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THE OMAHA DAILY JUSEt THURSDAY , AUGUST 18 , 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY DEE
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IiKAA'I.VO FOR TI1I3 SUMMER
PnrilcH IvnvliiK the clV for
luNil in HUT cun liavc The
Ilcc nont < HHMII rownlnrly
liy notifying The lice Imnl-
nein oltlee In IIITOOII or l > y
mull. Tinml lre M will lie
cliniiKCil UN often tin ileHlrvil.
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
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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. "
The
Play's
The
Thing
That is the play of the limbs ,
or , in other words , the perfect
freedom of a perfect-fitting suit ,
It is almost as important as the
quality and the workmanship ,
However , when you can find
all these qualities in a summei
serge , or in a fine cassimere 01
worsted or cheviot suit , you're
lucky.
Our customers are always
lucky.
Sack suits for boys and
young , all the way from say $5
to $15 or more.
A lot of stylish extra trousers
from S1 to $5 and upwards.
a. W. Car , MIA mnii UoucfM
