0 TIMS OMAHA DAILY mill: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1900. The omaha Daily Dee. K. HOSCWATim, Kdltor. I't'IJLIHIIKD HVKItY MOUN1NO. THHMH OK SUJIHCWPTION. Rally Ilea (without Sunday), Ono Year. JC 00 Dally Ilec and Sunday Ono Vcur 8.00 Illustrated Hpp, ono Year 3.0J Sunday Hpc. Ono y-nr 2"0 Saturday Hi;c, Ono Year Weekly Hcc, Ono Year OFFICES. 1 Omaha: Tho Hcc Uulldlng. Hoiith Omaha: City Hall Uulldlng, Twenty-fifth ami N streets. Council Uluffs; 10 Pearl Street. Chicago: 1010 Unity Uulldlng. New York: Temple Court New York: Tomplo Court. Washington; 501 Fourteenth Street. Bloux City: Gil Park Street. COItHKSPON'DENCK. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should ho addressed: omulia Bee, Editorial Department. HUSI.N'KHS LETTEHS. Huslness letters and remittances shruld be nddrcased: Tho Bco Publishing Com pany, Omaha. riUMITTANCES. Ilomtt hy draft, express or postal order, payable to Tho lice Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stumps accepted In payment vt mall accounts. 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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 1st day of December. A. D., 100. M. B. HUNGATE. Notary Public. The attorney irenurnl'H "brluf" In the Porto It I can ciihu Is embodied In a printed document covering 'J00 puses. Tho "brief" Hlioultl elmiiKc Its nanie. Governor Dietrich declares lie enn say "no" Just as easily as "yes" to a place hunter. That Is another qunlllleatlon that fits him eminently for the execu tive chair. It requires fully as much sparring to get the signatures of the powers to the peace agreement In I'eUiu as Is wit nessed In arranging the preliminaries of a prize light. We fear the senate Is playing sad havoc with that bogey of a secret Anglo American alliance worn threadbare by our popoeratlc friends during the late political unpleasantness. The acquiescence of China In that International agreement recalls the Ui go coach passenger who made a present of Ids' watch and pocketbook to the persuasive hlghwuynuin. The Chicago authorities have followed the lend of Omaha In calling a halt on prize lighting under the guise of "glove contests." If they ure too bud for Chi cago they must be over the limit. In the case of the depuiy attorney generalship which was headed for Omaha, we have another example where too much homo competition lias changed the direction of the shaft. Reliability In a newspaper Is one of tho chief elements of its value. That in why The Bee Is worth full price while its cut-rate competitors arc ex pensive becuusu of t heir cheapness. Mr. ltryan promises to Illumine the future of democracy at the annual .lack soulan feast In this city next month, l-'or this puriwHO no rush candle will do it requires the full power electric arc. Governor Dietrich has Invested two knights of the pen with sword and epaulettes ns members of his military staff. The pen, combined with the sword, ought to make nu Invincible combination. Kx-President Cleveland has at last KKkeu on politics and recommends that tho party get back to Its old moorings Tho principal trouble Is that the party has been drifting around so long the present pilots have lost their bearings and could not steer to the old anchor- agu if they desired. Senator Tillman has promised to bring his pitchfork out to Omaha and give a oue-nlght exhibition for the hcucllt of the .lacksonlaus. lie may think the people of South Carolina know some thing about counting votes, but he could learn several new tricks by putting in a day 'at South Omaha. When General l.ee runs the guuutlet of nil the receptions and banquets that are tendered him ho should bo thor (Highly Impressed with the conviction that his assignment to the command of tho Department of the Missouri Is the most popular with the people of this section that could have been made. There U no good reason why tin checked pilfering should be so common In tho High school. The pupils there nro entitled to protection for their wraps and property and would have It if an example or two were made of the offenders. Ono ease of detection and punishment would be worth all the dally lessons in moral philosophy that could be taught In a year. Some of the labor leaders and others attending the arbitration conference ami making speeches advocating that method of settling dlillcultles between employer and employe should lay a nrlnted conv of their Bnecehes away whero they will come imndy. If read At tho proper time It might prevent tho hasty calling of a strlko or Bound Btrnnfco to the employer who declares 'Thcro Is nothing to arbitrate." OUSTHUVTISU .YEOOm TIOXS. The llrltl.xh government continues to obstruct negotiations at Pckln, Ac cording to the correspondent of a Lon don paper, the Hrltlsli representative at Pekln has beeii Instructed to Insist upon the retention In the Joint note of the word "Irrevocable," which the rep resentatives of the other powers had agreed should be eliminated. It Is also stated that the British government urges n declaration that until the Chi nese government has fullllled the de mauds of the powers the allied troops shall remain at Pekln and in the prov ince of Chi LI. The American State department has received Information giving a satis factory reason for the Insistence of Great Britain upon amending the Pekln agreement, which, It Is said, as un derstood by the department, Is not re garded as being material. It would seem probable, assuming the report from Pekln as to the British proposals to be correct, that Minister Conger Is not keeping the Washington govern ment ns well Informed as is desirable. However, the opinion obtains at Wash ington thnt negotiations will not be much longer delayed, late Instructions to the American minister being ex pected to so clear the way of obstacles at Pekln that the signatures of all the ministers can. be nlllxed to the agree ment at once. This Implies that, tho British amendments are acceptable to this government. cuiuiKxcr is rut: pitiuvi'ixus. The Taft commission Is engaged in framing a tariff for the Philippines, which, It is announced, will be essen tially for revenue, though some of the established industries will be given protection. No less Important Is the question of a currency for the Islands, which Is receiving consideration at Washington. The problem is a some what dilllcult one, owing to the fact that the Philippines and tllelr trade cannot be dealt with In this matter apart from the much larger questions of eastern Asiatic commerce and the currency system of China. The established currency for mercan tile and financial business when the United States took possession of the Philippines was the Mexican silver dol lar, in the value of which there lias of late been a rise, due In part to the ad vance lu the price of silver and partly to tho shortage of tho local supply. This has, of course, affected all values, while lluctuatlons lu exchange have produced more or less disturbance. What is desired Is a currency for the islands that will obviate the conditions which are unfavorable to trade, but It Is by no means an easy mutter to de vise such a currency. It Is realized that it would be most unwise and inexpedi ent to make any change that would dis locate the entire monetary system of the Islands at a stroke, that It Is neither practicable nor desirable that rapid and radical currency changes should be at tempted In that part of the world where the daily transactions of one-fourth of the human race arc measured In sil ver. Whatever change Is made must be gradual. It is suggested that the Amerlcnn government authorize the coining of a special silver dollar having the same standard of weight and fine ness as the Mexican and British dollar and which should be obtainable as re quired for use In the Philippines. This Is what will probably be done, as the simplest and most practicable way of meeting 11 condition which canuot be at once corrected by any radical change In the currency system without the danger of producing a serious dis turbance to the trade of the Philip pines. X1CAHAGVA AND CUSTA HICA. It is said to be the view of persons close to the administration that If the United States Is to build the projected intoroeeunlc canal It may be necessary to adopt the policy which some senators appear to desire the conquest of Nica ragua and Costa Hlca. These two coun tries, It Is stated, have a constitutional prohibition against ceding any part of their territory. They consented to the construction of the canal on the terms of the lluy-Pnunccfote treaty, but would not go any further. The State depart nient induced Nicaragua and Costa Rica to make protocols with the United States agreeing to negotiate for the canal and to adhere to the terms of the pending treaty. This was the utmost concession that could be obtained from the governments of those states. Dur lug tho negotiations they stood out against binding themselves to anythlug more. They were willing to consent to tho Ilay-Pauncefote treaty, but to nothing which was Indellnllc or left a possibility of Interference with their territory. It Is said they plainly In timated that tb yield anythlug more would be to court a revolution. It Is easy to understand that Nica ragua and Costa Rica do not desire a military canal. They are prepared to let the United States have the territory needed for the construction of an Inter- oceanic waterway and they are of course willing that It shall be properly and adequately policed, but it is to their interest that the canal should be open to the ships of all countries at nil times and they would naturally regard Its fortification as Involving a possible daugerto their territorial Integrity. Tho presence at the canal of a considerable American military force, made necessary by fortlllcntlons, might easily become a source of Irritation to the people of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, perhaps causing revolution directed ngalnst such military occupation. The governments of those countries, It must be supposed, nro not blind to such a possibility aud It would not be surprising If they should refuse to plnco themselves In a position that might nt somo time In tho future Imperil their Independence. They could novcr bo In any .danger from 11 neutral tzed canal under tho Joint protection of tho marltlnio powers. A military canal, however, they might reasonably np;iro hond would sooner or lHter cause troublo Inimical to their security as independent states. If, therefore, a military canal shall be decided Ukm, ns seems likely, It Is by no means Improbable Unit Nicaragua and Cos tn Rica will decline to disuse of territory and make the concessions re quired, lu that event would nu at tempt be made to coin pel those coun tries to yield? It Is hardly conceivable and yet the course of some of the op ponents of a neutralized canal and of he terms of the Ilny-Puuncefote treaty suggests that they are not unwilling to do so. The attitude of the Central American states with which we must deal, as disclosed in the negotiations already had wltii them, may prove an obstacle to the canal project not easily overcome. ,t noTfux tionuuaii. Politically, South Omaha Is rotten to the core. It has been the rotten bor ough of this county ever since it was incorporated into a town. The revela tions of monstrous frauds practiced at the recent election are therefore no sur prise to those who have known any thing about South Omaha politics dur ing the past ten years. In a place where assessors count for more than presi dents aud where lenders of all parties are habitually intermixed In the same crooked deals, nothing unexpected can possibly happen. All the safeguards the law Imposes against fraudulent registration, repent ing and false returns are Impudently Ignored nnd audaciously overturned nl most every time an election Is held there. The same rotten state of affairs seems to have prevailed In South Omaha without regnrd to change In the political complexion of mayors and councils. The few men in olllce who have had the nerve and the integrity to stand up against the reign of boodlelsm and blackmail have fared very badly, while the notorious holdups have nn- blushlngly boasted of their success lu levying tribute upon every Interest that has to run the gauntlet of the municipal machine. The only remedy outside of annexa tion is purification through the courts. When men who hold otllce In South Omaha are made to understand that they will be held rigidly accountable under the laws, whether implicated lu election frauds or In boodle schemes, South Omaha will shake off Its reputa tion as a rotten borough. It Is a mistake for the respectable ele ment of Its population to imagine that the exposure of the rottenness tends to damage their business Interests. Whut Is Injuring the business interests of South Omaha Is the toleration of out lawry and reckless thievery that has plied upon the taxpayers an enormous burden that blocks needed Improve ments aud keeps away Investors. When the good people of South On.nha rid themselves of the Incubus of rotten municipal government the Mugle City will cease to be the prey of political plunderers. The river and harbor committee of tho present congress is not showing a disposition to do anything for the west. Its members have not only nnnounced that the Missouri river must take care of Itself, but that Irrigation measures will not be taken up. The feeling Is growing In the west that eastern mem bers, who are lu the majority in con gress, do not treat the west with fair ness. The west Is expanding and the time will come when the east will be compelled to come to the west for favors, and lu view of this fact the east cannot afford to cultivate any sec tional sentiment. l'he legislature at Its coming session should either pass new laws or make appropriations which will render pres ent laws effective, so that industrial aud crop statistics of the slate can be col lected lu Nebraska as In other sttites. At present the mun who starts out to ascertain how much and what is pro duced in Nebraska Is confronted with a task which is enough to discourage him, and when he has done the best possible Is not able to reach a satisfactory re sult. The announcement is made that Am bassador Choate Is coming home and may not return to ids post lu Euglund. The reason given Is the old one he is not a rich man aud canuot afford to re tain a position the salary of which barely pays his house rent. Certainly somo way should bo devised by which men of ability could afford to hold such Important positions eveu If they do not have a private income up In the thou sands, which they arc willing to sacri fice. Denver has apparently lost the annual Grand Army of the Republic encamp ment after it had secured the prize hy failing to come up strictly to the condi tions attached to the agreement. We are sorry for Denver, because the en campment belongs lu the west for the hcucllt of the western members of the organization. If it Is (akeu east again this year, perhaps Omaha can get in the running for the succeeding event aud come out a little better than Denver. The Indian appropriation bill emerges from conimltteo Into the house without any Item relating to the maintenance of the Indian supply depot at Omaha. What Is the matter' Why should not the Interests of Omaha be taken care of lu congress the same as other points where supply depots have been located' If the Chicago depot were left out, for example, would not some effort be made to place the responsibility for tho omls slon' HIkiiIIW'iiiici- of u ('Inch. Boston Transcript. Tho Chinese emperor will agree to tho proposed terms of tho powers, that "heads wo win, tails you lose." Termi unit to tlio Point, Olobo-Democrat. Four years ago tho Nebraskans owed $7,000,000 In back taxes and now tho amount Is reduced to $3,000,000. The votera of tho stale have shown that they ap preciate the change. MndlllrutloiiH of tho Pact. Indianapolis Journal. The statement that the nrttlsli people aro not giving much attention to the modifica tion of the treaty affecting tho Clayton Bulwer compact Is probably truo. Just What Might Have Been Chicago Chronicle (dem ) An esteemed correspondent asks the Chroulclo to state what Us views In re gard to tbo Philippines would have been If Mr. Hrynn had been ulcctcd. The Chronicle's views with reference to the Philippines have been expressed many times without special rcferenco to Mr. uran a position before the country. In the first place It did not ngree with him when he used his influonco In Washington to sccuro the ratification of the treaty of Paris by tho terms of which tho Philip pines became territory of tho United Stntes. If Mr. Dryan had been sincere and far- sighted In his opposition to colonialism, then was the time to have resisted tho policy to the utmost. Instead of opposing It ho favored it. Tho treaty of Paris be came law by the votes of tho democratic senators 'ruged on by Mr. Bryan himself. During the recent cnmpalgu 11 becamo evident as discussion progressed, and par ticularly as Mr. Iiryan h spccchmaklng developed his Ideas In regard to the Phil ippines, that he had no policy differing In any radical degree from that of the re publicans. Ho called some things by other names, but In the main his plan amounted to the samo thing as that which wns being pursued by Mr. McKlnley. Ho promised to refer the matter to con gress, which promise was approved by the Chronicle. Ha said ho would establish a stable form of government In tho Islands and would do many other things, all of which Involved tho employment of military force. He Vould give tho natives self government an soon as they were capable of It and ho would protect them against all comers, tho samo ns tho United Slates now protect tho republics of South America. To somo of these things tho Chronicle assented, although It pointed out the patent fact that the author of this plan evidently was not very well acquainted with the Filipinos nnd had no very clear Idea of the responsibilities which he would assume. It Is much easier to tako hold of somo things than It Is to let go. To set up a stablo form of government In tho Philip pines, to keep all other nations off tho premises and to glvo tho natives self-gov ernment ii3 soon as they are capable of ad ministering tt is about the same thing us Is proposed by tho present administration, backed by 75,000 soldiers. American sovereignty Is to be exerted at every stage of these proceedings. Every act suggested by Mr. Drynn calls for Its exercise. American sovereignty Is In tho Philippines not ns a theory, not ns a dream of empire nnd not ns an experiment, but an on accomplished fact. Mr. McKlnley and congress have no power to nbrogato It. Mr. Bryan and congress would have had 110 power to abrogate It. It cannot be sur rendered to anybody. Having been cstab- now they have had their attention called to more serious matters In another quarter of the world. llOW till (illlNH '('mil I'llll'lll'll. Philadelphia Record. Tho extortions ,of the clnss trust havo becomo so unbearable under the cover of tho high duties Imposed by the tariff upon Imported glass thnt tho dealers In paints and glass havo been driven Into open revolt. Thcro Is no remedy for consumers except to drive tho trust from under Its tariff shelter. Tho dealers know precisely what pinches them and they havo resolved to carry their grievance to the door of congress. Congress can reduce the tnx on glass without reduc ing the surplus In the treasury a dollar. But a remission of tfyo tax or Its reduction to a rovenuo basis would save millions of dollars to taxpayers. lOxhIbUlon of llml Tiintc. Chicago Chronicle. If Mr. James J. Jeffries should turn In nnd administer .a terrific beating to an un dersized newsboy ho wouldn't bo likely to go around boasting of his valor and prowess. It Is In equally had tnstc for rorao of the Lon don newspapers to bo exulting In tho sub jugation of tho Boers a subjugation, by tbo way, which Is still very far from n fact ac complished. At least ono Loudon paper, tho Sunday Special, realizes tho fact when It says: "Tho less said about tho Bouth Afri can campaign tho better. Lord Roberts hns subjugated tho Dutch, but ho did It with an army of 200,000 aualnst 50,000 pastoral Boers." And that Is tho precise truth. Cht'orliiK Optimum. Kunsas City Star. Tho address of Prof. E. Benjamin An- drows, president of tho University of Ne braska, beforo tho Knlfo nnd Fork club Sat urday night revealed a spirit of optimism which was decidedly grateful. "Unless the sun rises," said Prof. Andrews, "wo will all die, but It will rlco." If Tweedlsm had con tinued, If whisky rings and star routes had not been overthrown, tho gloomy prophecies of tho early '70's would have eomo true. 80, today, If tho ovlls feared and complained of, real or fanciful, shall continue and flour ish, then thero Is danger ahead and disaster Is Imminent. But the great American na tion shows no abatement of tho vital Integ rity which has been asserted for tho ollm- lnntlon of evil In tho past nnd It will rise to that mission again, whenever It becomes urgent nnd Imperative. Tills sort of faith In tho destiny of tho republic Is highly be coming to all truo Amorlcans. ' .siiipiiuiliii.vo comiii.m:. Projected CoitNOlldnt Inn of KiikIImIi nnd American (.oncerim. Chicago Chronicle. Tho Cramps havo ut last admitted that there Is somo foundation of truth In tho stories whlrh havo been afloat about a great consolidation of English and Ameri can concerns whlrh aro engaged In build ing war ships. TJrey at first denied the storlca In toto. Now they say thrro Is truth tn them, hut that they havo been ex aggerated. By way of explanation they say that It Is a great desideratum to havo nn estab lishment which can build nnd equip a bat tleship complete, Including armor uud guns. They say there aro only three companion In tho world that can do this. In this country thero Is none. Tho hulls are bulK In ono place, tho armor Is made In another nnd tho guns In still nnoth.ir. Thoy say this mokes tho construction nf a battleship moro expensive- than It would bo If nil tho work wero dono hy ono com pany. "Tho expenses of management would bo saved," says their spokesman, "and In- stend of paying threo profits to throe con cerns only ono would bo necessary." Henco tho proposed amalgamation. Thero will bo somo Englishmen In It iKjcnuso they control certain gun patents, but tho controlling In terest will bo American. Very likely thoro will be somo saving In tho cost of management, but that cannot bo great, elnco tho skill nnd oversight must bo about tho same tn tho thrco branchos of work mentioned, whether they nro carried on separately or under ono gen eral management. As for profits we may bo sure that the grand combine will not bo content with much less than nil three, Wo may de pend on It that tho combtno Is not to be raado In order that tho government may get hotter r.hlps at lower prices, but In order that tho parlies forming It may real ize larger profits. Ihcoo combines aro not formed for tho patriotic purpose of telling good things cheap to tho government. They ore going to get all thy can for their serv ices and tholr goods and never throw off a cent because a government Is tho cu tomer Instead of some private citizen. llshcd hy law nnd hy treaty It must bo sustained by all tho power of the republic. Tho Chronlclo stated theso facts more than onco during the campaign. It pointed out tho clrciimstanco that tho democratic campaign wu.' being carried on n year and a half too late. It might havo been offec tlvo lu tho winter nf 1898-tl, beforo the treaty was signed. It was absolutely In effective In tho summer of 1000. Tho Issue then was, as tho Chronicle said on several occnslons, not whether th Islands should ho retained, for they must be retained, but how were they to bo gov erned? The Porto Hlco coso was one In point, but It was scarcely referred to by demo cratic speakers during tho canvass. All discussion, except by the Chronicle, was confined to tho Philippines, and In tho minds of many tho Idea gained root that tho Issue wns whether wo were to hold tho Islands or to scuttle for home. Thl3 was a falso position. It was a weak position. It cost tho democratic can didate many thousands of votes. But he nlono was responsible for It. He wrote tho platform and made the Issue. Tho truo Issue related to administration. It Is tho issue today. Replying specifically to Its correspond ent, therefore, tho Chronicle takes pleasure In saying that If Mr. Bryan had been elected Its attitude In regard to the Phil ippines would have been exactly the same as It was during tho cnmplgn and now Is, It would havo said that first of all thero must be order in the Philippines. It would havo Bald that as these Islands were American territory, acquired by conquest and treaty, and were ns much a part of the United States ns any other territory, It would be tho first duty of President-elect Bryan not to seek In some cowardly way to shirk his sworn duty of maintaining the authority of the government, but to address himself nt once and with alt the nblllty which ho possessed to tho task of devising an admlntstrntlvo policy which would bo Just to the natives and just tn tho people of tho United States. Ho would havo dono It, too. He would not have been president elect for twenty-four hours beforo he would havo learned, If he did not know It before, that no president can alienate, no congress can give away or surrender, American ter ritory. These things should havo been considered In February, 1S9S, when the treaty of Paris was under discussion. Tho ratification of that ttcuty settled tho business. To carry on (1 campaign eighteen months later as If that treaty might be rejected as a result of the campaign and to consider not nt all during thnt contest the urgent lssuo In re gard to administration In tho newly nc quired territory, was not statesmanship and P. was not even credible politics. A PltOI'OSIM) INJUSTICE. It lK It ( of i:iinl ItriircKCiitiitlon .Vorlli 11 lid Smith. Indianapolis Journal. The apportionment of representatives In congress to tho states for tho next decade Is a very Important matter. It may bo added that never beforo nas tho subject aroured so much popular Interest as nt the present time. As tho subject comes to the front It will attract more Interest. At tho outset It can be said that an ap portionment which would deprive Maine, In diana, Kansns nnd Nebraska of a member each and lenvo thoso states with tho present representation that have disfranchised a half or a third of their voters, will call forth tho vigorous condemnation of republicans tho country over. Most rcpubllcnnH nnd many democrats, If tho Chicago Chronlclo speaks for a constituency, regard tho full representation of tho disfranchising states as n violation of tho federal constitution, and consequently n dangerous precedent. They regard It as a violation of tho prlncl plo of equal representation to allow a rep resentative to SO.OOO pcoplo In South Caro lina, while In all tho states of tho north thero Is but ono representative to 173,000. This Injustlco will bo emphasized If those disfranchising states are permitted to have full representation on half tho voting popu lation, while Indiana Is deprived of n mem ber becauso Its fraction Is not so large as In somo other stntes, but larger by nearly 100 per cent than tho voting popula tion In districts tn Mississippi, South Caro lina, Louisiana and North Carolina. Tho reasons given for not enforcing the constitution regarding disfranchisement Is that to do so will Irritate tho south. What part of tho south? In tho last election not ono voter In four went to tho polls and thoso who did go voted for tho same nar row aud prejudiced partisans who have represented tho south In tho house for twenty-five years. The extreme kindness of tho president and tho consideration shown that section In legislation by re publican congresses seem not to havo modified tho bitter partisanship of tho southern representative. Ho fights sound currency and other useful legislation as strenuously nt ho did twenty-flvo years ago. Tho friendliness of tho president did not temper tho hostility of southern repre sentatives In the lato campaign. Ho far as the growing business Interests of tho south and tho men connected with thorn aro concerned, thcro is reason to bc llovo that they would regard with favor tho curtailing of tho power of the southern democrats In congress to inflict Injury upon tho material Interests of tho country. Tho ono polr.t. however, which congress must avoid Is tho proposition to deprive certain northern statcH of ono representative while thoso with half the voting population to each district retain tho same number of representative that thoy had during tho lust decade. PIJH.SO.VAI, NOTKS. A New York Judge was so consldcrato nc to shod tears when be sentenced a 14-year-old burglar to the penitentiary. Tho Philadelphia mint Is working ovcr tlmo trying to meet tho demnnd for new pennies. About half a million a day are ground out to relieve the penny famine. Speaker Henderson is said to he dissatis fied with the portrait for which he sat last year. Tho face, ho thinks, Is a good like ness, hut ho objects that tho artist has put a Hum's head on a boy's shoulders. Tho sultan of Turkey has, It appears, many tnstcs In common with other good men. He likes nil sports and Is 11 good idiot. Ho collects old and odd weapons, Is fond of dogs and Is a splendid horseman. Plans aro about completo for tho building In Pittsburg of a monument to the memory of Colonel A. L. Hawkins, who led tho Tenth Pennsylvania regiment In tho Philip pines nnd died on tho ocean transport which wns bringing his regiment home. Congressman Richardson of Tennessee Is tho leudiug Freo Mason in this country slnco tho death of T. H. Caswell, sovereign ! grand commander of tho Ancient and Ac I ccpted Scottish Rite. Mr. Richardson has I been lieutenant grand commander and now succeeds to Mr. Caswell's Masonic station, ' ...1,1.1. lb .. II,.. .t-tlnn WIIIUU to ,1 IU BtltktutK Novcr was a medal bestowed on a more worthy Individual than was that given to Frank Rattcmachor of Hoboken, N. J,, who, although only 10 years old, saved the lives of no leas than 120 pcoplo during tho Hobo l;rn llro of Inst Juno. With n largo boat tho rowed through tho hmokn almost Into tho flames and took men from tho burning ships nnd snfely landed them on shore, Four times was his boat overturned, hut this young hero, undaunted, righted his craft and continued bravely in his work of mercy, COI.OMHS OH TKimtTOHIIlSf New York Sun (rep.): The Ann Arbor address gives ono tho Impression )hat Gen eral Harrison took tho first convenient op portunity to vent his feelings nbout tho Philippine question, giving to them the dig nltlod outlet of an apparent nrgumcnt ns to tho law Nevertheless, at tho close Hon crsal Hs.rrlitn found that ho had reached tho conclusion that waits for all orators on tho subject "Theso constitutional ques tions will soon be settled by tho supreme court." Chicago Chronlclo (dem.)! Ho holds thnt treaties, llko laws, must bo lu harmony with tho constitution', thnt they nro void In so far ns they aro not In harmony with that Instrument; that no treaty can coufcr on congress or any branch of tho govern ment any power not granted by the con stitution; that tho revenue provision of tho constitution applies to territories as well as to states ntid that tho rights of (ho pco plo of acquired territories nro guaranteed by tho constitution nnd arc not dependent on tho grnco of congress that thoy are rights and not privileges. Minneapolis Times (Ind.): As to the Philippines tho cx-chlcf magistrate Is him self open to the criticism so often launched at mora virulent nntl-ndmlulstratlonlsts ho tells of conditions which exist through no fault of this country or its executive, points to wrongs which no one denies, but falls to specify a remedy or to tell what he or nny other fallible mortal would have dono hnd he been In similar case. Porto Rlco Is a case of Itself the Philippines present nn unfortunately dlffcreut set of problems nnd It were wiser to suggest prnctlcal solution than to make faces at the existent, Icdlanapolls Press (ind.): Mr. Harrison wns bravo enough to speak out ut tho time when words wero of value, that tho atti tude of congress und tho president In tho first legislation concerning these dependen cies, namely, Porto Rlco, was n serious de parture from right principles. The pressure that has been put on him to chaugo his views, tho many Inducements thcro aro simply for him to withhold his views, may easily be Imagined, To find now that, llko a patient, loyal citizen, ho still stnnds truo to his position, aud whut Is more, gives It expression, nnd henco gives It value, Is In deed an encouragement. Chicago Times-Herald (rep.): Wo believe that It Is possible to govern tho new terri tories llko the old; that this Is not only possible but that It Is by far tho beat means to bring about peace aud contentment. But If there Is to bo any discrimination, any exclusion, then It Is hotter to let nil tho Islands go. As General Harrison Intimated, It Is a mistake to reason that the sound of Dcucy's guns In Manila bay heralded a new mission for this country. Rather did they herald tho "samo old mission sounded by tho guns of Washington," the grandest mis sion of, which we are capable, the mlBslon of liberty and equality under the law. Brooklyn Eaglo (Ind.): It wns resolved by congress that the Paris treaty was not Intended to tncorporato the Filipinos Into citizenship of tho United States, that It was not Intended to permanently nnnex the Islands ns nn Integral part of our terri tory, that It was Intended to establish a government sultnhlo to tho wants and con ditions of tho Inhabitants, to prepare them for self-government nnd to finally mako such disposition of tho archipelago as will best promote the Interests of all concerned. Strained or unstrained constructions of the constitution to tho contrary notwlthsand- Ing, that exceedingly sensible program will probably bo Interpreted. New York Evening Post (Ind.): As to tho legal questions Involved, Mr. Harrison holds that the constitution follows tho flag; that ns Porto Rlco nnd the Philippines tiro parts of tho United Stntes, the fundamental law of the republic applies to them as much as to nny other parts of tho United Stntes. Tho ex-presldcnt Is nn ablo constitutional lawyer, who has tho faculty of making his points so elenrly that everybody can seo them, and his nrgumcnt that tho constitu tion applies as n whole everywhere, not such portions ns a president or congress may chooso to apply In ono or another section, appeals Irresistibly to the mind of tho candid Inyman. New York Trlbuno (rep.): Tho Idea which ex-Prcstdcnt Harrison thinks so strange and dangerous was acted upon by Thomas Jefferson, tho author of tho Declaration of Independence and the champion of tho Bill of nights amendments to tho constitu tion. In splto of thoso sncrcd guaranties which ho put in tho fundamental law ho denied tho constitutional trial by Jury to tho people of Louisiana, This theory of a free hand in tho territories which ho ac cepted was also held and dotended lu his day by Madison, Ciallatin, Randolph, Nichol son nnd Rodney. A few years later Monroo, John Qulncy Adams, Jackson nnd even Cal houn, whe had not yet taken tho opposlto sldo for tho extension of slavery, adopted that view an! defended tho denial of the constitutional writ of habeas corpus to Florida. Still later, in tho days of the Wllmot Troviso discussion, Benton and Just now our store in in Holiday nUirc, and it contains many tasteful selections of articles that tickle the fancy of men and boys that can not be found elsewhere. Fancy shirts, for instance, in a wide selection of patterns at 1.00, ?J.fi0 and $2.00. Beautiful neckwear, 50c to $6.00. Gloves lined or unlined in all the good makes, 1.00 and up. Underwear in the different weight nnd grades, HOc to ?.'..r)0 garment. nosiery cotton lisle and silk, 25c to 2.50. Suspenders in plain nnd fancy webs and mount ings, 50e to 1.00. Full dress shirt protectors, 2.00 and 2.50. Umbrellas Walking Sticks nnd Jowelery. No clothing fit like ours Open Evenings until Christmas. Browning, King & Co., R. S. Wilcox, Manager. Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers tor Moo and Boy Webster championed I ho fcanio constitu tional thcoty, H may bo n wrong theory. Perhaps officers of tho government have been acting unconstitutionally In the terri tories nt Intervals for 11 century, becauso nobody tested those particular nets la court, though thoy did not by any meant pass without question and controversy. But certainly this view has been held too long nnd by too many eminent men to bo char acterized todaV bV tin nnnnnnnls na n n Invention trumped up to servo tho Interests ot commercial adventurers, Now York Times (Ind.); Daniel Webster, who wns something of a hand nt expounding tho constitution, declared that "tho con stitution cannot bo extended over anything except over tho old states and tho new states thnt shall eomo hereafter, when they do romo In." Until thnt time congress was the source of their government. Tho slave holders nt ono time eagerly seized upon Ocncrnl Harrison's doctrine, tho doctrltio that tho constitution of Its own force ex tends to tho territories. They wanted, ns Benton put It, to carry tho constitution, "tho slavery part of It, Into tho territories, overruling and overriding nil the nntl slavcry laws which It found thcro and placing the Institution thcro under Its own wing and maintaining It beyond tho power of eradication either by congress or tho pcoplo of tho territory." Knows Whatjtebraska Needs Chndion Journal. .Mr. Rosewntcr litis done as much to bring Nebraska to its present high standard of citizenship as any other one man. He has exposed corruption nnd fraud lu high places and Ik thanked for It by the rank and file of the party. As a man he Is thoroughly awake. He knows what ought to be done. He knows what Nebraska most needs. Ho can represent his state In the United States senate to a better ad vantage than most ntiy one else. i,.l(:iii(j ;,s Chicago Record: Vh"y do you go back to tho Jailor who chented you?" . h: 1 d""', think he'd havo tho nervo to cheat mo ngtiln." Detroit Journal: Tho powers showed 11 disposition to forgive China In return T for ct'..1lM commercial concessions. ...i!hftt B Sil.y'" "biorved China, sngely, "tho open door lets 1110 out!" Pittsburg Chronicle: "Yes." chirped tho bacillus, contentedly, "these long street dresses afford us every facility for getting Into society and entering tho most cxclunlvo houses. Yes. Chicago Trlbuno: Caller You look like a goo,l nnd truthful girl. Tell me-Is your mistress rea!lv out? Dnmestle-Sho Is, ma'nm. Caller Whero? Domestic At tho elbows, ma'am. Boston Transcript: Aunt Hannah-Havo a high Ideal nnd try to live up to It. Ldlth es, I suppose thnt would be nice. But Isn t it moro practical to get n hand some photograph of yourself nnd endeavor to look like It? Detroit Freo Press: "Brown's daughter hns Just reached the Hgo when a girl begins to think of marrluge." said the friend. 'tni don t mean to tell mo that Urown'n daughter Is less thnn 4 years old?" nnswered the Savngo Bachelor. Philadelphia Press: delphla Press: "The average photo r, said Henpeck, musingly, 'Ms nn Jiiable creature." grnpner, na unreasonable "What'B tlio nmttcr nnn.-?" nnkn.1 hi. friend. "Oh. while my wife was sitting for her plcturo todav tho foo! photocrnpher sung out, 'Look pleasant, please. Be natural.' " iniiianapous l'ress; ".vow, why do Insist on calling yourself n free-born Ar lean? Why lonrt you call It 'free An lean' nnd let It go nt that?" asked Indianapolis Press: ".Vow. why do you .ruer- tner- ftlA arguing gentleman. "Because I ain't," said the other gentle, man. "1 have a wlfo and three grown daughters." A CIIICACO IIM'I,. Eugeno Field. Out spake Horatlus Flaherty a Fenian bold was he , "Lo. I will stand nt thy right hand and turn tho brtdgo with theo! So ring tho bell, O'Qrudy, and clear th railway track Muldoou will heed the summons well and keep tho street cars back." Forthwith O'Grady rang the bell and straightway from nfar There name a rush of human kind and overloaded cnr. "Back, back! a schooner comcth," the brave O'CJrndy cried; "Sho comcth from Muokegon, packed down with horn nnd hide." "Now, Hwlng hor 'round the other w'ay," tho bravo O'Grady cried. "'Tls -well!" Horatlus Flaherty In thunder tones replied. Sluldoon waved high his club In nJr, his handkerchief waved high. To see the staunch Muskegon ship go hail ing calmly by; And as the rafters of tho bridge swung round to either shnro. Vast was tho noise of men nnd boys nnd street curs passing o'er. And Flaherty quoth proudly, as he mopped his swonty brow, "Well done for you and hero's n chew, O'Grady, for yoa now."