The Nebraska independent. (Lincoln, Nebraska) 1896-1902, June 29, 1899, Image 1
J vx 1 V- 7yf XV XX IP mum m mr l,. mm ma"-. 1 . a l-.. sr sr a ' a w i i ---. ' w, a a i m m .- a The Wealth Makers and Lincoln Independent Consolidated ' .' k VOL. XI. v ; LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY JUNE 99'-'i899- ' " '" : ": '. " v ' ''-NO.-- 1 " ' ' - v - - S ENORMOUS DEFICIT Va4 HtllnUr th Halted States eminent Baas Behind 9300,000)000 la om Tear. f The Chicago Record, a scab paper, It od the News beiog the only two nab dailies la the city, keep one of the moet accomplished, skillful, expert aod adroit liar in the anion in lu service at Wash ington. Not long since be wrote up an aoooont of the wonderful revenue pro- booing qualities of tbe Dingley bill. That etory was copied into all tbe great cold bug dailies and now tbe mullet beads all firmly believe Ibat tbe Dingley bill Is tbe salvation of the country. On last Friday the associated Press sent out a statement of tbe condition of tbe revenues that the. Record stuck away in the moet inconspicuous place In the paper. It was as follows: "Wanhinirton. I). C. June 21,-It Is regarded as a conservative estimate that the treasury deficit for tbe fiscal year 1890, which closes ton days beuoe, will be lees than ILOO.OOO.OUU. Already the receipts lor the year aggregate over 1498,800,000, barely .$100,000,000 more witb ten days, , judging from past years, of heavy receipts yet to be accounted for. Up to this date the customs receipts amount to over 1200.400.000: from internal revenue 4263,550,000 was realised, and from mieoellaneous sources there was received 30,600,000. The total receipt from ,all sources last year amounted to f 405,. 4)21,8R, while tbe expenditures aagre gated 9448,808,082, leaving a deficit of 438,047,347. From tbe closest calculation that can now be made, tbe war revenue act, which with tbe exception of a few items, went into effect July 1, 1808, will realize for the year a llttlejees than 1100,000,000. Tbe expenditure up to this time aggre gate about f 600,000,000. 01 this amount 1228.000,000 wiia paid out on requisitions from tbe war department, J 04,000,000 on account of the navy, 189,000,000 on account of pensions and nearly $40,000,000 on account of interest on tbe public debt; 912.676,000 was paid to tbe Indians and 9117,290,. 400 waa disbursed on civil and mieoella neous account. On account of tbe war witb Spain and the Filipinos the expen ditures this year are estimated at 9280, 000,000." v It will be noticed that there Is one little Item that the Associated Press jailed to mention. It Is only a small item of 9200,000,000, but It ought to bave been mentioned. McKinley sold and put into tbe genoral fund 9300,000,. HM). of bonds! Add that to 9100,000,. OOO &aflelt and some idea may be ob tained olf where e are at." Tbe Ding ley bill basVoduoed 9200,400,000 of revenue and or expenses bave been more than 9000,000,0001 It will be well to note thefuct that the government Is paying 940,000,000 a year for interest. Since McKinley came into office tbe annual Interest charges against the United States have been increased 90,000,000 and we bave an actual deficiency of 1300,000,000 In one yearl There is financiering for youl What does all this mean? It means another issue of bonds and another Q, 000,000, added to the Interest charges that the people will have to pay. There has never been a time since the foundation of tbe government was laid that tbe money question was of such vast importance to tbe American people as it Is today. Talk about the silver question being deeI! Call upon us to aorrenderl We answer in tbe words of Fa.'l Jones when the British captain wanted bim to haul down bis flag; "We bavn't begun to fight yet," la commenting upon this state of affairs tbe State Journal remark as follows: A OOul) SI'BPLUH. "Tbe balancing of IJoole Barn's books for tbe second year of the Dnngley reve nue act has complete! oixwt t belabored calculations o tbe democrats and allied Iretie-rs anJ Ihr revenue from the act baa produced a comfortable surplus over tbe ordinary eipeuen uf lbs treas ury." Is it any wonder I that the meuwho rely upon the Journal for tbV Informa tion are notoriously tbe atoet. ignorant at In the ett of Nebraska? Can any one be much surprised that the mullet bead throng lb street of Macula and every here that tbat paper circulates? THE STATE CONVENTIONS to Tar fartl wiu IUM te la O Ae. tlM. M Tbe three part, the dim-raU, Us pp:tts aI Ikv tl?t repaMieaaa, will bald tk4r slat umit at Otaaka a tU same day, Awgt SI. and las oatatlttM tfflvi are ltrM t tbeai Im that lime aa4 14 Tlta WW4 by tbe tbrea eiata ceatral mm cU!4 lal TbrUy, TbesoejMtUieea ae a.tMf, tbe diniiala al lbs state Imm w Ike ata V eaaailer, tbe rrlta aad aMvet r aakM at U I -! kuM, Tkere aa a allM4aa tbaa weaal 4 tie eMMMaaip 4 tbe MaiMiiiM M4 a number of active party workers not members were present from out in tne state. The democratic committee In the ab sence of Chairman Dablman waa presid ed over by J. J. O'Connor of Douglas, Tbe Democrats voted for Omaba aa tbe place of holding tbe conventions and suggested tbat September 6 would be an aooeptab'a time. W. II. Thompson is recommended by the stata central committee for chairman of tbe democratic convention. Tbe populist committee waa presided over by Chairman Oaffln, and tbe silver rspuDiicans oy unairman J. n, JLyman. The DODUlist committee voted for Orand tsland and tbe silver republicans for Llnooln aa the olaoe for holding tbe con ventloua. Conference committees ' were appointed and tbe result of this confer ence was that all three agreed to the sel ection of Omaha as tbe place and Aug ust 22 as tbe time. The time first fav ored by tbe populists was August 15, and tbe time finally agreed upon waa In enecc a compromise. After the business of locating and tlx Ing times for tbe conventions, the mem bers of tbe three committees met touetb er on the Invitation of the populists aod Chairman Oaffln called Lieutenant Gov ernor Gilbert to preside oyer tbe joint meeting, i ne latter in tailing tne cnair, acknowledged tbe recognition of the sli ver republicans In bis Dersoo aui said that they should be called anti-rvuubli cans, as tbey bad burned tbeir bridges Dentna tnsm. , The three oommlttees wer addressed by Mr. Bryan and W. If. Iiarvey on the political conditions and outlook, Thursday night tbe Funk opera bouse was filled with an audience made up of memoers oi tne tnree committees, orom. inent (unionists from over tbe state, and oltleens of Llnooln and Lancaster, county ta bear Coin Harvey's lecture on "Law ana uvinxauon." Tbe Independent wants to give a word of warning to reformers, Tbe next pros identfal campaign which is now on aod will continue to grow bot and hotter until November 1890, is bound to be one of great bitterness. Tbe success of Dryan means a great change in tbe his tory of tbe world and economic condi tfons, not in this country only, but over the whole clvllliod world. Flu too. racy will make a gbt for life and there will be no conscience in the figlit. Be careful about giving credence to reports of divisions among reformers. Tbe plu tocratic press will make tbe most of them There will be differences of opln Ion among tbem as .there always is among earnest men. There bave been such differences in tbe past. Bat tbey will stand by tbe cause, This game has already been begun by tbe circulation of storius to the fffiict that Holcomb, Ed m let en and Gaffln are at swords points. There Is not a word of truth In it. If there has been any misunderstandings. tbey have all been settled and this trio of Ighters will (all stand shoulder to sbouldor In the coming battle, fighting side by side. THAYER'S IGNORANCE The presence of John M. Thaver at Tekamah recently, reminds us of a irood Joke on bim a few years ago. lie is a grand old man in some respect but In otbere he is narrow minded. It was when be was governor and Col. , Warner was U, 8. Indian agent tor tbe Omaha and Winnebago Indians. Tbe Indians bad been mode citizens and tbey thought it was lota of fun to vote. eeDeciallv those who sold their vote for 92, but wbea tbe assessor went around to nesem their personal property tbe fun ' all die- appeared and a deifgatlon went down to Lincoln to protest to the o-overnor against paying taxes. Governor Thay er thought this waa a good chance to pay on an old political score, so be told the Indians to go borne and tell Col. Vsrnr to soak bis bead, tbat they wr not eitiseus and could not b taxed. To this Col. Warner made a ecborvhlng re ply, stating that evry wiLuulUiy uugbt to know about the paeaageof the Dawes bill, let alone the governor of a great state like Nebraska. Thayer wrote aa nHilogy, pleading ignorauee of tbe pa. HUM III I KA bill. it II I ll Wl. ttmmm knn.iil. ating to go to the ladiaae and plead br oraw ui iM-gri taiaer ai Mneoln." ll took a loan lima la Mtrmt tha -.. age dune by tfcU ptoa of igantaae. We aav ine governor a Mtr of apology ia our " ma Ihjim U Kit (.. dalai.- Ijoee Mirror. SHREVE-HINCKEY The marrtag at Mia XlrrtU L rtkreva olihltwiy to Dr. Frank llia.ky tl HI, little, waa ebbrat4 o la eve legal Ik list at tk r4d of Mr. and lira. J. It ftkm eoraee f lgth aad M, Tk arid ha aa aaaaaall UM i. tl Irwath, ( Uy aina tk reform atrwa, le sloatrpW i Mr. Hrf n't a as oanaatd aad tttihhartMt a hm fkersdatta thai amaorafeU . paiga, la briy Uu4-epNt but ul w taker a ill kJl. k u l.. m aM la rif Ul. RltMMaiaaiaalm .1 k- getlicj y BMsfcawf sbrta, , PHILIPPINE INVESTMENT . mmmammmmmm thm Political Rolanc KoatbJjr thews That the Whole Scheme Is a Ftnt-OlaM ''' Fraud, Then is a very able article In Apple- ton's Popular Science Monthly by Rus soil Smith, entitled tbe Philippine Islands and American Capital. Mr. Smith says; That the Philippine Islands are of vaiue as a place lor investment is an uu explained generalization that is now being used to tempt business men. Tbe Idea tbat the Phlllpplnee are of immense importance to us as a new neia lor our industrial developments, depends upon two assumptions! "First, that ws need to go beyond the bounds of the United States.) Second, tbat the Philippines offer the best available field for tbe satis faction of tbat need. As to tbe first assumption no one ever thought of it until we beard tbe boom of uewey's guns. Uefore tbe battle of Ma nilla a suggestion tbat we should take tbe Philippines and RECEIVE 920,000,. 000 as a bonus we would have deemed preposterous. The idea has crept into some minds mat we need more land to develop, and tbat we must find it in tbe eastern hem isphere. Examination of tbe internal oonditlon of tbe United States does not Indicate such need. Our exoortsarean index to our condition. In 1872 ws ex ported merchandise to the value of avio nnn nnn, i i ana .u. i.. swelled to 91,230.000,000, an Increase oi 00 per cent no European nation has shown such Drosresa despite their colonial empires, tbeir armies and navies, tbeir chartered companies, their, spheres oi innuence ano ail tnetr eiaoorate para phernalia, we competing witb tbem in their own markets. We bave persued a policy opposite to theirs and are out stripping tbem in tbe race for a share of tne world's trade. It is not compatible witb Industrial wisdom to change and adopt the policy of our less successful rivals just as,tbe success of our own pol icy is being fully, demonstrated. There is no reason why the progress of tbe United States should be checked. England has demonstrated the fact tbat tbe nation tbat has tbe Iron and coal is tbe commercial mistress of tbe world. Tbe United States Is continuing and will continue tbat demonstration. England nas less tnan uuu square miles of much need coal lands and she sets her iron ore from Spain. We bave over 200,000 square mil of untouched coal land; l ine last United States census outs coal lands at something more than 225,000 square miles,) and an almost continuous Ded oi iron ore, reaching from lake On tario to Alabama. Besides this great ore bed is tbe Appalachian coal field. Witb coal mines In evenr state between New York and Alabama and there are mountains of Iron ore in Missouri and Michigan. Tbat gives tbe United States steel, and machinery. Iron and coai are tbe basis of all manufacturing Indus ery and continued attention to them will BTlve ns control of the trade of the world. There are many lines of Internal developement tbat are hardly yet bognn. Irrigation Is an example of this. Tbe report of John W. Noble, secretary of the interior in 1891, said: "120,000, 000 acres tbat are now desert may be redeemed by irrigation so aa to produce cereals, fruits and garden products pos sible in the climate where the lands are located." This Is an era nearly twice as large as tbe Philippine ialands and is open to the American settler, while there is an indication that the Philippines may be inacceseable on account of tbeir climate. Moreover tbey are four times aa densely populated aa tbe United States. Mr. Irwin has said: "Tbat to capital seeking investment in a large way, Irri gation enterprises in tne west offer a most solid, lucrative and temptlog field." Secretary Noble said: "No one can now oompute tbe money value that will con centrate In these reservoir and canals and ditches, carrying water to the flolds of the hnebandman and upon which tbe people must depend for belr prosperity." The whole article ia based noon tbe strongest reasoning. It completely de molishes the claims that Ws need tbe Philippines for tbe investment of Auwri- oaa capital. Thousands of enterprise arc asking for capital in these Ualtml 8 (a tee tbat proinla far Utter and more wtan returns tbaa anytblBa iw M be found ia tbe Philippine. Thaol,l-t of this war Is not to al a id to l... vest Amerloaa capital, bat to vet a uUm where a few thousand office holders oaa go and draw big salarUsv Tb it la all there Is to lu AGUINALDO'S ARMY Of all mea la tbe Fait! KtaU at the prettt mouieat, probably Joba Uarretl, toratar railed fttatea atiaaiis a Hiaw, Is Iks oa b qaabfUl by pmoaal ba!!r to 4mnm lb PktlipNa . atioa, Mr, Harrelt bas spsai the past lvyrlatk kreaet. Mon tbe paaib war ke kad trarM over a large prtka uf Laioa and bad tUiud tk ktlasj tt tkv Pkiiippia grtspa, Tks lotlolag U Ihm, m mkm sk by Mr. Varratt It I mk frat a4 vaaabiaaf tUUevkw 4 Kevte kf Jalyi Tkgvrsw kbb arglM. by Agaiaaido al t avlt 4 ewatiaued rM ai Kakar aad lalat Maluhw vidiiMaMTk ila,tat. tatr lbaa He auat antwa ento bad arytaally MtpwlsU, tte tk Mktau Uaii4.iaa vosgm tul aw k would compare in behavior, manner. dress and education witb the average men of tne better classes ol other Asiatic nations, possibly Including the Japanese. These men, whose sessions I repeatedly attended, conducted themselves with great decorum and showed a knowledge oi debate and parliamentary law tbat would not compare unfavorably with the Japanese parliament. Tbe execu tive portion oi the government was made up of a ministry of bright men who seemed to understand their res mo tive positions. Each general division waa subdivided witb reference to praotl oal work. There was a large foroe of under secretaries and clerks, who ap peared to be kept very busy with rou tine labor. The army, however, of Agulnaldo was tne marvel oi his enlevements, us bad over 20 regiments of comparatively well-organised well-drilled, and well dressed soldiers, carrying modern rifles and ammunition. I saw many of these regiments executing not only regimental but battalion and company drill with a precision tnat astonished me. uertainiy as far as dress was consented tbe com parison witb the uniform of our soldiers waa favorable to tbe Filipinos. Tbey were oflioered laritolv. except In the blgber positions, with young men who wore ambitious to win honors and were not morely snow flghtors. The people in all tbe different towns took areat pride In this army. Nearly every family bad a father, son. or cousin In it. Wher ever tbey weot tbey roused enthusiasm tor tne niiplno cause, ine impression made upon the inhabitants of tbe In terior by such displays can be readllv appreciated. Agulnaldo and bis princf. pal lieutenants also mads frequent visits to tbs principal towns and were received with the same earnestness that ws show in greeting a successful president. Along with tbe army there was a Red Cross association, at the bead of which were Aguloaldo's mother and wife. There were quartermaster and commis sariat departments which ware well quipped, in view of tbe lack of experi ence of the men In charge. The Ameri can who thinks for a moment tbat we were or have been flirbtinir a dlsonran- Iced foroe labors under great error. It would be difficult to Imagine the aim ol any European country being in better shape to flgntus than tbat of Agulnaldo at the time of tbe outbreak on February 4, witb the conditions of climate and country favoring tbem. ALLEN SCORES GERE." Tb Senator Sayt That the gtat Jonraal rabllahed stuff That It Knew tab Ltos A writer In one of the roagaclnef says tbat tbe conscience of a newspaper is reflected in IM editorial columns. Tbat being tbe case, it bas set some men to gueesing what kind of a conscience tbe State Journal baa. Some say that It bas an India rubber conscience, some tbat it is boiler plat and some that; It baa none at all. It is probable tbat tbe latter guess is the correct one. The articles tbat It hat recently published about Senator Allen go a long way to ward demonstrating that It haa no con science. Tbe constant publication of falsehoods, at lust Incited tbe Seuator to make a reply In which he rotted tbat outfit to a dun brown. He sent tbe let ter to the Journal, but as far a this writer knows it was never allowed to see tbe light lu its columns. A copy of It was given tbe Madison Star aud from tbat paper we clip it. Hon. C. A. Gere, Editor Nebraska State Journal, Lincoln, Neb. Dear Sir: I haveuet been shown a Journal of the 10th Inst, containing a leading editorial entitled "A 'Windy' Land Grab," in which, among other thing, It ia said that "tbe Broken Bow land office noticed tbat ex Senator William V. Allen was entering two or thive quarter sec tions ol land pr day in tbat district un der tbe provisions of the reservoir act." The editorial discusses tbe wrongful ness of suob a transaction and animad verts upon it in . anything but compli. mentary terms. Tou also publish! a statement a few days ago to the effect tbat I bad been employed aa attorney for Sheriff Parget of Daaoa county, ana was to defend bim In tbs Moral court aa-ainst aa indict meat nailer Keetion 5455 ol the revised statutes of lb United State. I did not aU our attoutiua I Ut UUity ol tUm statement, because I bad previously denied It la a letter to the Omaba Urn, tb coaU-nt of wbicb I etppoevd you knew at tb tin of your own public tlua; but I ! not now permit either ol theae states! to go aaoballenged layourowa olumaa, if you ar lair inoagb to wi to pablutb tbi deaial. The oaty land holding 1 have, aside from my law In ihi etty, ar ia Aal kp and Mrt4loa count al a ball Uteres! la a quartet eevtioa ia blaaa. These lead purchased ol private parti sow yer ego, and arv. antor tuaately, eb)et to sua tudbtda. I bav every r to Mlere thai la wrtlerol lb editwriai, la which I sail your alUatloa. kaew al lb tlm of lis trudwtwta.ihal tbr wa awl a aria ill of trtb la it, aad Ikal II waeeu stated b aada4ty a4 publia4 far la sole par p mb i ipreta pua Ike luiadt of I" k du not prolty kaow eae aad who do awl katae trail, thai I am eaaw t a kad ee la edf ta reeat v4r art la VmUtt Im la las law. Tk atltiaeml aiu aaj a, "tk ll eeaaloe ba bmm bia laat k kavw what was bt bv iMtg al. rdy oa b ow lail Iruta amy to lou aari uadev lb a i at.4 ao watMa euMM lH,lhw u ( al ! twNtaioa kerilag lur be a beif't bad Nrtkvi r. " kalaee lb art wtil ral' gtt ai body a vested riflkl of Mreaaa- a l a prubiHMatireJ, Us I tbe .I a wtlh wkkb tbia dietltek4 I a. l.. W. , . et aaav-iA BSBxBaBl mmmmmmmmmmMWmmM9mWmm is gatbsrlng to himself all tbs govern' ment lands In the Broken Bow district bas certainly surprised and even alarmed the natives;" and you add, "there Is a portenttous ben on, or 'windy' is a onump." I have nothing to say of your seem' Ingly unbroken habit of referring to me In a disparaging and sneering manner, If that practice accords witb tbe ethics of Journalism, and satisfies your sense of lairness due a oltlxen or the state, you are at liberty to continue it; but when you charge me with entering lands under tne reservoir, or any other act of con grass, I feel at perfect liberty to ask yon to maks a correction and to publish my denial In as oonspiolous a place In your paper, and give It aa wide circulation as you have given the falsehood. Let me say to you, In as broad and unqualified language aa I am capable of using, tbat I bave not entered and do not own a fool of government land, nor bave I boon concerned, through the member ship of otbers,in entering or owning gov. eminent land, or any interest tuenin. and tbe statement that 1 have entered or am entering government land lea mere notion, set afloat by yon, a I be- neve, tor the purpose ol injuring me in the estimation of those who do not know the truth, by causing them to believe was i am engaged in a quosuonapie transaction. ltespeetlog your statement tbat. while occupying a position on the bench, 1 have been employed to defend Sheriff t'argen. l have to say tbat It is squally falss and I believe equally mendacious, Nothing bas been aald or dona tbat would give rise to evsn a suspicion of tbat kind. Tbert lias never been any communication between the sheriff and myself. I have not been asked to dufend bim, nor navs I volunteered to do so. I know quite aa well as vu or any other editor possibly could know, that I bave no right to defend bim, and that to do so would be a violation of my duty and the propriety ol the office l occupy. Tbs truth ol tbs matter is tbat a few weeks ago, In exchanging for like services in Antelope Ofiuuty, l held a term til court for Judge Wet lover at Cbodron. I there lound two soldiers of tbe regular army indicted and In Jail charged with break ing and entering a dwelling in tbe day time in violation to the statute, Tbey were tried to a Jury convicted and son tenced to the penitentiary for one year, and tbey are now serving tbeir sen tences. Tbat was tbs beginning and the ending of toy connection with the enss, with the 'single exception tbat I Issued a citation for, Luogborn, the ad jutant of the post, for contempt in inter fering with the lurisdlction of tbs court over tbe prisoner by trying to Intimi date tbe sheriff into a violation of bis duty, to release them before tbey had been tried: but Langborn left tbe state before service of the citation could be be bad upon biro. I venture to remark tbat there is not a Jurist or lawyer In tbe state, whose legal opinion Is of any value, who will not say to yon unhesi tatingly tbat Lbad Jurisdiction ovsr tbs subject matter of tbat transaction, and tbat tbs citation was properly issued. Now, on tbe strength of this simple fact, without knowing tbe truth or making tbe slightest Inquiry respecting it, you publish In yeur paiier and send broad- oast tbe statement that, in violation of my duty as a Judge of tbs district court, 1 appeared, or am to appear, as couueel for the sheriff, and defend him In tbe fed eral court. I believe that I am not go ing too far when 1 cay you knew the statement was untrue, as you also knew tbe statement that i was entering gov ernment lands in ths Broken Bow dis trict!, or elsewhere, wo untrue. Heretofore I have not supposed It possible tbat your partisanship was so) strong as to leaa you to intentionally mlrrepresent one whom you might dls liks personally, or whoea political opin ions are distasteful to you but it would seem that you aeixs apon the slightsst pretext to mUreprfsent ma beforstbs people of this star. I am at loss to understand bow, as ths editor of public Journal having a general circulation In I be state, and outside too, you feel at liberty to publish these false etateuieut concerning me. You know thatfmy rea idenoe isolates ma to some extent, tbat I have no organ to represent ny views or to explain tb truth, or to contradict ths statements yon make about me, and therefore I suppos you fel at libertv to pulilUh and put la circulation any tb lug that, may come into your mind, or Into the minds of those who writ tne Jour nal's edlioriale. regard) of tbeir truth folaity, Kab tlabl ere, f eouree, scattered through tbe stats re- ullcaa pre, ar aevwr contradicted v rou or them, aad am permitied lo eiteatly do their deadly work. Yoa mm lo b twrleetly willing, ia oroef to ae- eomplUb yoir Mititat eade, tbat 1 should b regarded by my Ml eitiieae a poaw, by no sea ul the Btaee ol thlngi or i.l Ik proprietej of libs You evea earry Ibl attack lo tk extent ol wakla 0paragiBgly ofmyprofe. aiunal MpaaJty and qJiaalka, The editor iaetiief 4 ta Journal aad myself served sad tk aaaat gear at or ibaaathird ula eaiary . h ik eipreae pur woe that w. la eoejaio with war billow rttise, aitgtt aavt a aalte4oatry ia kab every maa, aad child shoaUlb permltied, Ithtiwl atuieatalkat. ta huUI cb Mia- eiil of gov! a fttlgkl I laess se prvpee, ao loag a lky y tebk4 sW iiik tti is iasiiaMtui taw ti IM Uad. Aad , he t Ibe trv oltkatngM, t kept la disagre i'k yo teopectiBg paw holwie a4 paUt alair aad do t traia aa4 la sas fMlttMNkl baf with ya, ant lob eke advasueg of la lb eoUax al yoar pap, aMHJai, h4 t rtl sul vf rate aa aaatb, aaad eM Mas, aad taHi asianiaated. I ak fit ia ratra aad aW to glv ist wltef as ut,w a plea a yoaraduurtal pasw t bav gtt Ib4elleat t ! I kat rlt4 oar slteMtkta, Very MM-laity, Hews of the VcjS Tbs First did not start borne on tba 22d aa waa promised, but a cablegram cams tbs first of tbs week saying tbat they were going aboard ship. No notice that the ship bas sailed bas been re ceived. Tba conditions in tha Phillnnln i to be worse than ever. Otis only claims tbat ba controls strip of territory about fifteen miles aids around Manila and of codrss tbat strip, which ba beta fought over two or three timet, produces nothing to sustain tbs people, Otis baa been sharply criticised because be baa not asked for mors troops. It must however be taken Into consideration tbat tba supplies, not only for tba army but for tba 150,000 inhabitant of Manila must be brought six or aavsa thouiaud miles and tba question of sub sistence Is a very gravs oos Indeed. Bo pressing ba tbls become, tbat tbe laat telegrams from Otis states tbat b baa been forced to opto many porta to trais notwithstanding tbat tb Insurant! will greatly profit by It. It would ba tbs height of folly to wtz i mora troops to tbs Pblllpplass ut:i r " . slstonos bad been provided fir then : 1 tba Inhabitants. Tbat thing will pr:ri a berculenlau affair. Wa would U- t3 have some Imperialistic eiitor tell bow tb thing is to be done, Tbs peopl cf Manila are on ths verge of starvation tey Ar wa to make It a reoonosndo erp, by the aide of which the work of f7c?!cr lo Cuba would be as a flea to aa eJfjrt- -'.? Tbe question grows bigger svxry i:y. Tb Inbabitnata of tbIar c!ty cf Manila mutt bo fed. There la no q:ua tlon about tbat, Tbey eaa obtain noth ing from tbe island, for Agulnaldo con trols all ol It exoept a narrow strip rtzbt around tbs city and from which bo sup plies can be obtained. Must tbe govern ment feed these 160,000 people for aa Indefinite time and tbe taxpayers foot tbe bills? Think of tb eost of It too when supplies must be brocbt 7,C00 milesi Senator Foraksr cart tbat tbe tswe from tbe Philippines la not all gives out, No wonder It 1 not. Not a word waa ever given out about supplying tbe ally of Manila, yet any maa who will stop to think for a moment will are tbat tbat Is a very serious question. It la prob able tbat It waa tbat phase of tb question tbat Oeneral Milra referred when be said tbat tbs situ ation waa very serious over there. A cabinet council Is announced to take into consideration this matter. It is also announced that tbe question of suppressing the Imperialists in thie country is to be considered. If tbey conclude to bang ue all, tbey ought to begin witb Senator Hoar, Carnegie and Prof. Laugblin. After tneyare swung off the rest of us can die with some eat isfactton. ' To sum up the whole matter; Tbe statement ol General Miles Is true, Tb situation la the Philippines la very serious. Tbe Indiana democracy had better dump Bam Moras pretty quick. Tb longer be I allowed to go about that tlato under the nam of democrat tba worse it will be for democracy. Mia laat claim la tbat be I a better democrat than those who voted tbe ticket at tb last slectloa. According to tb official record 4 Madlaoa eouaty, elaee 1890, tker kaa ba oa divorce for every ta autrrlx MarriagssM to U alaa-ttatha ol a ucoe ap tker. nBafatHB Paul Yaadetvoorl ha turned aa la ladt aad has rtv4 a eotapiisaeat. ary ieiuv from Mekiabty, so tb ppra say. lit soa, who waa appott4toa Uealeaaaey la tb regular array, waa as mack like kU dad tbat b eoald act m tb etamlaailua aad wa rvjtd. ilvtoa ha skjrd tk auiltb l Iketlty dallWtiu. 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