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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1898)
i THE AMERICAN Till: AMIiHICAN Vt tni !'i Mil v v fi v. . !i Ml ). , . . . ,. kn , I It r4 1- 1 V4i AUtti.H tUA, ' . i - ,- - t-" r,-, rnit a H Ml ' " fc.n. I ." , . V !,. J !. ,- To Hubwillwt! ,M ..... ... ... .. " m m r.i . !(' ' "" ' ' N.lrr W . (' SO ,! Ik It I !. Siai I " WSeSS li'l i-MnM " fl l "w '" aHI ' IMPORTANT. .-..I .M..- . 'l sOllea ll MM rr. t.-tll . ml-wrll'ih .-lm- AtUMCAN I'v'Rl ISHINU CO.. Hewartf . oasti.. m . OMAHA, NKH, NOV. l, l"l I Attorney J. J Ibmcher was (routed I a lunch warrant l.jr Judge Scott Monday fur failure to oU-y lha order of Ihe court. ' Klerstead's record as county commis sioner end tlio mIo of that school site in the First ward should bo Investi gated by a grand jury. Is It the proper thing to bring tho Klerstead Connolly contest boforc a Jutljr'' who gufe written Indorioinent of KW?rWd' bd rooord for elcollon purpwoiiT Th rimnty U-rh lnui iHHimd the cr tininle to Jani P, Connolly coun ty ixmimlHNloncr, iiolwlthRtnndliiK tha lrulnt mrvrd on him iy Klntmr nriipy. Thi "Houlh rinlln" vollllclmn are now 'luixlly niRngnd trying to Anil a rumlliluto for 1'nltl 8uti Nrnatof to ui'r4Ml Homilor Alli'n. The latent as pirant In Hon, OwM'Rfl K. Murphy, of IUtrl(f, It In alil that thcrf ban lxon organ lind In thl city a awrnt alaiiKhlrrlng tub," with tho a vow id Intention of politically Mlaughtprina: nviry man who dnra to oipofl tho lloftcwator utflt In future polltlci. One of our frlcmln aayt Ilia city hall and court houtw la filled with A. I, ,'. Yea, iHrlltleal A. P, A.'a. Juat aa umliiflrahle aa polHlnal Iloman (thollca, We want A. P. A.'a from rlnclile, not for odlr-e. Tha devoliment In the contemot aae lipfora Jinlge Hcott plarea tha Micral altorney for tha Trana-Mhl-atpjil Kiontilon corporal bin In a ry unenvluhle poalMon, If tha avldonca Blven In court can I relied upon, AtconlliiR to aomn f (ha European aewnpnpera tht whole of that contl inl fi-nr a pomillile alHancA Ix-tweon tha VnMH Rtaloii and Oreat 11 rl Lain. It In admitted that the naval powor ff tha two ountrlf romhlriwl out ranka all the otlnr oountrloa m Mncd It la mid tlint luime of (he tlm-ks In tha court holme hava Iiwh Impor tunal to aNNUt In dfifraylm the ei tnii'i of Klardtead'a trxm4 ronteat t lha olKticm of Connolly, The n ptibllran party cannot afford to enter Into a rontedt of alnctlon If It hopes to raln ccntnd of tha affair of this nty, The fiulonlali In the Ipjrla mlure Iwo years ago went behind the yatuma and they mt defeat at the fianda of the peoplo In tha municipal campaiKn that followed. The repub licans should profit by tbolr mistake. It may not be generally known, but It Is nevertheless a fact, that In the fualon conventions which nominated Poyntcr and hla asHtea there was a strong resolution tnaertad . in the platform of that party pledging aome needed legislation with regard to the Vnlon Stork yards, but before the con vention had a chance to act Senator Allen learned of it and Insisted that It be stricken out, which was done before tolng presented to the conventions This act of the senator so enraged aome of bto constituents that they pre- t At te ' lK '! - t !( l l lrr a tfM a wa . t s 4a I" baiaea ft Isa tltrr Wl l 'M ontnH tb InII'I f ' the H t'h. W It m)na l.i W aew Mkt that fit' atll srt fsatr" f H aftw aril nt annHis the fUdves and frleniU the 1rt Nehralia voluiitrrr on bmtnlng thai Ihe r,riment had IntintKtn of withdrawing thi-m frm Mitnita at till time. Advices from tnniibem of the Thin uton IlinVa state that a lance majority of the regiment do not wlah to be relieved from duly and replays! by other troops. They am Inc lined to think people would look upon thiMr retirement aa an ad f (Miwardlre. Thomas J. Hynn and his friends, while condemning the American, have by tholr actions, proved what we have rh urged against tho Hibcrulnu charnrter, to-wit: that It Is both trencherou and dmloyal. lroftaalng to be a domocrnt, and a eupporter of llrynu, he entered Into a disreputable bargain with Roaewater to Irada off his tmrty ticket for Rosewater's sup port, and his election menns nothing more than that ha will In the legis lature lie a representative of Rose water rather than of the people, and (ha principle he haa claimed to have. If Thomas Flynn had not been A Roae water man all of his shortcomings and disgraceful carousals would have been published to the world, and be would have gone down to political oblivion. A newspaper which endorsed Frank K, Moorea and William I. Klerstead could easily forget Its obligations to the principles of MfKlnley to endorse for tho legislature a nian who will be the tool and servant of Ha editor, A WARN NO TO AMERICANS. A man does not necessarily have to be a atatesman or a scholar to be able lo see that tha world Is on the eve of a gigantic etruggle. Everything points to an early outbreak of hostilities In Ruropa, and the United States, even aa thlw Is being written, Is ready to enforce her demands of Spain with shot and shell. England Is encroach ing upon Turkey; ahe haa driven France from Fashoda; aba aaplres to a more perfect protectorate In Bgypt, and la ready to enforce her demands for an "open door" In China and the far east, even to a conflict at Arms with the ambitious young cmr , of Russia, who, professing peace, Is se cretly forming an alllnnce, offensive and defensive, against the English, and, Incidentally, against (he govern ment of the United States. Probably the most potent factor In tha coalition against England and this country Is the church of Rome, with Its millions of sph-s scattered through out the world, who are moving as a alngle man to accomplish the heart's desire of the papacy Its universal su premacy in temporal aa well aa In spiritual affairs, IMore the destruction of the Maine and bofore the Spanish-American war, we warned our people of the nearneaa of a conflict; so we reiterate that war Is pending. While It will ap pear to be between governments It will, In reality, be between the Roman Catholic church and Troteatantlsm. Politicians, or statesman, If you pre fer to so call them, will not admit this, but the charge wMl be proved true In the future as it was In the past, and that, too, much sooner than most peo ple would dare permit themselves to think. Aa certain as was the hand of the Jesuit church la the war with Spain, so also will it be In the conflict that is Impending. It Is not our purpose to set a day for the beginning of hostilities; nei ther to make an alignment of nations, but this we will say: Where the church of Rome la the balance of power there will be found an Ally of the foea of liberty, advancement and intelligence; and where it Hi but a fraction of the population, as in England And In . 'M ft I aa Mki la tt I. if ttwifi 01 mwJw (Val tm lt tn Mia si Mm m4 tktwf rr-la H w Cattt vH, i w' t t arttt! tfc i a til i i !( f''..a ra fv lit !! v. . tw a It t4 to a tx.ti r " ttM 1M t i nil.. whit knrMiht al aa s'if ta Itnmaa CaiHii" hin la rH, snl gave lha nrtwfnsHa mtl tr pH lli all. a brr Hr It this nniM' l). Tlita la hl ee Ha, lt d- fliea ht i-tMiraf of ertiliHtrnt In lha Human I'aih'illc hurra Jit as waer- rtntly as ld a Hil siak of atraw With Miaa rtihlry, u Ihrre la a war coming In hlh Itomanlsta Will eellat when Roman Cattlilin will h I'lited agalnat I'riiteaiAnllam; (hat It a 111 Iw a ' holy war," and that Ihiwe who fall In defense if I ne Roman Cath o'.ie f.itth-lhe church will, by Ih l hilli h, I to counted worthy tf the klngilom of heaven, The editor of this psper Is nut pnr tlculnrly anxious to have (he storm break, although he sees by Its break ing the overthrow of the papacy, Hut to bring alxiut that would require the pnanlng III rou tin of a time of trouble such as the worn! has never seen, ami which would try men's souls as 1hey had never liecn tried. All we can do s lo say tha storm Is ready lo break, and advise you to bo on your guard. Popery Is tinchnngeiible. It Is always treacherous. The court bouse and city hall gangs are orgnnlzlng to defeat every man for office who opposed Moorea and Klerstead. There la an old saying that birds of a feather flock together. They should not forget that the peo ple do the voting. The machine may nominate dishonest and corrupt men, but It cannnot elect them. Don't for get that. PALPAI1LK INVASION OF HERET ICS' SECULAR. R1UHT8. An Interesting subject la opened up In the excommunication of a Polish priest in Chicago by the Roman pon tiff. In so far as the act of excom munication affects the priest's religious rights, the state can, of course, not Interfere; but aa the anathema affects as well the secular rights of the Indi vidual, there Is no doubt at all but that the church puts Itself in direct conflict with the state, and tho major excommunication that Rome Invokes upon recalcitrant members of the church will undoubdtadly have to be modified so as to not tread upon those rights to "Ufa, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" that are vouchsafed to the meanest American citizen. Kx communlcatlon Is not unknown among the Jews, though it Is rarely employ ed; but when It Is Invoked, It affects only religious privileges,-American Hebrew, New Vork. AIIOUT THE PHILIPPINES. The Philippine Islands, the scene of Spain's first and last defeats In the wsr, are described aa having one of the most delightful cllmntea on the globe. The srll Is rich and with little culti vation produces bountiful crops of hemp and sugar. From north to south the Islands extend 1,0.10 mllea. They are 700 miles from east to west, and of the forty Islands composing the group the most Important Is Luzon, of which Manila Is the capital. Luzon has an area of 350 by 175 miles and was founded by the Spaniards In 1571, since which time the country has prac tically belonged to Spain, The Ray of Manila Is far southeaat of Hong Kong, and Is one of the most spacious and beautiful In the world. Around the old city Is a crumbling atone wall S00 years old. There Is usually no dust, the air Is balmy, and heat Is tempered by the sea breeze. Cocoa, dye woods, rice, hide, oats, tobacco, hemp, and sugar are the prin cipal exports. Hut tobacco Is the most Important product of the Philippine Islands. In Manila there are 22.000 clgarmakers, 1,600 being men and all the rest girls. The Philippines have never been thoroughly surveyed or explored, and consequently the estimates of the to tal area of the several hundred Islands of the group have differed widely. The most trustworthy calculations fix this total area to be between 114,300 and 115,500 square miles. Luzon, upon which Manila la situ ated, has an area of 40,875 square miles. The Ladroues, which were captured by the Charleston on its way to Ma nila, were discovered by the Spaniard In the first quarter of the sixteenth eentury. The group lies In tho south Pacific ocean, between latitudes 13 de grees and 21 degrees north and longi tude 144 degrees and 146 degree east, and constats of fifteen islands, only four of which, the more Important be ing Ouam and Rota, are Inhabited. CUTTINO THEM DOWN. lfimtlOM H' a-fitAwU Al itmrtttMHtM At inn 1tOM. IAM1AI . bm Soil of TaUUMic rrcpl Ilailni It fwll nliftalln fail!, ll tllVI lVN HtVTAftUN IIS rnmnuiioNA Ihe aMes'" tlmra of NmrwiW I haa A porttoa of lh al easwal l. port of II1 ! W. Iala, SMortta ira.lt'M of public iharil la (he Ma Hl. l of tVlunil la rut out I he following llwns whrb III lalereal your numerous readers: The report reads In part a follows: "The examination of the affairs of ti e i hsrltsble Institutions of the Ms- t rl' t of Columbia by a Joint select rom- . . i ... .. mil lee or rongreaa, me iiiii iuh (he Institutions by ex rls selected by this committee, and by the health of ficer of the Pistrlct, (he unusual Inter eat taken by (he Medical association In the medical charities, (he appoint ment by the department of (he Inter ior of a board of visitors for Freed iimn's hospital, and the full publica tion d.irlng the year of the results of all this work, makes It unneceaaary to offer any extensive description of the motives, methods or results of the va rious charities nominally under my su pervision. I have visited each of them at least once, and mnde careful notes regarding their condition and opera tions, and the results of my Inspec tions will appear In this report In such recommendations ns It seems necessary to make. NEW SYSTEMS OP RETORTS. "A new system of quarterly reports was devised and blanks furnished all Institutions ot the close of the first quarter. These call for more full and valuable reports of the work accom plished by the various Institutions and for a separation of tho public and private funds. THE HOUSE OF THE 0001) SHEPHERD. "From the reports of the House of tho Good Shepherd It appears that 90 per cent of the women and girls dis charged from Institution either leave voluntarily and without it ap pearing that any arrangement is made for their employment or for continu ing the restraining Influence of the sis ters over them. There la also nothing In the reports which snows for what reason they are received, whether they have pnrents who presumably should pay for their maintenance whllo re ceiving reformatory treatment, and nothing from which a Judgment can be formed aa to tho public necessity for their being himateg of an Institution. "When a person becomes an Inmate of the House of the Good Shepherd her name Is wholly nip preened, and she Is given another by which she Is there after known, both In her Intercourse with the slsteiit In charge and other In mates, as well as In official reports. "It seems especially desirable that the true dames of the Inmates should be known, as well g the names and addresses of the pet sons from whom (hey are received. In no other way can H be ascertained that the work of the Institution Is free from the abuse which are clenily easy of perpetration, If at any time It should income desira ble to any person that a young girl should disappear from public know ledge for nn Indefinite period, the ne cessary representations could he made to the sisters in rharge of the House of the flood Shepherd and tha Admis sion of the girl would be secured. Any letters stie might Attempt to write from the house would be subject to super vision; her true name would be laid aside, being replaced by a temporary one, by which she would be known In the house. Visitors are Infrequent, the house is cloistered, and there would lie no posslblo means by which such A wrong would become known. INMATES' NAMES KEPT SECRET. "Tho superioress of the institution declined to report to me the true names of the Inmates (the true names of these girls was desired for official In formation, not for publication) or tho names and addresses of persons from whom they have been received, and I learned on the occasion of a subse quent personal Interview that ahe are many which the government can could not do so without violating the not support. But it is claimed that oaths and rules of her order; AND since the prlvato Institutions perform a hut miimi'N oi 1 1 iiito t tim irMSi-T Im .'tl f rnriwMf la V -p ft,) r4 ! tX.MItS'KMI Ilk M' (Ml t tit V K IS 1H1 miUI' ""It" ! I .. I I W Isa , a !! (' "" CI ftwKi V in i ymxww. tt tl ill of Ifca lt. l ! feJl 1W ttd , . lo I .! aM lllw la IW rtldtl (!.. f 5wala f!'f l.l l r"-"M,o1 "f "e Mla fim li-ll er " H waia M t o .t li the Sfttt a if IV M Iwwvina In hW. Ul !, kaS kia fieshicg s!m !! rUtHmalaar. rt iH t, la Ihe )i.lmrt nf mhcia MMfy Ibe i -p-. nf any lamste; h hal ! op ifinaliy lo fitT and Jn.ii INe rre t the iik done at .ii'.,iit rVw aw, e"tl haa lwa dld lie r rM I who tta bene ft dartre air 1 Ma l a rd cy hlh should toil ielllii,et without be. eg considered and whith muld no! be considered ua ia brought lo Ihe attention or the comnilsnlonera Stid Ihe OHlgreaa, "I her pre it' 1 deacrlptbn of the educational sul nlliiloiia aork done In le (hlld-car'ttw lni.lltutlotia recelv. lug atatetanr from congress, "Newsboys' snd Children's Aid Society- The children altend several dif ferent churches, among Ihem Ihe Peo ple's church, Metropolitan Methodist and Assembly Presbyterian, In the In hlltnUoii no religious or devotional ex cretes are conducted. The teacher snd superintendent reed Ihe Illlile wlfi the children, snd try to teach th"ni Iron, Its (ruths about which thero li no controversy. "Industrial Home School From (his Institution all the children attend the church which is nearest, which Is St. Albon's Episcopal church, on the Ten leytown rond, a short distance from the school. "The German Orphan Asylum Sun day school Is conducted, to which Sun day school teachers from all the relig ious denominations are Invited to take part. "National Colored HomeOn each week day la held a praise service. No effort Is made t Influence the children toward a belief In tne doctrines pe cullar to any particular church. "House of Mercy Is under the su perintendence of Sister Dorothea, A member of an Episcopal sisterhood. At all services the Episcopal prayerbook, hymns and forma are used, "At the church orphanage of St. John's parish the school are practi cally uniform with the city public schools. Ttellglous exercises are held three times a d.iv, And are according to the forms of the Protestant Eplsco pol church. "At the House of the Good Shepherd all forms o wcrshlp are those of the Roman Catholic church, "At St. Rose's IndiiHtrlal school the educational advantages are furnished by a two hours' session, devoted to study snd recitation, dally. Religious Instruction Is yiven dally In various services or exercises-, using the forms and ceremonle of the Roman Catholic church. "St, Joseph's Malo Orphan Asylum, R, C Thu Institution Is administered by the sistftrs of Charity, Ms board of trustees being a private corpora tion. OPERATIONS IN THE SCHOOLS. "The superintendent mentions the need of school books for the children In tho various charitable Institutions and refers to the Catholic teachings in some of the ItiHtKutlons In the es timate of money required for the prop er care of all claswes of public depen dents three private Institution have been dropped. These are the Church Orphanage of St. John's Parish, the Association for Works of Mercy and Ht, Rose Industrial School, R, C. One resson, he says, for dropping theee "Is that they are under 'sectarian and ec rlcslostlcol control,' and the declared policy of lire congress Is to discontinue all appropriations to such Institutions. CONCLUSION OF REPORT. In concluding his report, Superin tendent Lewis says "It appears both from tho agitation which L'd up to the creation of the office of superintendent of charities, as well a'4 frnn the language of the act by wMtrh it was eieated, that there has luig been recognition of the failure of the present system to promote eco nomical cflieifK.y and a determination to place those matters In a more har monious and reasonable relation to the government. Jf anything had been wanting In order to make perfectly plain tbe need of different relations between the government and the pri vate ehrtltles tl tho District, that need w.i supplied by the reports of the first superintendent of charities. Rut H was no more true of him than It haa been true of any other superintendent that he sought to 'destroy' or 'strike' down' the private charities. What he insist ed upon, and what Is row Insisted upon la that IF THE GOVERNMENT MP ST SUPTORT INSTITUTIONS IT MUST ALSO CONTROL THEM. Put there are many useful Institutions which the government cannot or should not control; therefore, there 'nikweiar '4 f' I f, t. t H fi,!'n ' ' jtttvtiM ,.. ! t'.e '' aii il- l a t'4 tniiw ' ,.,c-il a as ' p.t telA I M.r '' f" W, l"l al akal ii. eM b sh. a4 al ! rA m a at lt a Vall4rf lag aa 4 rttitsM-aialtiv, rBMiet tmiwteia, uiriewts I fail ta? pa aan d!t4H) f sneV4. a ad. la pom H alaroea a d'ar"1 '"o" rnaalder A tntuuy as tpttilaar, "1h ! lwHi f IM oafn atna la, II srrint In me, al hard o find 1hlilrli ahimSd geietmla fwr tif, hnth Ita can .fhrrs, whlak and how many ri if differeal rlasie ahowlJ to admilied lo rharlla ble care, and h w Inhg they should to retained at Mb:l fipenae; and shouhl pay lor such rait lo Institutions ahleh may prot-rly lw made municipal agen cies ir provide for giving It In publt Institutions. "To (his policy the superintendent Is striving lo give life aid effect ivenesa. The duty of Ihe government rn the provision f charitable rare la to aford protection spicihrally lo (hose who without 4 would suffer without fanlt or would i.ccome i bnoxious or danger ous. It is a duiy to persons, who are capable of Miffit'ing, and not tl cor poratl iu i, tiowevr beneficent." There Is much more of great ltitent to your readers In Mr. Lewis' report, but the newspapers here have suppres sed It. I will, however, send you oth er rich Items from ll soon. Meantime, thoxe of youi readers who ran send me a dime, shall receive my pamphlet on "Sectarian Approprlatlona." Yours tr ly, CHASE ROYS, Washington, D. C. if-1(10 ItKWAltll If MIO. The readers of this paper will be plousi-d to learn that thore la at least on dreaded dlMoano (hut science has boa ubl to curs In alt Its stugus and that la Catarrh. Hull's Culurrh Cure Is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitution al dlxuasa requires a constitutional treat ment. Hall's Culurrh Cur Is taken In leinully, actng directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of tha aystem, I hereby destroying tha foundation of tha d Incus, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and a slstlnK nuture In doing It work. The proprietors have so much faith In It curative powers, (hat tha offer One Hun dred Uollara for any case that It falls to cure. Bund for list of testimonials. Address, K. J. C1IRNKT CO., Toledo, O. Sold by Druggists. a. CLUB IIOUHES 0.1 VIIF.ELH. The bufTet-sraokloj-llbrary ears on the Burlington's I1S P.M. train forf Denver and 12:05 A, M. train for Chicago are vertlble club bouses on wheels, The imoklaa room is a brilliantly llgbtl'd apartment, beautifully car peted, finished In oak and furnished with easy chairs, sett les, card tabids, the current periodicals, t library and a writing due, hart you can lounge, read, write, gossip, smoke or play cards while traveling at the rate of 10 mile an hour. Ilurths, t'ckotf and full information at Ticket office Depot 1502 Farnam St. 10th and Ma on tt There are fifteen 1'rotcstantchurchei In tho city of Home, All tho work of the last twenty-eight years. Public Notice. The Northwestern Line Daylight Special now leaves tho U. P. Depot At 6:40 A. M , arrive at Chicago 8:45 same evening. No chsngo lo the other trains. Overland Limited 4:45 P, M., and the Omaha-Chicago Special At 0:4fi A. M., srrlvoi at Cblcsgo 7:45 and 9:,10 respectively, next morning. The most advanced Vtstlbulcd Sleepers, Diners and Freo Parlor Cbalr ors of course-What else would the "NOftTH WESTERN" havfc? 1401-Farnam t. Whan Rom give money the aIwaji puta a chain of power on H. Holding on to pagan superstition give Rome a mortgago on your fAlth, Passengers arriving At Chicago by tho Chicago, Itock Island & Pact Bo It'y can, by tho new Union Elevated Loop, reach any part of tho city, or for a fire cent fare can be taken lmmedlatoly to any of tho large stores In the down town district, A train will itop at the Rock Island Station every minute. These facilities can only be offered 0y the "Great ltock Island Route." Address JOUN 8EDA8TIAN, G. P. A., Chtoago. everviHtay days no. Coscareta Candy Cathortle, Hie most won (Serf ul medical discovery of tlio spe, pleas ant and refreshing to the taste, act nently and ioalttvely on kidneys, liver mid liownja, cleansing tlio entire system, dispel colua, euro lieailoolie, fover, habitual coiiatlpslloa and liilloiisncsa. Plesan buy anil try a boa of O. C. C. Unlsvt IU, lift. Ml cenis. Hold sod guaranteed to ciira by all dmpglsts. Those who would lead men to oppose Rome must look up her record. Do you look over the advertisements in this paper? WniiiiOfiin !