unknown Amor-
ICTUS , who will ho welcome .there so long
as no effort Is made to overgovern and over-
Antcrlcaiilze them. Hotter government mi it
Americanization will best come by ctolu-
llou , by development following e.xamplf
and by contact with n higher race , It that
race behaves llself as It is expected lo do. "
Tlio monument erected by thp Daughters
of the American Revolution to the memory
ot Rciibcna Hyde Wnlwortb , one ot the gal
lant band of woman army nurses who died
of Santiago fever , was unveiled lu the ceme
tery at Saratoga , N. Y. . recently. The
monument , designed by Mr. C. D. Cniiflcld ,
stands upon a raised terrace nt the heaii
of the main avenues. When the American
Hag , which formed Its veil , was drawn It
revealed an obelisk of pure while granite ,
peifeet In Its architecture. It Is 32 feet
high and 7 feet G Inches square at the bane.
The name and Inscription are In lottom
or bronze. Miss Wnlworth Is a hero or
the noblest kind. When the war with
Spain broke out she was teaching painting
In a New York school. Her family , which
for generations had sent n son to war to
light for hl country , had now no son to
stud. She resolved to go and nurse the
soldiers. After a short preparatory course
at the Saratoga hospital she wont to Fortress
Monroe , later to Montauk , whore she took
entire charge and was the only woman ih 1
the detention hospital , a place filled with -f
malaria , yellow fever and diphtheria. What
she was to these poor sufferers Is beyond
power of description. Even when Camp
Wickoff bpciuno a pesthole she. refused to
leave until she had cared for the last pa
tient and soon after the last one bad gone
from her care she , too , fell ill. The cna
soon followed. Typhoid fever was not long
in taking her away.
Another story of transport looting comes . , i
from San Francisco and IB given with such '
details ns to warrant offlclal Investigation.
In brlo-t the story Is that the food and lablo
delicacies sent to the transport Thomas by
Miss Helen Gould Just before the ship sailed
for 'Manila ' and intended as gifts for the sol
diers on board were sold to them for monfcy.
Three hundred of the turkeys given by Miss
Gould rotted nnd were thrown overboard ,
presumably because the men did not buy
them fast enough , and yet such of the pri
vates ns had money paid as high as 35 cents
sometimes for a piece ot turkey.
"Another deprivation that must always bu
sadly felt , " writes an American woman In
Manila , "Is the lack of fresh fruit and sweet
milk. There is not such a thing as a berry
of any sort , cherry or any small fruit. Tlie
insipid banana , the mango apple nnd mango
stems are plentiful , It is true , . .andin the
way of vegetables lettuce , tomatoes , cucum
bers and a poor quality of sweet corn may
be had , and , as a matter of oouree. anything
nnd everything that la canned , but what
woman who herself puts up her own fruit ,
or supervises it , will eat tinned abomina
tions or is willing to use condensed milk' . '
Nearly all tales of foreign countric leave
ono in the same frame of mind that charac
terized the Scotchman from Peebles , who ,
after visiting Glasgow and Edinburgh , said :
'They may bo gran' , yon cities ; I dlnna
doot it but Peebles for me ! ' "
LIUHT .4.X l > Tit ITB.
Washington Star : "From all I kin guess
by obKcrvln' , " said Uncle JSben , "succn.MK Is
somp'n dat ev'ybody thinks * nmo ono olco
gits an' dat no ono feels nho' 'bout jios-
' ' "
scshi' hlsso'f.
Indianapolis Press : Watts Dy the way , I
do you understand this Kentucky row ? fi
Potts Ob , yes. It Is a ijiipstlon of BU- 3
perlorlty between the knife and the squirrel K
rillo cults.
Chicago Record : Urown Mow did Smith
manage to HPcurc the nomination ? Ho has
no political Influence. 1ms ho ?
.IOIIPM No ; but hu's simply rolling lu
aflluciicn.
Detroit Free Press : "What's the matter
with cook ? "
"Oh , somebody gave her an umbrella , with
a Dresden-China hundlo ; shu forgot herself - I
self nnd smashed It. " t
Cleypland Plain Dealer : " 1 see they have * *
been Issuing a restricted ration to the
Drltlsh soldiers along tlio Modder. "
"Euerjuriiglng Modeler-ration In appetite ,
I suppose. "
Dang ! liangl !
Chicago Trlbunp : "no ! " pxolalmcd Ihn
stern father. "You are no longer a son of
" mine. You liavu committed a rrlmp , sir.
"Vou have pliicpd yourself outside lie pale
of humanity. "
"Then , " said the hardened young man , "I
Bup.nofo . I can go and kick the bucket. "
Chicago Posl : "Do you work for th <
poor ? " asked the philanthropist. \
"Oh , ycH , indeed ; Indefntlgably , " replied
the HOPloty bud with cnthUHluHin. "Why , I
make It a point to go to every charity bull
that is irlvon , "
Chicago Trlbuno : "You have six brothers
in the army , little boy ? "
"Yus'ni. Mnw niniln 'em to. "
"Aliirto her i-ons go to wnr ? Klin must b
a good deal of a Spartan mollipr. "
"I don't know. 1 guess no. There's ' "
tueii of u . "
PI.AV VUH HAM ) TO WIJV.
Denvpr Post.
Can't tell how the cards 'II run
In the Kunip o' life , my son ;
You may seldom hetish a pair
Wnlli a hPttln' on , but tlipro
Of'n IH a wiwiln' made
Oil a bluff lliut'H nicely played ;
Good or bad luck , Jest I lie name ,
Play to win or Jump the gamp ,
Man that lmxn'1 E"t no ncrvo
Fur to hack him , don't di-Hurvo
A VI i at the sporty K iiU rail luck ,
An' IIP'H allim sit In' Hliu'k
When a little lilullln' Hind
.Sprinkled < w Mm poorptu hand
puts the other gpnt lo Hliuinr
Play to win or Jump Iho ; amo.
In that open itnnie there iilll't
Any worryln * n-sinilnt
In HIP Khiipo o1 rules lo He
I'p y r hands ; if , on the sly ,
YOU kin Blcuvo a curd or two ,
That's Iho very thing lo < ) o
Watch yi-r dinner an' swipe the cams
Play lo win or Jump tlie game , xJ t
Don't let other fpllors stand
'Round a Inokln' ( it yer limitl ;
Ki-c | i it hid , or when you bluff
Humti uu's bound lo tli | you off
To yer fee by nod or bock ,
An' you'll git It In Mm npckl
Never IP ! 'cm know yer lamp
Pluy to win or Jump the game.
Alliix kPcii a Millet facu
In yer front ; don't Miunr n traeo
< > r a Hlgn o' iiorvuiimiofcc ,
Even If yor lu UlHiretiH. , j
Muko the other frllor think . a i
Every card you hold's a pink * I I
An' yor keen to back the mono
Play to win or jumo the came.