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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AUGUST 23 , 1898 , OMAHA DAILY PER E. UOSHWATElt , Editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINQ. TERMS OP BUBBCRlPTIONi { ally B o ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Y nr.J 09 ' .ally Ceo and Sunday , One Year S.OD 'Ix ' Months 4.00 Three Months z.w Sunday Bee. Ono Year Z.W Saturday Boo. One Year l.co Weekly Bee , One Year * . to OFFICES. Omaha ! The Boo Bulldlne. , Bouth Omaha : Singer Block , Corner N nd Twenty-fourth StrcotB. Council Biurrs : 10 Pearl Street. Chicago dulcet 602 Chamber of Com- tnercft. New Yorki Temple Court. Washington ! COl Fourteenth Street. 5 COnnESPONDENCE. AH communications relating to new * and Mltorlal matter should bo addressed : To the Editor. , BUSINESS LETTERS. , All business letters and remittances ifhould bo addressed to The Jlee.PubllshlnB { Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express .nnd . noatofllco money orders to bo made payable to the order of the company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Hate of Nebraska , Douglas County , BS. : George B. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , iaya that the actual number of full nnd complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of July , 1893 , was as follows : ' ! ll,250 17. 2. : MJ,171 ' 18. 3 nor 2o 19. 4 40,287 20. 6. . . . , 42,082 21. ,6 , 411,041 22 t. 28.U&W " 23 28,751 8 ! . . ! .2 ,24O 24 28,720 10 ! ll,250 20 ! " ii ,4ta : 27 U2.KU5 12. t : tt,24O is. . ; , . .no,04o 29 28,170 14 1,024 30 B8.400 is nn,2S4 31 2HrV3 16 ( 20.S10 , Total . . .U 5a21 Less returns and unsold copies 2liV7 ( Net total sales , 74.l 4 i Net dally average 81425 QEOROE- . TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before rrjo and subscribed In my pr ° scr co this 31st day of July , 1S93. N. P. FEIL , Notary Public. VART1ES LEAVING FOB THE SUMMER Pnrtlc * leaving the city for the mtnimcr can hare The Bee -font to them rcKUlnrlr by notifying The Bee bu l- Bem office in person or by mall. The nddrcim will be changed an often an dculrcd. rcnco and prosperity the two come hand In hand. The -war Is over , but the powder mill explosions keep right on a-comlng. Army and navy promotions for meri torious service In the war with Spain go right on for some tltno to come. 'Better the hot days now than later , when the dally exposition features will depend upon favorable temperature and weather , " Down with the exposition railroad rates. Every day of high rates Is BO much lost , not only to the exposition , but to the railroads. If you liavo1 x any doubt as to Ne- | > raskafs high standing as an ugrlcul- jtuTral state consult the crop review pro- iented In this Issue of The Bee , , The returning Second Nebraska should tare as cordial n greeting as the send- < fa given the Third Nebraska. Nebraska should be equally proud of all its boys in blue. , The only way u democrat can become ft delegate to a convention In Douglas county Is to stand In with the gang that operates the sclf-pcrpctuatlug local > machine. DCS Molncs day at tiio exposition to day. Every person In Omaha who ever lived In DCS Mollies should Help their friends and. former neighbors make the occasion an enthusiastic success. Did you compare The Sunday Bee with other papers published In these partsv The superiority of The Bee as a news paper stands out , however , not only on Sundays , but on every day of the week. The proof of the pudding is in the eat ing. The constantly Increasing attend ance from abroad In spite of almost prohibitive railroad rates Is the best proof that the work of the exposition Publicity department Is producing ro- ults. No one has heard of a big railroad Bystera going Into the hands of receivers for pome time past. The railroads have no occasion to take advantage of a bankruptcy bill since the business tide has turned with the advent or rcpub Ilciiu prosperity. Tbo promotion from the court of St James to the secretaryship of the State department and principal place In the cabinet was made several times in the early history of the republic. In thcso flays of civil service It cannot bo re gardcd as out of the regular line. Every street car that runs to the exposition ( position grounds should bo provided with a conspicuous signboard announc ing , that fact. There Is no good reason traugcrs should bo compelled to In 4ulra every time they board a ca Whether It Is going to take them to tb exposition. i The Interstate Commerce commission ft Just getting out Its volume of railway tatlstlcs for the year that oudcd Juno 1807. If the commission's statistica bureau does not take care It will soon find Itself In competition with the ccn us ofllclala In Issuing to the publt poit-mortcin tables of figures whose use fulness has long been outlived. There may not bo as much glory 1 doing occupation duty with the arm detailed to the conquered territory but < e duty Is none the less necessary and part of tbp service for which our eol- dlers have volunteered. Men who think they are Impound on whenever called to perform work not to their liking bare no place In either regular or vol- ateer army. SKOnETAttV ALOKll'S STATKMENT. ' The letter of Secretary Alger to Mr. Chamiccy M. Dcpew , In response to an inquiry from the latter regarding the fitting out of the army ami the con duct of the military campaign , may not Bllenco the critics of the secretary of war , but it will suggest to all fair- minded men thnt much thnt has been said condemnatory of the ndmlnlstrn > tlon of the War department Is probably due to Ignornncirof or Inability to fully comprehend the enormous proportion of the task imposed by the war upon that department The letter Is not a defense by the secretary of war of his administration ' tration of affairs , but Is'simply a plain statement of the immense labor Involved In preparing a large army for active service when there was almost nothing on hand for Its equipment when It was called Into being. 'Tho statement Is far less elaborate than Secretary Alger might have made It , but It Is sulllclcnt to show everybody wiio is willing to on shown that a gigantic work was accom plished with remarkable success and thnt on the whole there Is not much ground for reasonable complaint. That there was some blundering , eoine in competence and some carelessness will not bo questioned , but no sane man will assort that nil of this was avoidable , nor will any fair-minded man eny that the whole responsibility for mistakes nd mishaps should be shouldered upon he secretary of war. It Is as unjust to o this as it would be to hold President IcKlnley , as couiinander-lU'chlef of the rmy and navy , responsible for every rror and every unfortunate Incident In ouucctton with the conduct of the war. ref much of the criticism Secretary Alger really reflects upon the president. There can bo no doubt that Mr. Me- tlnley understands the situation per- ectly and there Is reason to believe that o Is well satisfied with the work of the ecrctary of war. The retention of General Alger appears to show this , for vo cannot think that the president vould keep nt the head of the War tie- artmcnt a man whom he did not re- ; ard as capable and efficient Wo ilo ot entertain a doubt that Mr. McKln- ey has been and still is as solicitous for he welfare of the soldiers as any man u the nation and we are equally conil- ont that he would not for a moment olerate on the part of any member of Is cabinet conduct that he bad reason o think was actuated by personal or Vltical cons ! 'cratlous. Those who In- clgh so persistently against Secretary Alger nppcnr to forget or to ignore the art ilnu Mr. MeK'nlcy ' is the head of ho administration and that the prlucl- ilo of responsibility they apply to the ecrctary Is equally applicable to the ircsldcut. THE CANADIAN NEGOTIATIONS. The joint high commission to con Ider questions between the United States and Canada , with a view to their adjustment , will meet in Quebec today. The personnel of the commission Is dls Ingulshed , the six representatives of ho linlted States being men of inter tatlonal repute In statesmanship and llplomncy , * While those representing lanada and' ' England are of cqdally high standing. A dozen , questions of commanding importance will be con sidered by the commission as already arranged and doubtless others will arise , t Is the Intention of the commission to give hearings to persons Interested in he matters to be considered by the com mission , the purpose being to obtain the most thorough Information possible. The Importance of the negotiations devolved upon this commission it would lot be easy to overrate. The questions which it Is hoped will thus be settled and disposed of have most of them been eng in contioversy , causing from time : o time more or less Irritation and being an almost constant menace to the friend- y relations of the two countries. There s now a very general and earnest feel ing both Inthe United States and in Canada that the time has come to remove movethcso Issues from further contro versy and It Is believed tlfat this will Do accomplished by the distinguished commission which will begin Its ses sion today. AN KRHONEOVH IDEA. The Idea quite generally prevails that In the event of the United States re taining possession of the Philippines and other tropical territory a stream of Anglo-Saxon Immigration will at once pour tutu these islands and transform the character and habits of the popula tlon and thus the difficulties that are apprehended' from their acquisition would soon disappear. How erroneous this Idea Is was very clearly sijown by Mr. Carl Scburz In his able address be fore the Saratoga conference. Mr. Schurz challenged the annexa tlonlsts to show a single tropical coun try into which a stream of Anglo-Saxon Immigration has poured so as to give Its population at large an Anglo-Saxon character. Ho pointed out that oppor tuulty has not been lacking. India long under British rule , contains hardly moro than 200,000 , Englishmen , mostly in the service of the government nm few of permanent residence out of a population of aoO.OOO.OOO. The Hawaiian Islands , having probably the best o tropical climates and having for years invited American Immigration , have hardly moro than 8,000 Americans in a population of over 100,000. Even since Hawaii has been annexed to the United States there is no emigration from thl country to the Islands , though It wn predicted by the anncxatlonlsts tun Americans would go there In great nuin bcrs as soon as Hawaii became a par of our territory. Even Cuba , at ou very door , has attracted few of ou people and this has not been altogcthe duo to the fact of Spanish rule. Som persons of Anglo-Saxon or GerinanI blood will , as Mr , Schurz eald , go t the tropics mjrchants and their em ployes to found and run mercantile es tabllsh'iients ; planters to work laud with men belonging to other races speculators in mines and railroads some professional men and some nie chanlc * and small tradesmen ; but th number of uch people la comparatively very small and while they may Improve economic and social conditions some what In and around the places where they go , they will not change the gen eral character and thn political capa bilities of the population at largo in any cucutlal ticgroo. Such change could bo effected only by the Immigration of very large numbers and there Is no Inducement for finch Immigration of Anglo-Saxons In the tioptcs. What Is there In Hawaii or In the Philippines to Induce American worklngmcn to go there ? The cheapest of cheap labor prevails In these Islands , with which American wage workers who should go there would Unve to compote pete and In ordcf to do this they would be compelled to adopt a mode of living similar to that of the people of the Islands. They would have to get down to the level of the Orientals. More over there arc climatic conditions which repel men of Anglo-Saxon blood. It may be that a considerable number of Americans will go to Cuba when that Island shall have been fully pacified and the work of developing It has begun and these may exert an Influence upon the political future of that Island. Cuba U near to this country and the condi tions there are likely to bo such as to ffer Inducements to American labor. But there is no Eiich promise in the hlllpplnes , where there Is now an over * upply of Asiatic cheap labor , which an be augmented to meet any possi ble demand from the enormous supply n China and Japan. Those who Imagine that the difficulties hat would be encountered In our ab- oi'ptlou of tropical islands might be vercome by Anglo-Saxon Immigration re fostering n delusion. All experience s against such a theory. PaESWBNT AfKINLKr IS COU1NO. The acceptance by President McKln * cy of the Invitation of the exposition management , extended to him by Man ger Rosewater of the Department of 'ubllclty and Promotion , to visit the Omaha exposition In October and take jart In the prjjected peace Jubilee , nenns more for the exposition than any thcr piece of good , fortune that has befallen It President McKlnley has on more than mo occasion shown bis friendship for he people of the trnnsmlsslsslppi region favors to the exposition , which has been built to typify the marvellous re- lources and wonderful progress of the great west By his signature leglsla- Ion has * been enacted to glvo the ex- > osltlon the advantage of government participation , and his administration In all Its branches has co-operated en huslnstlcnlly to make the exposition : he grand success that It is proving. The highest manifestation of the presl dent's good will to the mighty enter prise , however , Is to bo found In his n-onilse to attend the exposition in > crson an'd lend the Influence of his > resenco to Inspire the patriotic en- huslasm of the peace Jubilee. With the great war president , by whoso wlso direction peace has been so happily 'estored ' , as the central figure , the pence demonstration at the Omaha exposition will take the form of n national cole bratlon and enlist popular participation that will make it go down into history alongside of the other grand events of humanity's closing war drama. GET37AG THEIR EYE ! ) OPENED. It takes nlno days for a new-born kitten to get its eyes fully opened. It Seems to have taken more than nine weeks to open the eyes of cer tain exposition directors who have thus far persisted In remaining stone-blind : o the patent facts relating to Sunday afternoon admissions. But the eye-open- ng process seems now almost completed. The Bee weeks ago voiced the general popular demand that the 25-cent rate jo established uniformly for every Sun day afternoon. A majority of the ex ecutlve committee has steadily opposed this demand , and , whllo the directors have had the matter up on several occasions , they have never taken definite action because ot the stubborn per- vcrseness of a few who have insisted on temporizing. The time Is now here to meet the ques tlon of half-rates for Sunday afternoon squarely. The valid arguments are al on the sldo of the reduced admission But strongest of all U the showing every week more convincing , that the logic of the gate receipts makes action imperative. The weekday crowds simply cannot be attracted for only the afternoon of one day unless some con cession Is made to bring out the great army of working men and women who are employedv throughout the week The returns show that so far as the exposition Is concerned Its treasury has not been the loser a dollar by any ex perimcnt with the 25-ccnt rate for Sun day afternoon , but that when exacting full Sunday admission it has for the most part failed to take In operating ex penses , which go on Just the same day in and day out. The time has come for the exposition directors to act. Either the admission should bo made 25 cents for the remain Ing Sunday afternoons of the season or the gates closed entirely on those days A merchant vessel has arrived In New York from Singapore that was out n sea during the whole period of the wa witb Spain and without news of the glorious American victory until landed iu port. Wo have no doubt that people plo can be found in the United State who have lived through the entire wa without knowing hostilities had broken out. tit will bo remembered that in BC curing the Juries In the cases agalus Bartley , Nebraska's defaulting stat treasurer , several Intelligent Jurymen presented themselves and answered un dcr oath that they had ueycr heard o Bartlcy * . The last issue of Harper' * Weekly ha another excellent Illustrated article on the Omaha exposition. So has the widely read Scientific American. The Bunda Times-Herald of Chicago printed an II lustratcd article upon the Indian congress gross feature. The descriptive letter of Octave Thanet are appearing weekly , * - n a syndicate of nbout sixty of the trongrst uowspniiors of ( ho country .ml all the I > | R and little dallies and lopulnr weeklies nro varying war news vlth nrtlclofl nbout the exposition , note o mention the nmRnxIncs which hare n'tntcd exposition stories or have tlinn n press and the technical trade Journals tint arc tolling their renders nbout the HfTcrent lines of exhibits , liut all this work of the exposition Publicity do- mrttueiit will not stop the months ol ho smallbore critics who feel badly because their efforts to obstruct the ad vertising of the exposition has failed o miserably. The Bee Invites careful consideration if the crop statistics which It has epe- tally gathered and compiled at no lit- lo labor and expense ana presents to ho public In this Issue. The returns hough deficient in some minor pnrtlc- liars are practically complete and as re- lablo as available data will permit In every point conservatism has been the ulo 111 the estimates. The umgnlflcent showing made by Nebraska speaks for tself and offers tangible proof of the prosperity of the Nebraska farmer. Ohio democrats know that they have no clmiices against the republicans this year , and so tlu > y are turning attention o the question of factional control of heir party organization. This sltua- Ion promises to be repeated In a num ber of states which the democrats boasted they would carry only a year ago > . , . Both Sntliifnctory. ' Philadelphia Times. Dewey got BO much applause for hla first ffort that his giving an encore was only natural. ' Provocation for n. LangB * Minneapolis Times. General Leo's statement that 45,000 roops will bo required to garrison-Cuba , In dicates that Spain may have a laugh com- ng. A Jnntlflablc Claim. Globe-Democrat. , The German Inventor of the Mauser rifle B justified In claiming that it has a ten- lency to shoot straight , even In the hands if Indifferent marksmen. Casualties at San- lago prove that it Is a good gun. No ttnom ( or Two. Philadelphia Record. General Merrltt has been advised from Washington that there must beno joint occupation with the insurgents of sur rendered Philippine territory. In the away of military rule , as in the gentler away of loye , "there's nae room for twa. " Well Founded Alnrm. New York Mall and Express. ° Senator Allen of Nebraska Is seriously afraid that the republicans will carry that state this fall , and all reports Indicate that Ills alarm is well founded. General Prosperity's Justly celebrated knockout drops are doing the business for the populist tomfoolery all along the line. The 111 ml Hand for All. Chicago Inter Ocean. There would bo neither scuse nor policy In serving a notice upon the rest of the world that Great Britain is our solitary friend In Europe. Such a course would result only In brlnfelng down upon us the hostility and contempt of Intelligent men throughput , the world who know something of our 'i > aU' struggles for on existence and are conscious of our present magnificent opportunities : t . * M JB - Opportunity fur the Cuban * . New York Mall and Express. If the Cubans are half as smart as they would have the world believe , they wilt turn in and lend a hearty support to all American efforts to re-establish law and order In the Island. What they must learn Is that American authority Is supreme in Cuba and that it will continue to be supreme just as long as tlls government considers It necessary. Every Cuban should paste this in his sombrero. Uncle Snm' Great Luck. Philadelphia Record. The capture of Manila before It was possi ble to stay the hands of Dewey and Mer rltt was a piece of unmixed good fortune. It gives our peace commissioners firmer ground : o stand Upon In discussing the future con trol and disposition of the Philippines. Act ual possession , as a result of actual con quest , conveys an irrefragable title. It is much better than the standing obtained by the signature of Ambassador Cambon at the bottom of the protocol. Peace and Prosperity. Boston Post. The rising sun of peace shines upon a fortunate land. Prosperity is in the air. Its evidences are all about us , forcing them selves upon the blindest. It is not only felt , but Is seen in the prompt start which enter prise , Industry , and trade have taken simul taneously with the removal of the uncertain ties of war. The inquiries which the Post has made among representatives of com merce and Industry in their various branches show that this feeling is universal. There ore today no croakers , no grumblers , no prophets of evil. AH feel the inspira tion ; all note the quick Improvement al ready made In trade conditions ; all look to steady and rapid advance , and all propose to push forward and take their share ol the new prosperity. .The BtrntrKle tor China , Philadelphia Record. The "open door" In China appears to have been shut with a ilam in the face of the English ambassador. So far Russian In fluence at Pekln teems to have been para mount. The next move In the game will bo awaited with interest. Whether China shall be divided up among the contending European powers , or opened up to unre stricted trade with all nations , Is the matter to be determined. Singular as it may seem , China herself , the nation most vitally interested in the dls puts , seems to have no power in controlling the result. The total value of the foreign trade of China for 1897 was 1270,817,857 , a volume of traffic that might be almost indefinitely increased , and well worth the struggle of the powers for Its possession Getting on Sollrt Ground. Boston Transcript , Two years ago the republican state con ventlon of Wyoming adopted a resolution to the effect that "we favor the free coinage of told and silver Into standard money , as expressed in our former platforms , under such legislation M will guarantee that all our money shall remain on an equality. " Now there la a departure from "farmer plat forms , " in 'a recent convention , and it is declared that "tho financial policy of the republican party having brought prosperity to the entire country , and given us a place among the nations of the eart'h , and en abled us to conduct successfully a foreign war , we unhesitatingly reaffirm the financial plank of the platform as expressed by the national convention at St. Louts. " This Is coming down upon solid ground , and Indi cates a weakening of the silver sentiment in a section where It has been as epthuilwt- Ically entertained as in any part of the United SUlei. The silver issue is likely to bo M dead la 1900 M Spanish rule on this continent. GLIMPSES OP POPULIST POLITICS. Fremont Tribunerep. ( . ) : When Poyntcr commences wigwagging for help Dill I'axton nnd the stock yards gang cannot fall to nee his motions not It they are grateful. Kearney Sun ( rep. ) : As president of the Nebraska senate Poynter formed n sifting committee that squelched the stock yards bill In the legislature when ho was a mem ber. If elected governor Poyntcr will bo un able to tcrvo the Interests of two masters , ilo will bo compelled to neglect the Inter ests of cither the stock yards or the people. Better vote for Hayward , who will be gov ernor for til the people. Hnrtlnfiton Herald ( rcp.)5 And now sev eral fusion editors who plume themselves on their political Independence will have to swallow some very unpleasant things that they said about Auditor Cornell. In renoml- noting Cornell and the rest ot the state house crowd the fusion three-wheeler com mitted itself to the pass evil , as that was made n. direct prt-convcntlon Issue In tliu fusion fold , but the aforesaid editors wilt come to the scratch at the first crack ot the whip without a whimper and you may lay your last dollar on It. Bloomfleld Monitor ( rep , ) : The burning question of the hour with a great many conscientious pops Is "Why did Senator Allen nnd Governor Poynler (7) ( ) arrange for and make a special trip to South Omaha for the purpose of obtaining an Interview with the manager ot the Union Stock yards ? The question Is , what business have these gentle men with this great corporation ? And was it to pledge themselves that provided radical action was taken by their party to sldo track the bill In the legislature in return for the prospective stock yards vote ? Albion News ( rep , ) : Like most profes sional politicians W. A. Poynter is a "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.Hyde" sort of a man. As a citizen and neighbor he Is all right and wo honor him as a reputable citizen. As a politician , long seeking for office , ho U com pelled to do many things repugnant to his better self. For instance , people ot Boone county know that Mr. Poynter Is a prohi bitionist it there IB such a thing. They ow that he never visits saloons , and Is ipposcd , as every Christian should be , to Iho whole liquor traffic. Yet , wiuij , do wo sco ? Ho was compelled , In order to get the democratic endorsement , to stand up before a drunken mob and deny his honest con victions. That Is politics. Politics Is re sponsible for much that la evil In this world. Blair Pilot ( rep , ) : The fusion element las again emphatically declared against the use ot railroad passes , but every voter In the state knows that that portion ot the plat form la a farce. Not only has the present 'orcc of state officers transacted their regular line of business on the free pass , but every one of them has taken from one to a dozen junketing tours at the expense ot the rail roads. Two years ago the pops made the same pledge and now reiterate it and re- nominate the eome set of officials and expect to make the people believe that they have some intention of keeping the promise. At the present tune Governor Holcomb Is down In the neighborhood ot Jacksonville , Fla. , on a free railroad pass , The pass promise of the pops won't wash. Hastings Record ( rep. ) : Every day that rolls by brings more accounts of the "splen did and careful management" of the populist officials nt the state capltol , and now as a fitting tribute to their "strict economy" comes the glowing report of the rapid In crease ot the school fund and the splendid condition of the treasury. Nevar before , say the popocrats , have the conditions finan cially been so good as now and of course no sane person or anybody with any common sense whatever Would hesitate for a mo ment In saying that this is all due to the 'splendid management and generalship" of the popocrats now in office. But now what are we going to do when Investigation shows that in the case of every county taxes have been paid this year which have never been paid before , and as a result of good crops and good prices people are settling up delinquent taxes which have been running since 1892 and longer. It Is not hard to find such a case. Land Com missioner Wolfe presents just such a figure ot Increased prosperity. Last January he settled Up his delinquent personal taxes which had been running since 1874 and hundreds ot other sltuatltona similar to this can be cited. It is because Land Com missioner Wolfe and thousands of other citizens over the state are paying up their taxes that the condition ot the treasury Is bettered and not because of the "careful and splendid management" ot popocratlo administration. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. Hobson's courage seems to stand all testa. He isn't any more afraid of a Brooklyn trolley car than ho was of Morro castle. Our Spanish prisoners may not be men without a country , exactly , but they have considerably less country than they used to have , Age is no bar to hero worship. General Wheeler has also been kissed since hli re turn , but it was by an older woman than the one who stormed Hobson , Richard Philip Schuyler , who died at his homestead , called the Flatts , near Water- vllet , recently , was a lineal dlicendant ot the first mayor of Albany , Peter Bchuyler , who waa mayor In 1086. The auxiliary cruiser St. Paul is now to be stripped of ltd arms and armor. The same claim can be made for it that its great namesalnt made for himself ; It bos fought the good fight ; It has finished its course ; It has kept the faith. > "Eole" Pearsoll , a well known New York gambler , won $35,000 in a poker game at the club house in Saratoga the .other night. The other playera were "Butch * ' Thompson and John Kelly of New York and Ted Sloano , the jockey. The latter got J3.100 worth of experience. Colonel John Jacob Astor Is credited with having asked that his taxes , which are now $300,000 , bo raised by a higher assessment of his immense holdings of property. He also has philanthropic schemes , and Intends to rank with Cooper and Peabody. He will build a college and endow It , and proposes to establish cheap restaurants throughout the city of New York on the plan ot those of the princess of Wales | n London. Among the physicians who performed an operation Ust Wednesday in New York on Edward Marshall , the newspaper correspond ent to seriously wounded at La Guasima , was Dr , Wlnfleld Scott Schley , jr. , son of the demollsher of Cervera's fleet and houie surgeon of St , Luke's hospital. The opera tion was successful 10 far as Mr , Marshall's weakened condition permitted it to bo car ried,1 and hopes are entertained for bis ro covery. Elnht million dollars In cash was carried through the streets of New York in a hand bag last Thursday by Arthur B. Leach , of a bond-buying firm and a guard. The getting together of the money was a task accom plished after half a day's work , In which the banks helped with the bills of big de nomination. The package/containing the money was about the lire ot eight bricks. It was tendered to the city comptroller for bondi , but owing tothe dispute about the sa.le was refused. E. T. Hooley , the famous London promoter meter whose revelations regarding his brib ery ot members ot the nobility have set the British capital by the ears , lives at Pap- worth hall , a fine estatenear London. Ho has done a great deal for the village and consequently Is popular with the people there , He is very methodical In his habits : Rising every morning at 6 , he has an early breakfast and then walks over the. farm with his steward. He visits every field and take * consuming interest in crept and took. IN TUB CONURKSMIONAL PIBI.D , Ord Times ( rep. ) ! It U said a great effort will be made to keep Dill Orecn from having the "tonsltltls" ngnln this fall. A strong guard will bo kept with him all the time , O'NIell Frontier ( rep. ) ! Judging from press comments Korrls Ilrown of Kearney will bo the unanimous choice ot the re publicans of the Sixth district for congress. Mr. Brown Is ono of the ablest campaigners In the district and will make on Ideal rep resentative In congress. Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : Hereafter demo- cratsand populists musthold their peace about the republican party turning Samuel Max well down. The republican party kept him In office a quarter of a century. Two short years were -all the reformers were willing to glvo him. Ho raked their chestnuts out of the flro two years ago and they had no further use for him , Pawnco Republican ( rep. ) ! The treachery of the populists in afterwards slaughtering the man who made It possible for Poyntcr's nomination for govorn6r in the tripartite convention , Is one of the Inhumanities of the fuslonlst party. Poynter ones his nomination to Matt Qerlng. The Lancaster populUts slaughtered Goring In the house ot his friends. "Hurrah for Burkett. " Hartlngton Herald ( rep. ) : The populist delegates to tbo congressional convention from this county nro very much disgusted with the corrupt methods resorted to at Norfolk to secure Judge Robinson's nomina tion. The populist delegations from Cedar , Dlxon and Colfax counties refused to- participate In the Joint conveutton , George McAllister , chairman ot the populist con vention , dcclares.be will vote the straight republican ticket this fall. Leigh World ( rep. ) : The result of the fU- slon congressional convention at Norfolk Tuesday was what has been looked for all along. The democrats of this district started In over a year ago to get Maxwell's scalp. The nomination of Judge Roblson of Modi * son was the.outcome of systematic efforts and Is a democratic victory. Maxwell had neither political nor personal claims to the nomination , but It will not be surprising It the "grand old man" went homo determined to vote the republican ticket. Beatrice Express ( rep. ) : The republicans did a good day's work at Scward in making G. H. Hlnsbaw of Falbury their nominee for congress for the Fourth district. Mr. Hlnshaw , as candidate for county attorney in 1896 , ran GOO votes ahead ot McKlnley , and his popularity at the polls has been fUtly justified by his satisfactory conduct of the office of county attorney. Mr. Htn- shaw requires no defense. He has an un blemished record as a citizen and republican and has recognized abilities which eminently fit him for the high officeof national repre sentative. The convention did Its work well and Mr. Hlnshaw's ' election Is confidently predicted. Lincoln News ( rep. ) : The republicans of the Fourth district yesterday nominated B. H. Hlnshaw ot Jefferson county as their candidate for congress. Mr. HlnshaW has an enviable record as a faithful and able public official , his standing at the bar Is high , and , as his ability as a campaigner and his republicanism are Unquestioned , he will glvo Judge Stark , his fusion opponent , the liveliest tussle ho has yet had. The Fourth district is generally an even break politically and in recent years has been tending a little toward fuslonlsm. Two years ago Stark received 20,615 to 18,844 for Halner , the republican candidate , but Stark was carried in by the Bryan wave and ho tv 111 find his road much harder thli year. In 1894 Hatner carried the district , re ceiving 19,465 to 10,642 for Stark , while a democrat got 2,763 votes. AB nalysls of thla vote will show that the republicans will not have very much to gain thla year and that a strong campaign conducted by a stirring campaigner like Mr. Hlnshaw will win. This is a republican year , anyway , and the Fourth district is going to be redeemed. A GRATEFUL REPUBLIC. View * of the Vcnecnelnn Press on Spain and the United 9tat . Venezuelan Herald , Caracas , August 1. In May last We gave our readers extracts from the Venezuelan press showing Its opinion on the Spanish-American question , extracts more or less in favor of Spain ; but time moves apace and now we find In El Pregonero an article on Spain and the United States which differs totally from those cited and In order that our readers may judge of It we reproduce It In extenso. "It Is certain it the history of nations and of International wars teaches anything that not only will Cuba realize its long- cherished dream of independence as a re sult of the struggle between the United States and Spain , but that the commercial relations ot South America will soon bo enormously Increased with the former coun. try. 'Spain has failed to keep Us place In the onward march of progressive enlightened nations of the world , It belongs to the past and is steeped in idle dreams of Its van ished glory. It fancies that because It was once nn irresistible conquering power it ought to continue the present vain struggle , though the annihilation ot Cervera's fleet at Santiago de Cuba and the capture ot the city made It plain to the rest of the wprld that Hi hour of doom baa sounded. Spain has been struggling against progress , against destiny , but pride of race should not make It blind to the fate which has decreed Us downfall. "In the great triumph of the United States we discern no purpose to molest or to absorb the smaller nations on this side ot the Atlantic , or on the other ililo of the Pacific. We sco on the otier hand fresh vitality given to a new and wider applica tion of the Monroe doctrine , which means we shall be protected from the unjust In terference and intervention of Europe , "United by ties of reciprocal Interests with the great nation of the north wo may counl upon the moral support of Its squad rons and the material advantage of its com. merce , and upon being thus recognized as worthy of respect by the other nations of the world. "From a commercial point of view it Is certain that the United States will have to extend Its influence In these southern coun tries , but this In Itself will be a guarantee that the splendid progressive spirit ot that great nation will Infuse now life into our veins and we shall chare with It the tri umphs of its developments nnd Its reforms. From this point of view American interven tion will always receive our support and admiration. "For we must not deceive ourselves ; while The K y l U the hlghitt rd baklig powder kMw . Actual t Ubow It go eM ttlnl forthtlMa M ? ether b-Mtf , ' OVAL lift WA FiWMJI CO. , KtW VOMC , wo continue fi wrnk nation , unable to Rid. tain our rights , altlmuKh morally we mljr bo amply Justified , wo ahall ahvayn he at tin mercy of Kurnprnn diplomacy and a nation merely brcaiiso It In powerful , can InviUo our shores with iihlps nml torpedoes , prf- tcmllriR to enforce olnltn * , for the most putt Imaglnanry , nml oblige us to enter Into a shamefaced compact. "Wo must ally ourselves with loino nation that con protect UK , nnd consequently we look to the United States ot America , under whose powerful protection may pass gotfio day nations now considered Invincible , for the great republic has utitold millions and powerful Bquailrone. From Spain on tbo other hand , all wo can pet la the example ct her former deeds of valor , to Inspire us , If indeed wo require such inspiration , " THOl'OirrS THAT TICKLE. Indlnnnnolls Journal : "In that fellow really a painless dentist ? " "Almost. The only pain I suffered was when ho extracted his fees. " Judge : Miss Vnssnr What Ifl the rca * eon thin orutiReado tastes so watery ? 1'ollto Attendant llccnuso we mnko It out of naval oranges , miss , Brooklyn Life : Urownc I'd ' Join the church If It wasn't so full of hypocrites. Towne That needn't dutcr you. There1 ! always room for ono more. Puck : Farmer Thnt field there is to * bacco. Visitor Is that so ? What ordinary look ing plnntsl When do they cr begin to plug out ? Washington Star : "Why , sir , " said the geologist , "tho ground you walk on waa once under water. " . . . "Well , " replied the friend , who Is nothing It not patriotic , "It simply goes to show you can't hold America down , " Chicago Post : "Why do you call old Skinflint an abstract noun ? " "Because ho Is something you can think of , but cannot 'touch. ' " Indianapolis Journal : "It Is n solemn thing , " said the young man , "when a woman trusts a man .with her affections. " "It ain't as solemn , " said the man with the dry goods house necktie , "as when she won't trust him with his own wages. " Chicago Tribune : Prospective Purchaser Ten thousand dollars Is a high price to ask for such a property as this. The house Is a tumbledown old affair , and ot no value except for firewood. Retil Estate Agent ( In a whisper ) My dear sir , this house U haunted and the ghost goes with it. Detroit Journal : "I've lost my sheep" exclaimed Little Ho Peep , tearfully. The Little Boy Blue lighted a fresh ci garette. "Why don't you hire n. press agent and lose your diamonds ? " he demanded , with considerable feeling. Some people , observe , never grasp the dramatic possibilities of a situation. A nUNDtlBD YEAHS FIIOM NOW , Joseph J , Doyle In Newark Advertiser. The surging sea of human life forever on * ward roils , . And bears to the eternal shore Ita daily freight of souls. Though bravely sails our bark today , pale death sits at the prow , And few shall know we ever lived a hun dred years from now. O , mighty human brotherhood ; why fiercely war and strive , Whllo Qod's great world has ample space for everything alive ? Broad fields , uncultured and unclaimed , are waiting for the plow Cf progress that shall make them bloom a hundred years from now. Why should wo try RO earnestly in life's short , narrow span On golden etalrs to climb BO high above our brother man ? Why blindly nt an earthly shrlno In slavish homage bow ? Our gold will rust , ourselves be dust , a hundred years from now. O , patient heart , that meekly bears your weary load of wrong ! Or earnest heart ) that oraveljr darea and. striving , grows moro strong ! Press on till perfect peace la won ; you'll never dream of how You struggled -o'er life's thorny road. i .hundred years from now. Grand , lofty souls who llvo and toll that Freedom , Right and Truth Alone may rule the universe , for you 11 endless youth ; When 'mid the blest , with Qed you rest , the grateful lands shall bow Above your clay In rev'rent love , a hundred years from now. OUR DAILY BULLETIN. QUEBEC , Canad , Aug. 13 , 80S. The Joint High Commission named by the United States arid Great Brltlan opens here today. It will settle all dlferences about the Alaska seal catchlngs , the Atlantic and Pacific fisheries , boundary lines , mining regula tions , and other question ! at issue. Today's ff Great Question Is how we are able to sell a fine black clay worsted -suit for $10. This is something you want to look into for here you have a chance to make a selection for $ JOof frock and sack suits. These are sold the world over for $15 and $ J8 , and we have all sizes , 34 to 42 , We make these suits ourself , and know just how they are made and of what they are made. and every one is war ranted.
