< , * * -i ' < # THE OMAHA DAILY JUSEt THURSDAY , AUGUST 18 , 1808. THE OMAHA DAILY DEE K. HOSEWATim , Editor. KVKHV MOUN1NU. TEHM8 OF HL'llSCUII'TtON : Dally Hco ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year. $ > ? .00 Dally Ilco mill Sunday , uno Year . K.OO Hlx Months . . . . . 4.00 Three Months . . . 2.W ) tiiinilny Uce , Ono Year . "M Haturtlny Uec. One Year . i l.W Weekly Dee , Ono Yriir . I" OKKICK3. Omaha : The Ueo Hullillnir. South Omalm : Slnccr Block , Corner N nil Twenty-fourth Htrocts. Council Uluffs : 10 I'onrl Street. Chicago OHIce : KB Chamber of Com- tnnrcc. New York : Temple Court. Washington ; Ml Fourteenth Street. COimiSSPON'DENCE. AH communications relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed : lethe the Editor. Editor.BUSINESS M5TTEnS. All business letters and remittances fihould bo addressed to The Hee Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express and postofllco money orders to bo made paynblo to the order of the company. THE BKE PUBLISHING COMPANY. 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Only 7,000 prisoners on our hands In the Philippines. This presents another problem of what 1o do with them. The city council seems to have Its hump or Inquisltiveness pretty well cle- reloped in tlie direction of the railroads. The Indian congress prows more In- terestiiif , ' and Insltuctlvc dally. The Indians alone are worth a trip across the continent to see. The American people who talk about beautiful 1'orto Ilico must not forjjet that there are a great many beautiful garden spots in the states. Texas day at the exposition today. Texas is the blKRest state In the union niul Texas day should be one of the big gest days of the exposition season. Manila surrendered to Admiral le\vey and ( ieneral Merritt on the IHtli day of the month. The lljnire 1. " may be un- Ineky for the Spaniards , but the Amer icans need no rabbits' feet. The action of the Third district pop ulists and democrats In throwing the venerable .Tudjje Maxwell overboard BOOS to indicate that there are others who , like republics , arc proverbially ungrateful. Naturally the first assurance Riven the .laeksoniau braves by the populist can didate for governor is that while he will not accept an Invitation to Join them , he does not cam what brand of booze they prefer. It Is reported the lord mayor of l.ou don has postponed his trip to the United States. The lord mayor must come this year If lie wants to see the Transmls bisslppl Exposition and thus get the full beuellt of his visit. The popocratic candidate for governor , W. A. I'oynter , inaugurated his public career In the Nebraska legislature by casting his vote for that great luminary of reform and democracy , James H 'Wluspear , for speaker of the House. The Spanish AVar department seems now to be co-operating with the Amerl can War department to bring about an other meeting between Kce and Itlanco in Havana. Tim Insolent Spanish otu clal will not be permitted to sneak ott Lome. There seems to have been a hitch li the program agreed on In advance b > the popocratlo wire pullers for theli Third district three-ring congresslona convention. Slate-making is as hazard ous an occupation In popocratle. circles as elsewhere. Kvery time n letter or mall package travels under an Omalm stamp the at tention of the recipient Is called to the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. Kvery- body Interested In the exposition should use nothing but exposition stamps on his mall matter. The "silver republicans" may be sin cerely devoted to some principle , but the leaders of that faction In Montana have given the democrats to understand If they do not get a fair deal for the olllces they stand ready to "fuse" with the republican party and help elect some hated goldbngs to ottlce. Nearly every city anil town In the United States can Jubilate over peace , but the big event that , will Impress on every one the fact that Americans are heartily glad the war Is over and that Spanish rule In the western hem isphere Is ended can be held appropri ately In only one place and that Is in conni'ctUm with the great peace exposi tion at Omaha. Till ! CAPTL'HK Oi-.V.I.V/M. In view of the fact that Manila would have passed Into ( he control of the American forcvs by virtue of the terms of the peace protocol , there will be a general feeling of regret that Its cap ture cost lives on both sides. Had the attack been deferred three days the city would have been surrendered to ( General Merritt without a shot being Jlred and while It will not be questioned that the American commander. ' ) acted as their House of duty prompted , It tuny be asked why they were not notified from Wash ington of the negotiations looking to lence , covering some two weeks preced- ng the signing of the protocol , and di rected to await the result. Certainly lothlng would have been lost by such u course and there was never any serious loubt at Washington as to the result of the negotiations. It was practically as- mired from the moment Spain sued for ) ence. However , It Is possible that the ittltudc of the Insurgents made the nc- Ion of the American commanders 1m- icratlvely necessary. The capture of Manila was gallantly iccompllshed , though It appears that he Spaniards made no very vigorous re sistance. The small loss on the American side shows this. The enemy was over whelmingly out numbered , a large force of the insurgents co-operating with the Vmerlcan army and our naval squadron being also engaged In the attack. The wonder Is that the Spaniards attempted any defense against such odds. Under the circumstances , therefore , the taking of Manila cannot be said to add much to the glory of the war's achievements. tt appears , however , to bo regarded in Washington as having special signifi cance In this that It may bo considered conquered territory and as such not to be treated , In the peace negotiations , as will oilier portions of the Philippines. We are unable to say how muqh im portance the peace commission will give to this view , should the point be pre sented to them , but we presume that It will amount to very little , since the United States Will doubtless got what ever It demands , regardless of techni calities. If it has been decided In Wash ington , as is more than probable , that this country shall retain possession of the city , bay and harbor of Manila , H may be regarded as u foregone con clusion that the decision will etatm. Doubtless Sllvela , the Spanish conserva tive leader , reflected the general feeling among the statesmen of Spain when lie practically admitted that his country would have to submit to whatever con ditions the United States snail require. Having taken Manila and assumed the responsibility of preserving peace and order there and protecting life and property , the next problem relates to dealing with the Insurgents. The fact that they co-operated with our army would Indicate that a better under standing with them had been reacntU and In that event there may be no fur ther trouble from this source , yet lucre is not much reason for confidence in the stability of Filipino friendship , or at least that element which is under the leadership of Agulnaldo. However , the Philippine situation has undoubtedly been much improved by the American occupation of Manila. A. ItKl'UULtCAN YEAH. No man who has confidence in the in telligence and the patriotism of the American people can doubt that the republican party will win a decisive victory In the congressional elections of this year. What are the conditions that clearly point to thlsV , ln the first place the republican ad ministration has with brilliant success conducted one of the most remarkable wars In history , accomplishing in the brief period of less than four months all for which war was declared and more and placing the nation higher in the respect of the world than ever be fore In Its history. The record of this great achievement , which astonished the nations. Is'before the country and It.makes a demand upon every pa triotic citizen to endorse the president to whom the distinguished lionor and credit for our most notable triumph belongs. This will be done by the elec tion of a congress In political accord with the administration. There are momentous questions growing out of the war the solution of the more Important of which will un doubtedly devolve upon the congress to be chosen In November. The next session of the present congress will last only three mouths. It Is hardly possible indeed , It maybe bo regarded as out of the ques tion that all of the matters relating to the new duties and responsibilities of the covcnmient In.urred throigh the war can be disposed of at the short session of the Fifty-fifth congress , Home of the questions arising will require quire- the most thorough and deliberate consideration , Involving as they do far- reaching consequences. They will elicit prolonged discussion. The admin istration will have a policy to recom mend In regard to our new possessions. There must be legislation for their gov ernment. The next congress will have a work to do no less Important and even more dltllcult than devolved upon the national legislature after the civil war a work that will call for a high standard of statesmanship. It must bo obvious to every Intelligent man that the congress and the administration should be In political accord that it would hu most unfortunate when these grave questions , so vital to the future welfare of the country , come up for final solution If there should be a serious divergence of views and policy between the executive and legislative depart- ineiit. Harmony Iwtwcen the president and the majority In congress will b as necessary for the settlement of the ques- tlons arising from the war as It was for the carrying on of the war , The country Is prosperous and there Is promise of a higher degree of pros- pcrlty. The consensus of opinion among those whoso judgment Is entitled to con- deration Is that the United States Is tit the threshold of an eru of greater prosperity than It has ever known. Hut In order to realize this It ii esseutlul that the national credit shall be main- tallied , that there be no menace to the sound tinnnclnl position of the country , that no political doctrines or economic principles shall prevail threatening pub lic Integrity or Industrial development. The lluantlal situation was never stronger or more secure than It Is now. The supply of capital Is most abundant and money was never so cheap , as the enormous subscriptions to the bonds of the government , bearing only It per cent Interest , attest. The Industries of the country lire for the most part active and are preparing for the new or enlarged markets that are opening to them. The labor of the country Is pretty fully em ployed. Republican success will Insure the continuance of these conditions and further progress along the lines of pros perity. The election of an opposition congress , If It should not prove absolutely fatal to prosperity , would most certainly ob struct and retard It. Every consideration affecting the In terests and the welfare of the nation , at home and abroad , demands the election this year of a republican congress , 'i'ho war being over , the voters of the coun try may now give attention to political affairs and If they will do this Intelli gently and In a patriotic spirit there can be no doubt as to the result. - FOR T11K AVD1TIXO COMMITTEE- The exposition committee of audit and revision has , after considerable delay , entered upon the work for which It was cjilefly created namely , the examina tion and checking up of the books and accounts of the exposition. This Is a labor that should have been begun months ago. It Is n matter of notoriety that the whole machinery of collecting and dis bursing the exposition funds has been and Is still In the hands of one man. The secretary , although a salaried em ploye , Is an autocrat who dominates everything and everybody connected with the Ways and Means department. While the corporation has a treasurer , nil the functions of the treasurer have been performed and monopolized by the secretary. The so-called auditor is merely the secretary's clerk , subject to his control and direction. The bureau of admissions Is a farce because the secretary Is the bureau of admissions. The secretary directs and controls the ticket sellers , , gatekeepers anil Inspect ors. He manipulates at will the returns of the gate receipts and reports or sup presses reports about attendance at his own pleasure. Under this extraordinary condition it is not suprlslng that directors and stock holders can get no Intelligent or satisfac tory exhibit of the financial affairs of the exposition and up to date have been unable to secure periodic reports showIng - Ing the exact resources , obligations and current expenses. , It Is no Impeachment of the Integrity of the secretary for the directors to Insist on a revision by au expert of the accounts that have never been prop erly audited. Everything may be found all right and every dollar properly ac counted , but It is Imperative that the books , vouchers , receipts and Dank accounts be thoroughly checked up and statements be prepared affording full and correct Information as to the status of the exposition. Incidentally the committee of audit and revision should endeavor to devise Improved methods of accounting and suggest better checks upou concession aires and employes. Tills task alone will tax the best energies of the com mittee. Minnesota and the two Dnkotas also oa'st a bumper wheat crop tills year and it Is being harvested rapidly. The estimate of 100,000,000 , bushels for the three states Is probably not far wrong and this Is (50,000,000 ( bushels more than the crops of lust year. It is past the comprehension of most men how the. calamity wail can survive in states where men are as busy as they will bo in this group the next few months caring for this immense and valuable crop. United States cabinet ofllcers who re sign regularly fall back upon the item of expense of social duties In Washington as an excuse. But In every cabinet there have been men of moderate means who have not spent all their salaries for tea parties and the people of the United States have not regarded this as In any way discreditable to them or to the country. The returned Alaskan fortune seekers nearly all agree that the Klondike is 110 place for a poor man. At this time of year it Is certainly no place for any kind of man who does not possess an abundance of clothing and provisions to last at least eight months. The food question will doubtless again become an ImiKH-tnut one very soon. If according to popocratlc creed all their Rtnto .otllcers are entitled to re- nomination for second terms , on what theory do these self-styled reformers justify their refusal to accord Congress man Maxwell equal treatment with his popocratic associates on the Nebraska congressional delegation ? The new liurllngton depot serves Its purpose very nicely , but It Is not a bit too large to accommodate- passenger traillc of that one road. If It were In tended to be a union depot for all the roads , the Idea should have been In corporated Into the plans at the time they were drawn. There Is one crop failure to bo re corded against this year 3S03. It Is the failure of the broom corn crop In many places In the west. This comes es pecially hard becanso the people of the United States are In a mood to do an extra good job of house cleaning In the fall. The only danger of an all-night ses sion to agree on the fusion candidate for congress In this , the Hocond , district , lies In the probability Hint at the crucial moment no ijcuslblo uouocrat can Uc found to sacrlllcc himself as the ad versary of Dave Mercer. The wave of hot weather appears to have swept entirely around the world. It Is a warning to those In authority that the soldiers In the service of the United States ought not to be kept in the unsanitary camps a day longer than necessary. Oinnliii'M PIHCI.Inlillcc. . IJultlmoro American. The managers of the Omaha exposition can hardly fall to mnko a success of their peace jubilee. They have set apart a whole week In October to celebrate the event and will arrange a program that will be of na tional Interest. \mv for Ilimliu-BK. 1'hlladelphla llecord. The war is over , friends and fellow- countrymen ! Now let us mnko things , and Grow things , and sell things , and buy things , and capture trade , and c"onqucr prosperity , and pay our debts and thnnk the Lord for nil Ills goodness ! French Itlon of Hcrolnm. St. Louis Itcpubll.c. Conferring the cross of the Legion of Honor upon the crew of La Uourgogne Is calculated to bnprcs the world with duo ap preciation of the valua of nuullc opinion In Prance. The heroes of La Uourgogue nre inoro fortunate than the "heroes" of the charity bazaar fire , but not more deserv ing of honor. Stnniii Tax un llnnk Check * . Springfield Republican. Question has been made of the tlmo when the stamp tax on bank checks , Imposed dur ing the civil war , was repealed. The general Impression Is that It did not long survive th'e war , but in point of fact this tax was collected up to the end of the fiscal year 18S3. The repealing act passed congress in March of that year. Opiionltloii ( < > Iiiiiiorliillmn. Springfield ( Mass. ) Rupubllcan. The Wyoming republicans also left the matter of Philippine annexation to the president. This haa been the attitude of all the republican state conventions wo have noticed. What Is wanted In the president is a" leader , not n follower. Ills party Is prepared to follow Mr. McKlnley In a course on this burning question consistent with the principles and traditions of the re public. And the other party Is practically committed to an Indorsement of this course. Let the president , therefore , take his ear from the ground and lead off according to the counsels of the fathers. American VH. SimiiixU Soldier * . Cleveland Leader. When the Americans attacked Spanish , trenches In front of Santiago they' found their task hard , and the fighting was bloody , but they gained ground. When the Spanish regulars tried the offensive near Manila they did not drive the American volunteers who held the trenches a single Inch. The fighting was hard , but the attacking force was beaten back. The war has not been marked by many battles on land , but enough fighting has been done to show that while the Spanish troops nre brave and far more efficient than most Americans formerly be- llovcd they could be , they are not equal to our blue-coated heroes. That is clear ns day. American Ilule In Snutlnico , Kansas City JJtar. All seems to bo quiet In Santiago de Cuba , where American rule prevails. The city has had Its first cleaning up In 400 years. Order Is maintained , the typhoid fever Is abating , the Inhabitants have learned that all kinds of Amcrlcrin.money Is good and are getting hold of as much of It as possible and commerce Is reviving. The customs re ceipts for the first two weeks of the Ameri can occupation were large and Increased every day. Santiago Is being made an object lesson as to the value of American occupa tion and government , which means health , peace nnd plenty. With the approach of the Americans starvation , pestilence and Spaniards disappear. CLKAU-CUT DECIjAKATION. 1'oHltloii of \ < > IirnK-n IlcimlillcnnN an < hr Money ( tuoMlloii. New Yoik'Press. The days of what William Allen Whlta of the neighboring state of Kansas called "smooth politics" on the financial que3tlon seem to be over In Nebraska. The repub lican state convention's unqualified and un- bimctallzed declaration for the gold standard Is something that the "smoothest" of pralile politicians cannot assimilate to populism. That was of old the essence of "smooth politics , " according to the Emporia phtloao- phcr. It was to convince the doubtful voter that all the new and taking notions , as well as the old established truths , were to bo found dn the republican communion. It was broad church politics , according to high chuich conceptions. A professor ot the faith might believe pretty nearly anything he wanted so be It he kept his pow mid con tributed his vote. Prairie platforms of the republican organization were drawn with this end In view. Such , Mr. Whlto has tuld us , was the case In Kansas , and tl'o public record appears to disclose a similar condi tion of affairs in the sister commonwealth. The popocrat legislature elected In IS'JG ' was able , > vlth some show of logic , to de mand Senator Thurston's resignation for his subscription to the St. Louis platform. Last year the state convention sagely resolved upon omitting all reference to financial Is sues save a gloating allusion to "dollar wheat" and satisfied mortgages. The rtsull , considering the republican gains In the ad joining states of Kansas and South Dakota , where "smooth politics" had bcon to some extent abandoned , was a crushing defeat. At Wednesday's meeting the "smooths" seem to have counseled the same reliance upon foreign war as was last year placed on foreign commerce. But the conven tion had learned wisdom from llici futility of these ancient dodges which have kept the state In populist hands for nearly ten years past. Not only was the St. Louis platform reaffirmed , but the resolutions went beyond to say that "we are In favor ot the maintenance of the ! present gold standard and unalterably op posed to the free nnd unlimited coinage of silver. " The advance here Is In the elision of the international blmctalltst clause and the consequent recognition of the failure of the Wolcott commission. This would have been a considerable gain of ground , as wo have regretfully ecen in Ohio and Maine. In Nebraska It Is an epochal deliverance marking the emancipation of the party In the slate from the thralldom of compromise and ambiguity. Nebraska republicans can lose nothing by this display of principle. The offices to be contested for a full state ticket and the Xlnltrd States senatorshlp , now held by W. V. Allen are already In populist hands. Last year's experience shows that they can not bo taken from populist hands by the "smoothing" process. There can bo no more promising method than that adopted to redeem the state from the undoubted til repute of populist control nnd to end Its representation In tbo senate by a pecu liarly tiresome and reckless demagogue. Out whatever be the result , and even If the gold standard party In the senate Is not reinforced by Allen's successor , national republicanism cannot be otherwlao than strengthened by thu advance of thU hitherto halting party detachment to the party's fighting position , Ha "tiring line , " "wo may say In these daytf of military parlance. Throughout the country the rank * arc dress- IDE up to the Oregon guide. riUfl2 AMI IMIOKI'HIUTY. Philadelphia Times : ( Ieneral prosperity muct ( peedlly come , whether It shall bo nldnl or hindered by those who are ( u profit most by It , but prompt nnd united action In hiislncFs .nnd Industrial channels to welcome business Improvement would quicken activities nt once on every side. There Is no place now for those who halt and croak and grumble ns the v/orld moves on. , Philadelphia Itccord : After the war the stimulus to buslncts enterprise due to the resumption of the nation's full measure of production. There will bo no more hurry orders for war material ! but the people whoso thoughts have boon centered on the struggle with Spain will soon discover that their own needs have been neglected. Then the hurry orders for domestic products will pour In upon the factories , nnd every branch of American productive Industry will feel the vigorous Impulse of enlarged trade. Chicago Times-Herald : This country will now give an exhibition of the case and alac rity with which the American people can turn from the business of wiping Spain off the western hemisphere to the gentle pur suits of peace. Having successfully con cluded a war which will change- the map ot both hcmlxpheres , with no perceptible drain upon our national resources , wo will now return with added zeal to the business of pushing our brpads tuffs and the products of our mechanical skill Into all the markets ot the world. Chicago Ilccord : The close of the war should mark tlie beginning of an era of great business prosperity for the American people. Natural conditions have been favorable for some tlmo. Crops were good last year , and prices ruled fairly high. There Is promise for good harvests this year. Kxports during the last twelve months , both of agricultural and manufactured products , have been unprecedented. Rail roads almost uniformly show Increased earnings. Hank clearings have been grow ing In volume. With the war over and the prospect In sight for uninterrupted peace business should Increase greatly. Cleveland Plain Dealer : The present year promises to bo one of exceeding plenty , from an agricultural standpoint. Nature has been unusually abundant with the cereals. The wheat crop , that Is the winter wheat crop , Is the first that Is ready for market. The enormous production can best be Illustrated by comparative statements extending over the last decade. The average wheat crop Is 471,000,000 bushels , the crop this year will reach 700,000,000 bushels , and with orn and oats almost the same proportion of Increase obtains. The fact that there Is a steady ind urgent foreign demand for wheat will servo to maintain the home price , and the farmer can look forward to a year of great profit. Philadelphia Inquirer : Doubts are giving way before the logic of accomplished fact. Peace ! s now not a possibility ; It Is here. The crops are no longer experiments ; they are practically assured. There Is no longer a question as to the volume of business ; It Is certain to bo large. In three weeks an Im mense mass of uncertainties have been swept away , and the fall trade situation has taken definite shape. All signs point to the re lease of capital long locked up , and to its employment In profitable lines , to au emn- mou3 tonnage for the railroads , to a rapid , n- crease In the consuming power of farmern and artisans alike , and to an unprecedented volume of mercantile trade. These condi tions are summed up la the single word prosperity. PERSONAL , AND OTHERWISE. The war correspondents in Cuba are awaiting orders for China. A jury In Mexico consists of nine men. A majority makes the verdict. It the nine are unanimous there Is no appeal. The list of postofflces In the United States now Includes Hobsou , Va. ; Slgsbcc , Ark. ; Dewey , N. C. ; Sampson , Fla. , and Manila , Ky. Rear Admiral Scbley Is not noticeably tall but his legs arc wondrously long , and It Is said that he could run like a deer In his younger days. Longwood , Bonaparte's house at St. Helena , Is now n barn ; the room In which ho died Is a stable ; on the site of his grave is a machine for grinding corn. * It is said that a striking outline ot the features of George Washington has ap peared In a knotty protuberance of a tree in Portland , Me. H Is not a cherry tree. Reports received from the eastern , middle and western states show the tonnage of hay this year to bo greater than for ten years and speak well of the conditions of the harvest crop. Dr. G. Q. Colton , a famous American dentist who died In Rotterdam the other day , had pulled more than 1,000,000 teeth. Ho was a writer of some note nnd was wealthy. He was the first dentist to use "laughing gas" In practice. An Oregon sheriff made service of papers on the defendant In a foreclosure suit by forwarding the document to the defendant's address at Cavlte , Philippine Islands. The defendant is first lieutenant of a company of .Oregon volunteers. Daniel Ambrose , the colored postmaster of Plckens , Miss. , was induced to make a will In which he bequeathed to a Mr. Plnk- ston , the postofflce and "nil appurtenances thereunto belonging , to have and hold dur ing the lifetime of the said Pinkston. " Henry S. Treadwcll , now postmaster of South Boston , and supreme lieutenant gov ernor of the Pilgrim Fathers , puts forth the surprising statement that for six months during the year 18C3. Weyler , then a young man , worked for hlro-at a salary of $3 per week. For several weeks a big bonfire has been glowing on the side of Mount Kathudln , Mo , , near the summit. The fire , which can be seen for forty miles In some direc tions , was kindled by a party ot New York sportsmen in celebration of the destruction of Admiral Cervcra's squadron , and has been kept burning over since. SUCUEHS OF TUB BXPOSITIOX. Condition * Overcome Ilrlwlit Outlook for Coming MnndiN. Chlcnco Times-Herald , The Omaha exposition makes a splendid financial showing for the first sixty days. The receipts for June were slightly In ex cess of the running expenses , wh.lo In July there was $50,000 surplus to di > ply on tin ; floating debt. From thU It Is safe to assume that , the exposition will bo n success financially , as It has been In every other pr.rtlcu'nv. ' So far tt has had to contend un'nnt ; ' most adverse conditions. The war bai 'ilmort monopolized .he thought and activities of the people , and upou many It Ii..t , Imposed obligations that caused thsrn ' .o iPsp-nrc with tlu.lr annual outlay MIC' ' vacations , Notwithstanding all this , the attendance at the exposition liac been rtfadlly In creased. Now that the var ! j ended and two of the most delightful months of the year for travel September and October- are nt hand , there should be a convipon.1- Ingly greater Increase lu Ua : iriuibtr if visitors. Changed conditions will enable- the people ple of Chicago to morelltttaciy and fully celebrate Chicago day at tbo exposition , and the attendance from r.urrouuJIni ; stutes like wise will bo favorably inilueiiced. It Is announced from Washington that President McKlnloy may visit the exuosltlon In October , and It bo ulicmld di'clda so to do 1' would add ' unc'hcr memorable dav to the inosram. The management having proved their ability to succeed In the face ot advcrsa circumstances should have n largo measure of BUCLCSS In the remaining period of the cxDosItlon , r.vu , op sAvriAdo. AmcrU'iin MoldliTX SurprlMp Siniln nml the llrn < of Hii- Word ! , ( Translated from Narodnl Usty of Prague , Dohcmln. ) The welcome news travels through Wash ington's country. Ono of 1ho strongest Span ish positions on the Island of Cuba Is In the hands of the bravo American volunteers. On July II the Spanish commander of tha strongly fortified city of SantlaRO had to display the white ling nn-t glvo himself up with 13,000 of the Spanish army Into the hands of the victorious Americans. U will bo said : "That could bo expected , of course , after the catastrophe which had befallen the Spanish licet near h > bay of Santiago. " Hut did not the Sp. < b oven brag after this catastrophe that acy nro Invincible In Cuba ? Did not the prime minister , Sugnsta , brag that Spain has n brave nrmy of 100,000 , men there , which would sweep the American mllltla from the Island Into the seas ? Where was this brave army ? Why did It not prevent the American volunteers from embarking upon the shores ? Why did It not hasten to the help of beleaguered Santiago ? It had plenty of time for that purpose , eleven days. The Americans de layed a general attack that long. It ap pears that the commanding general In San tiago had expected the promised help and therefore he replied heroically even ono week before the capitulation to the arch bishop who urged him to capitulate : "I would rather die than capitulate. " But within a week this hero considered the question of death nnd hoisted the white flag upon the walls of Santiago. It Is to the credit of American statesmen nnd generals that they obtained successful results with out excessive bloodshcddlng nnd terrible de vastation. They could have destroyed San tiago by their cannons nnd ns customary with European conquerors , bravely enter the shattered walls of Santiago by assault , dis regarding the loss of life. They have not done this and generally during the whole present contest they did not try for the useless shedding of blood. All honor and glory to them for It ! Wo like also that they did not Insist , ns Is the Ger man custom , upon humiliating the enemy , but will bring those 15,000 prisoners of war on neutral ships back to their home shores. Such are the manners of a free and really Intelligent nation. By the fall of Santiago tha American- Spanish conflict will probably end. The frenzied Spanish hldalgolsm may even now boldy claim that Santiago had no great strategic Importance , that its loss does not mean the loss of Cuba , which stands and falls only by Its principal city , Havana , which , however , the Americans will not bo able to conquer , becaua-i they will to stopped and destroyed on the way by the "host" Spanish general , "vomlto negro , " the yellow fever. As If this isrrlble "general , " vomlto negro , did not threaten and destroy equally the Spanish army ] How long could Spain now , after all of Its battleships were destroyed and a large part of C.iba sur rendered , keep Its decimated army In Cuba against the victorious Americans and the native Insurgents ? The fall of Santiago means for Spain as much as the fall of Plevna meant for Turkey ; the end of their Insolent rule over other people , the loss of Cuba and the Philippines , and thereby the loss of the last remnant of Its once ter rible universal power. A terrible and yet a deserving ictrl'outlon punishes here before our -iycs the hardened pride and Impcriousness of a. nation , which was fostered by bad tutors In an Inhuman nnd barbarous spirit , which penetrates the history of Spanish kings from the time of the extermination of the Moors , even to the last of the Bourbons , Don Carlos , who even now Incites his defeated country to new bloody contests for Cuba and the Philip pines. What a sad sight of the condition of a great nation at the end of the nineteenth century ! It contends that It has a sacred right to enslave other nations , although they had for years , by repeated desperate revolutions , given It to understand that the yoke of foreign oppression Is to them un bearable and > that they want to be Inde pendent In their country and not subject to a foreign will and foreign power. No Eruillo Castelor steps up to say : "Those Cubans and Malayans ol the Philippines have the truth and right on their side. God has not created some ruling nations nnd some enslaved ones. Let us give up Cuba , let us give up the Philippines , let us give up the foolish pride and rapacity ; It Is a wrong and an abomination. " This Emlllo Castelar Instead declaims about the Insulted honor of the Spanish people , of the sacred right to Cuba and to the Phlllpplncb , and Incites the people to enter Into n holy and heroic fight against Impudent America , who Is stepping in for the Cuban rebels and prepares - pares to make them free. The proud Spaniard , unable to forget that at one time the sun did not set over his possessions , has entered upon nn unequal contest with the young democratic republic beyond the seas to protect , his own tyranny over Cuba. In three months the hidalgo U done for. All the glory has disappeared. His proud armada , with which he threatened to attack even New York. Is on the bottom of both oceans. His nrrales both on Cuba and the Philippines Is gene , as well ns his finances. What will he do now ? He will now begin to squirm and curse his Idiotic government , which has led him into a war without being prepared for the same , that led his sons Into a slaughter house. The government will reply by suspension of the constitution and Inauguration of the bayonet rule , as It has done. Thh will bo followed by still more dissatisfaction and revolution ary movements and disturbances full of suf fering and tribulations. Such Is the fate that awaits Spain after the war will be lost and that will be the penalty for the wllfull- ness of a nation which has strayed from the road of humanity , Justice and truth. How Infinitely more cheerful nnd beau tiful than this picture of the old European nation is the view which Is presented by the nation of the free American federation , which knows no absolutism , no Inquisition , no militarism , which however Is able , when necessary , to surprise In a few weeks the enemy to such grand war fleet , with such eminent artillery and with so bravo armies of volunteers , See , the wonderful work of liberty ! Defeated Spain has a companion In Its lot : the European militarism. In the per son of Spain It Is defeated by this American militia , which also thlrty-llvo years ago lu the contest of the north against the south of America has surprised the world by its amazing power , which today prides Itself with sea battles like the ones at Manila and Santiago , by an unexampled annihilation of Tbo Royal la tlio ( ilgliBBt grcdo liol.Iry powder lurawn > Actual tests show It ( joeion tklrd further tban any other triad. t Absolutely Pure ROYAL tAKINQ PO0 ft Cft , , NC # VCRM , nil the war vessels of a Rrent Kuroprnn power and destruction of Its might hy a few BtioUcs. which crc , however , crushing. IX'IIOUS OK Till ! \VAU. Washington Stnr : "Can't 1 begin to print somii news ? " nuked the Spanlih rdltor. "No , " answered the censor decisively , "not until there Isn't an1. " notrolt Tree Press ! "We couldn't kep n , wjx ( ilKiiro of Dowry In our IIMIM IUII lit all. " "Why not ? " "Tho people wore It out shaking hand * with It , " Clnchiimtl Knnulrer : "I should like most. " svilil the uieaniy boarder , "to bo u Brent imlntor. " "Tho wciiliitnr cuts a. pretty figure some times , " Mild 1'eppor * . Chicago Tribune : "The soldiers will soon bo done with camp fare , " remarked Old Htilllon , nlllxliiK n revenue xtiimn on an other check , "but hard tax will bo served out to the rest of ua for years to comu. " Detroit Joitrtml : CointnamlliiK Ofllocr ( In i Porto ItlcoVho Is ho and what does ho i want ? i Soldier I don't know what he wants. He says ho belongs to an Ohio eompany. J Cnminandlnsr Oilleer Tell him wo'ro nol giving out any of these postofllcert yet. Indianapolis Journal : She I cannot entertain the Idcn of nmrryliiK you. My heart Is with our brave boyn lit the front. Ih1 It's 11 Kood thing for the boys ; they need nil the leo they can get down there. W ishliurlnn Stnr : Restraint Where's th Spanish prisoner ? Inquired the sightseer. I "O , IIO'H out Inking n walk or Kolng to i a party , or t-omethliiK of that kind. " "Porlmps you wouldn't object to going and takliiK lunch with mo. " "I'll Ilka to. Hut I can't leave here a minute. I'm hla Jailer. " Detroit Free Press : "American cannon nro decidedly up-to-date , " remarked Gum- in ey. "Of course , " replied Glanders , "but what do you mean ? " "They nre ball bearing. . Chicago Tribune : "Ucutormnt , how goes your campaign against the fair Miss. Bui- llnn'n heart ? " "It's over. She hns surrendered. I wenl there last evening , Intentllin ; merely to mak a demonstration. Kliulliiir less rodlstnnca thnn I expected , I moved forward , and nnd I soon had her surrounded. Owing to the superiority of my nrrns she capitulated at once. " Judge : Spanish Aide. ( In alarm ) Diablo I are you hit. excellenzn ? Spanish General ( Infuriated ) H-l-tl Car- nmbal I'm ruined. That accursed Yankee shot hns carried away 10,000 pesetas' worth of bravery medals from my breast. Arclmlc VVnion . Cleveland Plain Dealer. "What nre archaic weapons ? " She asked her wayward Joe. "They're weapons of the ancient sort. The oldest kind , you know. " , "Then they're the weapons I prefer , " She cried In accents Brim , And aulzlnp up the'rolling - pin She sore belabored him. t JIU1)VAHI > 'S At the dinner of the Kipling Club of Yalrt university the following verses were read HB an answer by Hudyard Kipling to nil Invitation to attend the celebration : Attlnd ye lasses nv swnto Pnrnasses , An * wolDa me burnln' tears away ; For I'm ' deellnln' a chnnst nv dlnln' Will the boys at Yale on the fourteenth May. The leadln' fayturo will be liter-attire , ( Av a moral nature , as Is just an' right ) . For their light an' lendln' are engaged in rendln' Me Immortlal worruks from dawn till nlarht. They've made a club there an' staked out jrrub there , WId plates an' dishes In a joyous row. An' they'd think nt Bplundld If I attinded , An' so would I but I cannot go. The honest fact Is that dally practice Av rowllu1 inkpots the same us me Conshumcs mo hours. In the muses' bowers. And laves mo divll a day to spree. Whin you prow oulder and skin your shoulder At the world's great wheel in your chnsen line , " Yo'll find your chances ns tlma advances For tiikln * a lark are ns slim ns mine. But I'm < llKressln' accept my blessln' An' remlmbcr what ould King- Solomon said. That youth Is ructlous an' whisky's flue- tloUB , An' there's nothln' certain but the mornln' head. OUtt DAILY r f ORtAIIA , Neb. , Aug. 18 , 1898. The Trnns- mluslHslppl Kxposltlon , which haa been generally overlooked In the East during the Spanish war , Is larger than the Philadel phia Centennial of 187C. It's "Texas Day" here , and Gov. Culberson , with tin army ol Lone Star citizens , holds the town. 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