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TIMS OMAHA DAILY mill: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER
1900.
The omaha Daily Dee.
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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."