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f THE OMAHA DAILY .BEE : TUESDAY. AUGUST 30. 1808. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. UOBEWATUH , Editor. PUBLISHED EVEIIV MOUNINO. TERMS OF SUHSCHIPTION : , Dally Bee ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year.J6.CO Dally JJeo nnd Sunday , One Year 8.00 Blx MonthB 4.00 Threu .Months 2.WI Sunday Hoc , Ono Year . . . . 2-W Saturday Bee , Ono Year 1.50 AVt-ekly IJee , One Vear IS OFFICES. Omaha : The He ? Btilldlntr. South Omaha ! Sinner Block , Corner N find Twenty-fourth Streets. Council UlufTH ! 10 Pearl Street. Chicago Olllce ! G02 Chamber of Com merce. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : DOl Fourteenth Street. COUHESPONDBNCE. All communications relating to news nnd editorial matter should bo addressed : To the Editor. HUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances Bhould bo nddrcxscd to The Bee Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express nnd noHtofllco money orders to be made paynfdo to the order of HIR company. THE BEE PUHMSHINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss.t CicorRO B. Tzschuck , secrptary of The Bee rubllshlne company , bclnff duly wori. FayH that the actual number of full nnd complcto copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening nnd Sunday Uec , printed during the month of July , 1SOS , was as .follows : l : tiuro 17 ISIMMO 2 IS . UII.7O5 3 19 . iS,7 ! ( ) 4 20 . ; . 'MtrM 4C C i. 2t . aS.IHM 6 22 . US , . * 7 : t ! .rur 8 uiiu > in 21 D KI.OUO 10 itlii- ( > II . . . . : ni u > 27 . : tastr ( 12 Ill.lMU 28 . iisr sy 13 K0.1MO 29 . SS,17 14 : M , BI 30 . as.i ii 15 : ir , iS4 31 . assar ic uo.r.io Total Less returns nnd unsold copies Net total sales 1IM.KII Not dally avcrnpo' 31 > 425 GEOUGE B. T55SCHUCK. Sworn to bcforo mo and eubscrlbed In my pr < > sorco this 31st day of July , 1S93. ( Seal. ) N. P. FEIt , , Notary Public. I.EAVIXO FOR TII13 SUMMER I'nrtlcn leiivliif ? ilic pity for < lie Niiiiinirr can linvc TIic lieu Mviit io ( lie-in iTKtilnrlr by notifying The Hoc IniNl- jiL-.su olllcc In permm or liy jnall. The nililrenn will lie il UN often IIH duHlrcil. This Is a republican year , but re publicans should not forgot that the Lord helps Uioso who help themselves. "With the temperature ranging In the nineties It Is scarcely necessary for us to admonish local politicians to Keep cool. OH Inspector Kdmlsten Is to have charge of the i.opocratlc legislative cam paign. That Is where the oil Is most needed. General Mcrrltt may go to 1'nrls , but with Admiral Dewey at Manila there is no dangerfrom , Agnlnaldo or any other belligerents I'en co Jnblleo' ' projects -springing up all around ; but Omaha''hns the Hrst claim tii the plan and Omalia's'celebra tion will overtop thorn all. The exposition Is now so far on the road to success that It cannot lie harmed n partlclp by the exposure of any fraud ulent work on the part of crooked em ployes. By the end of Soptcmuor , Its fourth month , Omaha's exposition will have registered more admissions than Nash ville had when It closed at the end of elx months. The peace jubilee will give Omaha n chance to outdo Itself once more In the matter of artistic decorations and unique Illuminations , In which It has already made a great reputation. If the exposition had done nothing moro than to advertise to all the world tlie Indomitable pluck and Irresistible en terprise of Omaha , 1t would be a paying Investment to our citizens and business tueu. American fanners will h-arn 'with ' supreme satisfaction that the visible wheat supply of the world Is short nnd foreshadows a rise In prices rather than a decline that usually follows the har vest. Queen Wllhelmlna of Holland Is going to celebrate her coronation the coming week. Williclmlnu should have waited till after October and llrst gotten a few ttlps on the coronation business from our own Ak-Sar-IJen. Itussla Is reputed the nation of Europe nearest the medieval absolutism. , Yet Kussla , to the surprise of all , takes tUo Initiative for a universal peace confer- unco. History still produces occasional paradoxes. The war with Spain will not ho able to rank In history as a great military contest unless It leaves to congress a legacy of private bill legislation that will keep It busy on war claims for a whole generation. The -'o-cent admission at the exposi tion for Sunday afternoon has vindi cated Itself at the Hrst opportunity. The pity Is that the order was not made promptly when the question llrst came before the board of directors. The c/.ar must have had assurances of favorable- disposition on the part of the European rulers to Ms plan for a peace conference or ho would not have gone so fur as to Issue publicly the in vltatlon. The acceptances should , there fore , come In without much dolajv The pass Inspector Bays ho has ordered taken up and cancelled a number of ex position passes fraudulently secured through exhibitors and concessionaires But these passes could hardly have been Issued without connivance of exposition oUU'i-rs or employes. What Is the expo ulttim management going to do about this feature of the puss frauds ? IWSSt.l H'AXTS LASTING 1'K.ICE. The proposal of an International con ference of European powers with n view to the maintenance of peace and a re duction of armaments , submitted by the UUH.shiu minister of foreign nll'nlrs by command of the emperor to the foreign diplomats at tit. Petersburg , will com- nmnd the serious attention of the clvl- ; llxcd world. Coining at n time when tussla Is pursuing a policy In China which seems to threaten European jieace , It will not be surprising If the iroposal shall be tegarded In some qimr- crs with distrust. For1 some time Hitsn slau diplomacy in Asia has been very aggressive and In Increasing the navy : ind strengthening the army there 1ms uppcarcd to be an expectation on theg tiirt of that government that the long ; rn of European ponce was Hearing Its close. Hecent apprehension of this has been due almost wholly to the move- nents of Russia. Hence the appeal : rom that source In behalf of n real and astllig peace , with the essential coudl-1 .Ion that armaments shall bo reduced , s so unexpected and of so sensational a nature as to naturally Incite misgivings. Yet the tone of Count iMuravIcff'a note suggests the utmost sincerity. In Its presentation of the matter the tussian note Is most convincing nnd persuasive. There Is no question of the desirability of relieving the crushing | burden Imposed upon the people of the uadlug nations of Europe in maintain- ng vast iirinnnicnts. It 1ms bankrupted tnly , it istscvorcly fcltj by France , Hus- sla and Germany arc suffering from it. t Is Impossible fo doubt tlmt the people of all those countries would be materl- iilly benefited If a part of tlie money .hoy annually pay for tlio support of great naval and military establishments were applied to national development and the production of those things which contribute to the comfort and .lapplness of ) a peoplo. Great arma ments , as Count MuravlefT points out , lave been created aud maintained ns u | guarantee of peace , but they have not brought abouMho desired result , pacifi cation , aud the time seems auspicious for trying a different method for pre serving peace. "To put an end to In cessant armaments nnd to seek the iieaus of warding off the calamities which are threatening the whole world- such Is the supreme duty today im posed upon all states , " declares the Russian uoto and every lover of peace throughout the world will acquiesce. It is a most significant move aud a most remarkable deliverance to como from a despotic government which has always relied upon , force. That Kussla should take the Initiative in an'effort , to promote durable peace by interna tional compact and propose .to pnt an end to the progressive building up or irmies nnd navies , moved thereto by the highest considerations affecting the nterests of Immunity nnd civilization , Is circumstance of epochal Importance. A similar proposal from no other European nation would Lave been fo , significant. How the governments of Europe will regard It is somewhat , problematical , but If , as surmised , the ulhcslon of some of the powers was.ob tained before the proposal was sub mitted , the others will probably give. their approval. Certainly if the leading continental powers nro willing to join n a conference Great Britain will hardly decline to do so , for no other nation of Europe can more strongly de sire a durable peace. As to the United States it may not bo asked to Join the proposed conference. 1'orlmps it should not do so If asked. But It will give to the proposal /Its / hearty sympathy and r.orul support. MORE lilDS VOlt ANNEXATION. The territorial expansionists are likely to have their appetite whetted by an : ippeal from the British West India is- .anils to be annexed to the United States. The Jamaica sugar planters nro reported to bo anxious to sever their allegiance to the union Jack and come under the stars and stripes and as the planters of the other Islands are In an equally pre carious -condition It is to bo presumed that they also would bo glad to become American citizens , with the privilege of 11 free market for their sugar. There Is a serious condition of affairs In all the sugar-producing islands of the British West Indies so serious as to have re ceived the earnest consideration of the British government and It is expected to grow worse under Increased compe tition from Cuba and Porto Rico. Hcnco the people of the Islands are In a state of alarm and a congress will bo held next -month to consider what shall be done. It Is highly probable It will bo proposed that If Great Britain will not do tHomething for the relief of the Is lands they shall appeal to the United States to absorb them. Of course we do not want these is lands. They could be of no possible benefit to us. Hesldc * England might object , though possibly she would be glad to be rid of them. But there are Just as good reasons for absorbing Jamaica as there were for annexing Hawaii. CANADA WANTS TAHIFF FAVOUS. An obstacle to a reciprocity agree ment between Canada and the United States , ns has been frequently pointed out , Is the desire of the former for largo concessions on agricultural products. The only object of the Cana dians in seeking reciprocity Is to secure moro of the American market for the products of the soil. They will urge this upon the joint commission , the American members of which , at their meeting last Friday , agreed to seek the views of leading agriculturists In the L'nlteil States and particularly of farm ers * organizations as to what would bo the effect of reductions In the rates now imposed on agricultural products , It Is said that some , of the commissioners think that n slight reduction In rates might be made on barley , eggs , hay and a few other products. There can bo no doubt ns to the position of American farmers , at least those on our northern border with whom the Canadian ns cultural producers directly compete. They will bo found to n man opposed to | any : reduction In duties. They have not forgotten the Injury they suffered from this competition under the Wilson tariff and will vigorously resist all efforts to restore those rate1 ? . And they will exert a very strong Influence at Washington , whatever may bo the effect of their rep- lesentatlons at Quebec. If the Canadian government were dis posed to make concessions to American manufactures nearly commonsurnlo j with what they want for the ngrlcul- tural products of Canada there would bo some chance of reaching nn agree ment ; , but such Is not the case. Ou the contrary It Is proposed to adhere to the policy of discriminating in favor of British manufactures , an organ of the | government < having recently declared that the .preferential . tariff which went Into effect a few weeks ago will not be repealed. If this Is the fixed and unalterable - alterable determination it will be to little purpose for the Joint commission to cpnsuine any time in discussing reci procity. TllK DBMAAD OF TllC 11UVU. Three months out of the live months of the exposition season will bo over this ) week. The concessions BO far made by the railroads In the reduction of rates have been limited to territory within 250 miles of Omaha. The more distant points have been under an embargo barge that makes all the advertising east of the Mississippi < i waste of money and energy. When it costs all the way from ? . ' ! 0 to $100 In railroad faro and traveling ex penses to innKo the round trip from the states east of the lakes few people can bo expected to avail themselves of the attraction , offered by what everybody who has seen It admits Is the second greatest exposition ever held In this country. ( The concession of n cent per mile rate on Chicago day , St. Louis day and a few other special days does not meet the demand of the exposition nor fulfill the promises made by the railway - [ way managers. Weeks -igo It was given out that a general reduction of railroad fares to the exposition would be inaugurated at least not later than September 1. That date is upon us , but the promised reduction of long distance rates , which | alone will bring visitors from the cast and enable the exposition to carry out the object of Its promoters to Interest eastern investors In the undeveloped re sources of the prolific region west of the Mississippi , is not yet In sight. The reductions tlmt have been an nounced for September apply only to | three or four Iralllc points within a range of fiOO miles from Omaha. They are to be In effect only on given days , so that people residing beyond that dis tance are compelled to pay full faro | from their homes to Chicago or St. Louis and time their trips to connect with , the dates for which reduced rates are an nounced. The one rate from Chicago and St. Louis , with $2 added , which lias been granted for certain days of the week , Is not a sulllclent Inducement for the middle class of the oast- unless an arrangement Is at once made for ono- faro' roundtrip rate from points east of Chicago on connecting Hues. It Is for the traffic managers of tlio roads centering In Omaha to press the Claims of the exposition with their con necting lines and If possible to force the reductions on long distance travel within the next ten days. The an nouncement of reduced rates to Omalm will within Itself Insure for the roads all the passengers they can handle from. now to the closing of the exposition | gates. Having produced such a superfine brand o harmony by appointing them selves as delegates to the democratic state and congressional conventions , it Is inexplicable why the Ilerdman gang should think It necessary to go through the form of a party primary to select delegates to a county nominating con vention. If a state nnd congressional ticket can be launched under the demo cratic name without even Inquiring as to the wishes of the rank and file of the democrats , why should they be con sulted with reference to nominees for county and legislative ofllcesV Do the express companies think they can pay the war tax on express shipi tuonts In Texas and shift it upon their patrons In all other states ? No possible excuse that could bo offered for such discrimination would be accepted by the public. The express companies should wako up to the fact that the stamp tax bears no harder upon them than upon corporations In dozens of other lines of business and yield grace fully to the situation before the people become so exasperated with the treat ment ns to look about for retaliatory measuteu. The best captures , that have boon made under the police regime of Chief Gallagher have been made by men who have no connection with the police force. One highwayman caught by a stable man Is serving a term In the peniten tiary and now a street car conductor has lauded a holdup for whom the whole detective force was looking In vain. In the meanwhile the thieves and crooks are plying their vocations under the very noses of the reform police without } so much as a thought of possible police Interference. The people of Omaha and visitors to the exposition generally do not seem to appreciate the value of the Indian en campment as tha most unique' nnd in structive feature of the great show. Oue reason , perhaps , Is that the encamp ment has not boon made as accessible as other parts of the exposition grounds and adequate provisions have not been made to accommodate people who want to witness the exhibitions of the Indians. It Is to be hoped the railroads will have better success In carrying the dls- banded volunteer regiments to their homes than < they had In tiansportlng them to the military camps. It will be remembered that there were several wrecks of trains filled with soldiers and ' s that fatalities on Ithc railroads antlcl V I patcd those on the battlefield. The re turn trip ought to be safeguarded with every precaution against railroad ac cidents. For people Interested In the war , n visit to the Omaha exposition will bo ' moro satisfactory than a visit to Cuba. Between the war relics , the models or the navy's men-of-war , the war balloon and all the other war featured , the ex position * offers a war display that can not be beaten anywhere. Eminent statesmen who have failed to cntcli on to the Paris peace commis sion will be grateful to learn that an I j International peace conference Is about to be called by the czar , which will afford them another opportunity to secure a soft berth In one of the great capitals of Europe. Senator Davis wants the American navy maintained as largo as that of any nation on the face of the earth. But who is to pay the bill ? And what Is the use of Increasing the navy when all the world is talking universal peace and disarmament ? One Straight Shot * Chicago Tribune. General Blanco says the Insurgents "havo never been grateful to Spain for Its efforts In their behalf. " Once In a while General Blanco manages to BOCUTO a firm grip on an everlasting truth. The Nation's Tolirupli Toll * . Globe-Democrat. During the war the government spent { 2,500 a day for cable dispatches nnd most of the money went abroad. The American people have not giv en to submarine telegraphing the attention it deserves. IleiKl OIT ( lit : Syndicate. Globe-Democrat. Already a syndicate Is forming to slash off the forests of Porto Itlco. It will bo ntrnngo If the government permits the rich little Island to be desolated by the ruthless American nxe. The principles of forestry are no longer unknown In this country , though generally disregarded. A ConeltiNlve I'roiiOMlllon. Louisville Courier-Journal. Blcnco , In hl latest proclamation , says : " \Ve have been vanquished because wo arc Spaniards , hut there Is no human power which can force us to resign our glorious nationality. " There Is uo human power that can make a silk purse of a sow's ear , but It is so much the worse for the sow's ear. Value of ItcNtrlctloiiH Unforced. St. Paul 1'loneer Press. The good physical condition of the marines who fought at Guantanamo has astonished every ono that has seen them. Their com mander. Colonel Huntlngton , attributes It to the fact that the army rules of eating and drinking , Including the boiled water regu lation , were rigidly enforced , nnd strict pen alties for Irregularity in these matters were ordained. His sick list has not exceeded at any ttmo 3 per cent of the entire command. So much for discipline. The Clock tlmt Now York Sun. i Democratic state conventions continue to cry for free silver and Bryan. Meanwhile the country , prosperous and confidently ex pecting greater prosperity in the develop ment of manufactures and commerce as a result of the war , la looking forward to new questions and new hopes , nnd not back ward to the mouldy Isitcs bf 1890. Good times would have been 'fatal to Bryaulsm even if the war had not come. The demo crats are clinging hopelessly to defeat. The democratic clock stopped at 189C. The coun \ try Is going on , although the country don't seem to know It. Colil III ( he TreiiHtiry. Philadelphia Ledger. The United States treasury now holds moro than $206,000,000 In gold. It holds this vast amount , largely , because It cannot get rid of ft. The people do not care to bo bur- dcncd with gold for pocket money , when f paper Is so much more convenient to carry. They are very willing to lot the government keep the gold , and the government Is very willing to do so , because It is the only full value money , after all , and it must bo kept on baud in readiness to cash the govern ment's promises to pay , which the holders are so well satisfied with now , but which they may bring in and demand gold for at any time. 1 Our Finis ( lie Old < ; it. ' Paris Flgnro. It Is not generally known that the star spangled banner of the United States is older than any ono of the present flags of the . great European powers. It was adopted in 1777 by the congress of the thirteen colonies nies of North America , then at war with the mother country. The yellow and red Span ish flag came out in 1785 ; the French tri color was adopted In 1794 ; the red English emblem , with the union Jack in the upper corner , dates from 1801 ; the Sardinian ( now the Italian ) flag flrat fluttered in 18-18 ; the Austro-Hungarlon ling was ono of the con sequences of the compromise of 1867 ; the present German flag first appeared in 1871 , and the Russian tricolor is quite a recent affair. The only modification that the Amer ican flag has undergone since its origin con sists In the addition of a new star every tlrno a now state Is taken Into the union. The stars now nifmber forty-five and , un fortunately for Spain , it is moro than likely that they have not yet como to the end of their multiplication. MACIII.VIJIIV AHHOAI ) . Siilircmnoy of Our InvciidoiiH .Shown li.v ICvnortN. Philadelphia Times. When fine , complicated machinery is wanted the whole world looks to this Yankee nation to supply it. The exports of Amer ican machinery In the ycur just closed reached the goodly sum of ? 50,000,000 , and the articles exported Included about every thing In the line of machinery , from high speed locomotives to sowing machine needles. Old world fondness for American bicycles Is the reason why they head the list with u total valuation of JG,81C,5-9 , European women like American sewing machines , which como second in the export list , value 3,130,361 ; scientific nnd electrical Instru ments are third , at $2,770,803 , and type writing machines fourth , at $1,902,153. Ono advantage of American inventiveness Is that thtEo articles require very little ad vertising abroad. They advertise them selves , because they nro BO much superior to European articles of the like nature that comparison is all the advertising they re quire. Other articles of American produc tion of a coarser nature meet successful European competition everywhere , but Amer ican bicycles , setting machines , typewriters and eleotrlcal machinery Bland flrst every where. As wo nro reaching nftcr greater export markets , the case with which our finely constructed machinery makes Its way every of where offers a suggestion worth careful con sideration. Why should not our American manufacturers in every line prldo them of selves on making the best of everything. In many of the articles of common con sumption Americans ba > o been compelled to Import the finer grades of goods. Per haps If wo made these flner grades of the goods of common use they would become aa popular in foreign markets OB our bicycles , sewlne machines and typewriters. KC1IOI3.H OK Till ! WAIt. During his v'alt ' to WaslilOK'Gii ' lait week Admiral Schley rciaud a conversation bad with a captured Spanish tobnol near San- tlago. Tbo colonel expressed the bopo that tbo Americans would not have the sumo experience with the Cubans as allies as tbo Spaniards had with them ns enemies. "They are an excellent advance guard In a re- treat , " eald the colonel , "and nn admirable j' rear guard for nn advance. " This ndnilraij bly expressed sentiment coincides with the views of most American nrmy officers nt Santiago. But even though they failed to reach army Ideals they show great nppretn elation of the valor of the men who died for Cuban liberty. A correspondent of Col lier's Weekly relates an Incident Illustrating this feeling. "Hiding solitary along the road to Slboucy , " says the correspondent , "I came upon a party of they hurrying on their way , led by a young olllccr who was taking hla llttlo command on an army errand. Ho spoke only a few words of English , but made use of all ho bad to express his feelings ns wo passed the graves of the Hough Hldcrs , lying on a llttlo hillside by the road. It wns , however , the devout raising of the som breros as wo passed the spot which npoko moro eloquently than tbo tongue of the feel ings among the famished Cubans ; and pity It Is that want of delicacy should have brought about even a moment's estrange ment between our devoted friends and the general of the nrmy at Santiago. From a personal acquaintance with Garcia nnd his gallant sons , I know that It Is qulto beyond our power to appreciate tbo delicacy of their feelings of gratitude to the United States. " An oulccr of the Indiana says the battle ship fired 1,000 shots at Ccrvera's escaping fleet. Yet the commanding officer declares the reports slighted the efforts of the battle- ship. Did the Indiana fire muffled guns ? Romance nnd pathos are tenderly united In the untimely death of William Tiffany of New York , a gallant member of Hoosevelt's Rough Riders. Tiffany entered the regiment as a sergeant and was promoted to a lieu tenancy for conspicuous gallantry on the heights of San Juan. He became a victim . of fever , was brought home on ono of the | troopships and died after lauding In Boston for want of proper medical care and feud. The young eoldlcr was engaged to Miss Maud Livingstone , ono of the noted New York family , and the wedding wns to take place on bis return from 'iio ' wai. Niaily everybody In the regiment know of the en gagement aud chaffed Wllllu about It. Ho would send cable messages to his fiancee whenever an opportunity offered and was lavish with money In securing a messenger to take it to the cable station. The men who chaffed him loved him for his loyalty and devotion and would go miles out of their way to deliver his messages. To hla camp associates bo was extremely kind , doing many little helpful things with his abundant means without their knowledge. He was 9 years of age. The popular receptions accorded Admiral Schley during his recent trip to and from AVashlngton showed the esteem in which the hero of Santiago ts held , as well as bis modesty aud frankness. "I love my coun try , " ho said to a representative of the Washington Post , "and , llko the others , did the best I could. I have been again and again profoundly Impressed by the affection of the people. I have received letters from every section of the country from Maine to the Pacific coast. I almost weep some times at the touching evidences of grati tude. I have written letters till my bands are tired out and last evenlnc there were still COO letters that I bad not been able yet to open and read. " Admiral Schley spoke with a great deal of feeling about the homage people of the poorer classes have shown him , relating how a dusty charwoman accosted him the other day , wishing to shako his hand. She was rather timid about doing so. "I assured her , " said Admiral Schley , "that no other person could do mo a greater honor. " Bo suspicious of the Jackie giving you his hat band , girls. A girl on the New York asked ono of tbo sailors for a bat i band Tuesday. "I want the ono you wore at Santiago , " she said. "I hnte to part with It , " answered the sailor , "Us the only hat band I have and I've been treasuring it for my sweetheart. " The girl persisted and ho took a fresh looking hat band from hla pocket. As ho did so half a dozen others fell out. Then ho admitted that ho laid | in a supply for emergencies. General Joe Wheeler Is a man of resources as well as a fighter. When bo reached Jersey City on bis way from Washington to Montauk Point , bo was Identified by bib uniform and tbo crowd pressed toward him j in such a manner that It was doubtful for a tlmo if ho would bo able to gain the ferryboat. Seeing a still larger crowd waitIng - Ing for him outsldo the platforms and in the ferry-house , ho executed a movement which proved entirely successful. WhisperIng - Ing to bis son , Lieutenant Wheeler , bo stood still until n light alpaca coat was taken from a suit case which the young man was carrying. In a minute ho had covered his uniform nnd , as ho were a straw hat , he | was effectively disguised. When he reached the ferry-houso no ono recognized him and the hero and his son had unimpeded progress. a FA1I.U11I2 OF COLOM12S. The Condition of Jiiiiinlcn Cld-d IIH an ( Buffalo Express. oldi Jamaica probably is not aloue among the di British West India colonies In believing that olin times would be better If the British connec tion wcro severed. Early next month a con gress of representatives of the various colonies nies will meet at Barbadocs. Tbo Initiative In this movement was taken by Trinidad. It was inspired by the gradual destruction of the sugar industry in the Islands owing to the competition of the bounty-paying or countries of continental Europe. It Is exi i , pected that the congress will present urgent petitions to the British Parliament for relief by legislation. In cfl'ect. they will ask Great Britain so to amend its customs policy as to * give them a virtual monopoly of the British market. If Great Britain Is unwilling to do this , they will ask the privilege of taking a some steps an their own account to get into the market of the United States. The brief period of reciprocity under the McKln- ley law , with no United States tariff on sugar , opened a glittering prospect to the West Indians. It ended before It bad tlmo bo to produce much more than prospects. And the West Indians doubtless argue that the new relations of the United States toward Cuba and Porto Rico and Hawaii will prevent - vent them from ever securing the benefits of the American market again by the recip rocity plan. The motive of Jamaica's talk for annexation Is a better sugar market , nothing else. And the same motive prevails In all the other colonies. The really instructive lesson In nil this for the United Stntes Is tbo inadequacy of colonial rule. Wo have como to look ou the British colonial system ns a very benign form of government for weak staled. There seems to be a half-formed Idea among our expansionists that the United States can undertake something of the kind Itself , that we may be able to apply a similar form Government to Porto Hlco , Hawaii and , poeslbly , the Philippines and Cuba. Prob ably wo could , but the present object lesson the British West Indies should teach us that It would not serve. Our colonists would quickly find that wo had given them but tbo shadow of our own rights and lib- rtlca. Annexation to the United States on equal terms with tbo existing states Is n boon which any people may well crave. Annexation as n territory with the ultimata prospect of statehood Is a sort of propara- tlon for enjoyment of this boon. Hut annexation as n dependency on terms which j i would prevent the colony from over beccmv Ing \ \ a real part of the United Stntes would lend ] only to disappointment nnd future trouble. Better than that would bo the establishment ( of our proposed colonies as independent republics with n terminable protectorate by the United States , only sulll clout ] to guard them from foreign aggres sion | nnd from any violent civil wars. Naval bases | nnd tradu privileges would bo our compensation for furnishing this protection This Is the course wo should have taken with Hawaii. It Is the cotirso wo should tnko with Porto Ulco , Cuba and the Philip' pines. | FUO.M AVAIL TO 1'HACn. The TriiitMlUon from llnttle Array ( ci rciK-oful IMu-Niiltw. Philadelphia Times. As a nation wo don't ' go to war often , wo nro never prepared for war when It Is thrust upon us or wo bring it on ourselves ; wo get ready for war when wo must In n hurry wo ; . light It to a finish tis quickly us possible then dismantle our navy , disband our nrmy nud llvo on u peace footing until tbo nex war compels us to turn soldiers nnd sailors again on twenty-four hours' notice. This a , least has been until tbo . . our practice prescn time. Wo went to war with.Spain unex pectedly , raised nud equipped nn nrniy o moro . than 200,000 men , added n largo num ber of auxiliary vessels to our navy , tough , . tbo war to n successful finish in thrco . months nnd are uow going out of the war business. The Indications of this have been multl plying of late. Our soldiers nro being brough to ' northern camps to cnablo them to rccovci from fevers and malaria contracted In serv ice , nnd recruit in health before being finally mustered out. The rules that are to govcri ; the mustering out process have already been adopted , the naval reserves nro being dls < charged , tbo auxiliary cruisers , tbo St. Pau In tbo vau , are being ordered to privati shipyards or the government navy yards to bo disarmed and restored to the merchan service , the employes at the arsenals who have been preparing ammunition nro being discharged and in various ways and in many directions tbo indications are manifest tha wo nre going out of the war business nlmos as hastily as wo wcut into It. The acquisition of Cuba , Porto Rico nnO tbo Philippines , in each of which a military government must bo maintained for a time , precludes the possibility , of course , of the cnllro dlsbandmcnt of our volunteer army until congress shall have authorized an in crease of the regular army of sufficient pro portions to meet the new demand for sol diers in time of peace , but at least 100,000 volunteers will bo mustered out as soon as the necessary details can bo attended to , and this army of recent fighters will return to swell tbo ranks of the great army o ! peaceful workers. A permanent incrcaso o the navy has already been provided for by congress , but the now vessels will be years I in building , while tbo auxiliary cruisers cm ployed for the war will bo only weeks In tbo 1 process of transformation from war to merchant - f chant vessels. No other country In the world pays so L llttlo attention to preparing for war in tlmo ' of peace , no other goes Into war when 1 must with greater earnestness or enthu siasm , and no other Is transformed from , fighting to a peaceful nation when war is ' over so quickly or completely. I1I3UOIC AUUSLIS. Splendid Work Performed ! } \olilc Women in the CIIIIIIIN. Mlnncnpolls Journal. Milton makes Adam on ono occasion ad dress bis wife : "Daughter of God and man , Immortal Eve. ' This , of course , Is no moro than a real woman merits In tbo way of eulogy. I does not closely apply to the pretty fcmlnln' ' natures which cultivate vanity , feed on flattery and have an impulse inborn o : selfishness. There Is opportunity enough In these latter days for every Intelligent woman to enter upon a larger and moro unselfish life. Margaret Fuller used to complain tha ! women were too much mere "bond-maids t men. " She would bo delighted to look upon the sex , just now , with mortal vision and note the expansion possible to and practice * by women today , entering into aud occupy lug a hundred arenas of Industry. Do wo sing tbo praises of our coldlcrs anil sailors ; down amidst tbo smoke and thunder of fierce battles ? Equally shall wo not exal the ] magnificent courage aud unselfishness o : American women who followed tbo guidon of the Red Cross Into the battlefields and ministered to tbo wounded nnd fever-sick soldiers ( , while the bullets from tbo rifles of a perfidious foe , who respected not the generally recognized Inviolability of the hos pital flag , whistled over their heads and not pIi infrequently entered tllo bodies of the al ready < wounded soldiers to whom kindly hands were gently ministering. hiEl Florence Nightingale exalted the profes sion of tbo hospital mirso in this modern day and led the way to a noble profession for the "daughters of God nnd man. " To thcso nurses of the Red Cross aud others the American nation bows with reverence. Clara Barton is tbo typo of woman . who shows the best qualities of the womanhood - ' whi hood which lives its real life and up to its ideal , altruistic woman's work. ida Only a nurse ! you say ? Yes , nnd it Is noble profession , once regarded as em bodying menial service ; but now uplifted tc high dignity by the refined and cultivated women who cheese it aud study the laws elm matter and mind , so that all they do may bo done intelligently , whllo tbo service developes all tbo tender and noble feelings ol humanity within them and they have abundant opportunity 'to influence for lastIng - Ing gooJ the subjects of their essential ministrations. At the front , under a burning tropical sun and torrential - tropical rains nnd In fnbrllo atmospheres ; at the hospitals at home , In southern camps , whether disease shells or bullets struck down the nation's defenders , the gentle ministrations of woman have cheered tbo fainting hearts and light ened the darkness brooding down on the vision of itho dying. Woman may not bo trained to exercises of war , as Plato desired ; but she can and docs go to war grandly us gcntlo and successful and essential mln- Istrant to the sick and the wounded and the dying. Value or iHolntlon. Chicago Tlmt's-IIerald. It looks ns though Admiral Dewey would the only fighter who will not bo called upon to explain something. It's a wise man i who kuows enough to cut his cable. y Tliu Royal Is the hlghutt ( jrddu baking powder known. Actual ImHshow It goes one- third further than any other brand. Pali _ Absolutely Pure AL t ma POWDM CO. , New von * . A.M ) imimir , Somcrvlllo Journal : "I onR llfo to you ! " fwlcl the Inxurniii't ! agent , he Imtidnl o\et the pulley lie hud JutU written for Chicago Trlbunr : "Mow did you o to get such nn extensive itianufnctiirlu plant In your town ? " asked the visitor. "U'cii , we rooted for It , " replied the na tive. IndlannpollH Journal : "Speaking of Ret- thiK 11 tooth pulled , " paid the Cornfed Philosopher , "that is ono Inatnuuu whrro u man is bound tu stay nnd DUO the thlnt ; out. " ' Cincinnati Knni'lrer ' : Wnllnco I notlro you nlways nay "tho name , " when asked to ' drink , \\liy Is it ? Colonel li.ixter ft Is the natural con- sulivatlsm uf n feiiUcimin , sail. Detroit Free Press : "Hcputntlon Is n good denl llko u lluon suit. " "How's tlmt ? " "When you undertake to wash It , it al- wnys shrlnkti the wrong way. " ChlrnRo Post : "What is firmness , father ? " "Firmness , my boy , is obstinacy In our SOlVCB. " "And what Is obstinacy ? " "Obstinacy Is llrnmcHS In somebody else.1 Philadelphia North American : Bughouse Hill The bleyclo mall rider of Terror Gulch hod n mishap last night. The Dnrkci'iH'r I'uncturo ? liughuuso 1)111 Yep ; right behind the left car. Philadelphia North American : "I'm not surprised that Spain doesn't want her pris oners Hcnt back. " "Why ? " "She Is naturally opposed to a return of damaged goods. " Detroit Free Press : "They say that Mrs. Bondly throws on a grout deal of ugony since they became , nuddenly rich. " "Well , rather. That woman used to walk In her Bleep. Now she gets up nnd rides a chainlcss bleyclo or orders a carriage , " Washington Stnr ; "What did Colonel Stllhvell say about the brnndled peached wo sent to cheer his convalescence , ? " "lie siild ho was nfruld ho wasn't Btronff enough to cut the fruit , " replied the llttlo Bin , "but that ho appreciated the spirit In which It was sent. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : Admiral And how is Captain Evans this morning , stir- ffoon ? Volco from Interior of private room Where's that blankety-blankcd-blank fool of an Idiotic sawbontH ? I want a drink , and I want it blank mtlckl Surgeon lio'3 much better , sir. Detroit Journal : "Let us on ! " cried tha army , impatiently. Still the word came not. The army chafed. Uut the commander was determined not to attack until ho was fully prepared , and ho had not yet thought up any epigram to utter In the seemingly certain event o victory. Got There nt T.nnt. Denver Post. The old maid , weary of the dance , sought for a quiet seat Where Bho could cool her frescoed face and rest her tired feet , And , being somewhat abort of sight , she innocently Bat. With lota of emphasis , upon n gentleman's Bilk hat , She nulekly rose nnd viewed the wreck , felt half inclined to fulnt , Her features trying hard to blush through quite a coat of paint. Whllo glances lllled wtlh wild amaze upon her face were cast , LookB of astonishment that she had madu a mash nt lout. THE Our volunteers , our volunteers , Will soon bo mustered out ; With guns a-stack , in blvouvae. They long have lived in doubt. They board the train for homo again , A smllo on every lip ; "Nebraska land , Nebraska land , " They sing- along the trip. They come , they're near ; they come , they're , hero ; Make way , make way ; keep back ! They're guarded well , the bayonets fell , Ward off the fond attack. In line they form , the air wo storm With many a ringing cheer A word of frraco , a sweet embrace Who would not bo a volunteer ? Yet Bomo there nro in lands afar Who did their duty well. A cheer wo gtvo ; long may they llvo Of valorous deeds to toll. Fond hearts that yearn for their return , Away with doubt and fear ; The war is won , 'tis lots of fun To bo a volunteer. DAVID HITTER , Second Nebraska Volunteers , OUK DAILY HAVANA AUK. 30 , 189S. Tills Is a great day for Cuba. The Spanish find Is .hauled down forever , nnd the Island with Its cap ital 18 turned over to the Americans by the Hurrenderlng Spanish authorities. At last Old Glory waves over an emancipated land. At' We have been successful in se curing some more soft comfort able negligee shirts. The de mand of late has been greater than we could supply. Our large assortment was reduced to less than one dozen. But today , thanks to the energy of our New York buyer of this department , we have plenty now to show you , in all sizes from 14 to J7 , and very desirable styles , fine madras and oxford cloths. They are the celebrated "Star1 shirts , that have always sold for $ J.50. Close buying has enabled us to offer these high grade shirts to you at $ J.OO each. If you want a good shirr , come before the patterns have ' > been picked over. . *