Nebraska Newspapers

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The more notables : U the Oinnhu
Julilleitlu > groutiM- will lie the demon
Htnition. Let them all connIn. .
Oinalia ha < pnU'rtaiiiuil more tstrnnper
this summer than any city in the west
Int ? Its hospitality has not been ' \
ImtisU'il.
roiijiross ( k't'lared war njralnst Sp\li :
only , but some of Spain's former Mil :
jucts seem to be anxious to ple-k up th
gauntlet.
If px-I'ri'shlt'nts C'leveland and llarri
son can be Induced to join In the peac
jubilee celebration at Omaha the oven
will lie more Impressive , as well as mem
oruble.
Uo-read t-ome of the calamity s
of the campaiKii of two years axe am
then compare what wa < predicted by th
popocmtlc proplit-ts witli th , > prosperit ,
nil arouud us.
LI I lung Cluing may have been iiKaii
dismissed from Ids olliclal position o
power , but he still occupies the billies
place ever reached in the pinnacle o
Chinese statesmanship.
Uf course we had to wait for th
bogus reform police commission to w
vlvc the odious police picnic , that 1
nothing but : i disguised holdup or inei
chants and citizens by uniformed lav
oHleers.
The war balloons will be exhibited a
the. exposition within another week , am
the Indian congress will be reinforced b ;
noveral hundred Apaches , Klowas : in <
f'omanches about the sumo time. Un
cle Sam's part of the exposition is alon
worth traveling 1,000 miles to see.
Tito school board has ilono well In ail
justing its ilifTorcucos with the lahor 01
RiinlKtUlons. The employment of unloi
lahor ilocs not , us wo understand It , involve
volvo Increasi'd expenses anil the ta.\
payers are- sure to protit by havin ;
skilled labor employed on school build
lux * .
Great Britain's ili'inonstratlon up th
Nllo Is Just inte'iuleil to let the nation
of tlio world know that tlm paren
branch of tlio Knulish-sppakliif ; race
has not yi-t enttnOy for ottt-n the art
of war , nor is ivaily to conwlf siipren
iu-y to 01111 of Its former colonial po.-
Prom the reports about the Spauls
Cortes that leal ; out In spite of th
press een < or > hlp it Is just barely possl
bio Mark Twain could lind a nior
tempting Held among the Spanish legls
lators than with the Austrian Helchsta
which lias proved such a proiltable. inlu
for Ids wit and humor.
The accidental death by drowning o
three of Pnclo Sam's brave soldiers o
Montauk 1'olnt Is most deplorable. I
is blncerely to be hoped the bad occui
rence will not be made more sad by an
effort of the popocratic yellows to mak
political capital of It by laying the n
spousibility upon the war ollice.
Ignatius Donnelly presents his com
pllmeut.s to Chairman Hntler of the n :
tlonal populist committee and says th
populists have been shamelessly bi
trayed to the democrats by the men a
the head of their party orguul Uloi
Another lengthy letter of explanatlo
may be- soon expected from Senate
Itutlor.
ilowa democrats have given notice tlm
they do not want anyone to return t
or remain In the party who Is not read
I to knuckle down to Id to 1 free colnag *
This Is all the comfort the sound mono
democrats can get out of the platfon
promulgated by thu state eouvent'ion n
Marshalltown. Another open lettr
fr'Mii i x tiririuu > Holes \\uuld rea
irc-ilj .iliout t'us time.
WHKllK THK IIKStilMiniMTr lilKS.
It Is easy to rasp the Heiislbllltles o
n.en who have undergone more or IIM
1'ardshlp ' In the military enmps by intili
Ing them believe Hint they are the vie
tlms of neglect and mal-treatinent. 1
Is easier still for demagoguevho hav
political nxes to grind to magnify ever ,
grievance , real or Imaginary , and t
pour brine Into the wounds of men Irrl
tated over conditions Incident to all mil
Itary campaigns. If there Is ground fo
complaint on the part of members of Hi
Second Nebraska , the question then prc
sents itself , Who Is responsible ?
At the time the national guard wn
called Into service It was still under con
trol of the state government. Was an ;
care then exerted for the soldiers' con
vi-nience ? Un the contrary , did not th
popoeratlc state olllceiv , for pavlHai
purposes , obstruct the removal of th
regiments to Fort Omaha , where ever ;
advantage of a well-equipped inllltnr :
post was at their disposal ? Arc the ;
not responsible for their retention a
Lincoln during the month of May , suu
Jeet to unnecessary hardship that tin
llltrd a large number from service ovci
before they were mustered In ?
If Governor Holcomb and Genera
Harry had been a little more solleltou
about the health and comfort of thi
Nebraska volunteers when to favor i
few Lincoln contractors they kept then
for weeks camped on the unhealthy hot
toin lands near Salt creek wallowing li
mud and drenched In rain that under
mined their health and propagated tin
genus of sickness from which some an
still suffering , their ill-adviied zeal ti
Interfere with the work of caring for tin
men now being performed by the olti
ci'is of the regular army would not havi
so much ring of Insincerity and de-inn
gogy.
It Is an open secret that the reaso :
for the unusually largo percentage o
failures at the physical examinations ii
to bo found In the fact that the rejectee
men were worn out and incapacitate !
by the unhealthy condition of the soguv
cam ] ) nt Lincoln , from which they wen
prevented from removing. On the otho ;
hand , not a few who failed to pas'
muster the first tlnu ; returned after Kiel
leave at home and wont through tin
examination with credit.
The hospital cases , of which to mud
ado is being made by popocratic parti
sans , as a matter of fact began whili
the regiments were tarrying at the Lin
coin camp , but they did not elicit the bras
band sympathy and hysterical charlt :
simply becau-e the campaign had no
yet begun and the conspiracy to pla :
the sick soldiers for political capital hac
not yet been hatched.
When It comes to tracing the respon
slbllity for complaints as to the condi
tlon of the returned Nebraska regiment
the Impartial observer will not overlool
the share which belongs to the pope
cratic .state olliclals who helped under
mine their physical constitutions beton
they turned them over to the control o
the federal authorities.
.IA IMl'KltlALlST DllKfUl.
Sentiment on the J'aclilc coast !
strongly In favor of the United State ,
retaining possession of the Philippines
Tlii ) idea prevails there that this conrsi
would be immensely benellclal to tlia
section of the country- Quoting sonit
Wall street opinions favorable to 1'ldlip
pine annexation , the Portland Oregonlai
says : "Hesitating , cautious , conserva
tlvo. Wall .street says that good time :
are here again and that the very bes
and choicest of the new blessings an
coming to this coast with its own de
velopment , its transpacific trade am
the Impetus given it by the nation' :
new accessions in the Pacllic. * * '
There Is no room for doubt , at length
that prosperity for the 1'acillc coast It
at hand and that it Is going to res
upon foundations far more substautla
than those of any pievions time. " I'n
questionably belter times are at han <
and the Pacllic states will have theb
share of the greater prosperity , bn
what substantial ground Is there ' 'or be
lievlug that this is to come in any lavgt
measure from accessions of territory litho
the Pacllic ? It Is easy to Imagine grea'
possibilities of trade in Asia , but prac
tical people will want to know wha
foundation there is for the extrava
gantly sanguine view of the expansion
ists.
China Is admittedly a great marke
and will be greater , but the I'nitei '
States must share It with cominercia
rivals , obtaining only so much of tin
trade as we can command by reason o
our enterprise , the superior quality o
our products and our ability to competi
in prices and credits with other coun
tries. Territorial acquisition will no
lielp us In the contest for the trade o
China , unless there should be estab
llshed In such territory the Industrie :
which supply that trade and this wouh
be to the detriment of home Industrie !
and homo labor. If American capita
should be Invested In mills and fac
tories In Hawaii and the Philippines
employing the cheapest labor In tin
manufacture of goods for the Orlenta
markets , this would not benellt the Pa
clile coast or any other portion of tin
fulled States.s to trade with tin
Philippines there Is a greatly exagger
ated Idea In regard to Its value. . It tin
I'nlted States could have the whole o
It which of course It could not with
out Imposing tariff duties that wonli
exclude the products of other countries
a policy that would bring retallatlon-
the proilts from It would pay only i
small part of the cost to the America !
people of maintaining a naval and mil
Itary force there .sulllclent to preservi
the peace and protect the Islands. A :
a liberal estimate the trade of the Phil
Ipplnes amounts to about S'JO.lKio.OtM
per year and there Is no reasonabli
probability that It will exceed tlili
amount for years to come. The t'nitei
States can secure Its share of this train
If It shall retain no more than a nnva
station In the Islands , which would involve
volvo no responsibility or expense lei
their government and protection.
There Is no foundation for the Im
perlallst notion of vast benellts to tun
Industries and our commerce from ter
rltorial acquisition In the Pacitle. 1
Is very questionable whether wo shouli
derive any trade aihatitage whateve
from such a policy , while It Is ab < r
lutely certain that we should Intrdoi
ourselves with troublesome and costl ;
cares and responsibilities , Involving th
constant danger of complications men
aclng to our peace.
Xl ( C1IAXCKS IX.HIM / / .
A considerable number of person
have gone to Hawaii .since annexatlo ;
and uiost of them , according to late ail
vk-i's. would be glad to get back to th
states , but are without the means to d
so. Mauy of these people , professlona
and business men , expected to llm
abundant chances In our new possession
without the need of capital , but the ;
found the conditions all against them
Why anyone should expect to lind oppoi
tunltleH In Hawaii for bettering himsel
it Is dllllcult to understand. The fac
that the Islands have been annexed t
the l.'ulted States has not Improve !
them as a Held for enterprise and In
dustry. They are no better now thai
they have been at any time In the las
four or live years as a market for an ;
sort of labor. Nor are they likely to lm
prove to any material extent. There wil
be some further development , but 1
cannot amount to much.
There will be the same experlenci
with the Philippines , if the Unltei
States should annex them. American
will go there only to lind that the oppoi
tunities for money making have al
been taken , or if there are still an ;
chances large capital will be roqniroi
to take advantage of them. Ho far a
industrial labor Is concerned thes
Islands anne place for an Amerlcai
worklnirman who has been paid enotigl
for his labor here to live decently am
comfortably. It will take time to dl. pe
the delusion that territorial aeiiuisitloi
Is a great boon , but It will come.
.1 niarixtirisiiKi ) BA / . ; > / ; r/smw.
Mr. Joseph Chamberlain. Hritish secretary
rotary for the colonies , i.s in the I'nitei
States. Mr. Chamberlain is one of tin
most distinguished of contemporary
Knglish statesmen and as a member o
the cabinet his views and statement ;
are important. Perhaps the most interesting
osting feature of the interview wide ]
he accorded Immediately after his nr
rival Is the confirmation , of the reportoi
alliance between Great P.ritain am
Germany. To Americans generally , however
over , what Mr. Chamberlain said in regard
gard to an understanding between Kng
land and the I'nlted States is of greate
Interest and Importance. Ho stated tlia
there is no proposition for a forma
alliance , but simply that the two coun
tries shall arrive at an understandln ;
that will have in view the perpetuatioi
of amicable relations. He expressed tin
opinion that with a better understand
ing of each other a perfect unity between
tweon the two countries can be devel
oped without the alfJ of any formal alii
aneo. This Is doubtless the view of mos
Intelligent Americans. There Is undoubtedly
odly a quite general sentiment hen
favorable to cultivating the most amlc
able relations between the two coun
tries , but there are very few who wouli
approve1 of a formal alliance , whlcl
would bo a distinct departure from tin
traditional policy of the 1'iiited States
Mr. Chamberlain evidently thinks tin
I'nlted States should retain the Philrji
pines , but what he said in regard t <
colonial possessions Is by no means con
vincing in Its application to the Unltei
States. The proposition that colonlx.a
tlon is beneficial to any nation is ques
tlonablo. It has not been so to Spain o :
to Italy and it is doubtful whetho !
France has found any real benefit fron
It At all events this republic does no
need the wider and broader policies
which tlio Knglish statesman says
spring from colonization. Its domain is
already ample and the responsibilities
sufficient to command the best wlsdon
of Its people. In this matter the Jnd
inent of the British colonial secretary
Is not a safe guide for the Amerlcai
people.
While the mayor and council are to bi
commended for endeavoring to conduce
the alfalrs of the city economically
they would not be justified In carrying
their Ideas of economy to such an ex
treme as to prevent the city from ex
tending Its hospitality to the ollicial rep
rescntatlves of other cities. The cltlo ;
of St. Louis and Chicago , for example
have set apart certain days for visiting
the exposition. It would be a rellcctloi
upon the public spirit of Omaha am
discredit to Its citizens if no entertain
ment is provided for the visiting mayor :
and city olliclals. The management o :
the exposition will doubtless do Its Khan
toward entertaining those visitors at tin
exposition , but the mayor and coiincl
should provide for their ontertainmon
by the city. What applies to visitiii }
municipal olllcers should also In i
measure apply to the distinguished na
tlonal representatives who are to b *
Omaha's guests during jubilee week.
Another Spanish troop bhlp has ar
rived home from Santiago , reportliu
eighty-three deaths during the voyage
What a chance for the popocratic yel
low Journals to berate the Spanish an
thorltles for neglect of Spanish soldier :
and mistreatment of men who foughi
to uphold .Spanish dominion in Cuba
Hut the death and sickness among tin
Spanish soldiers do not appeal to thesi
Journalistic sensation mongers , becausi
they do not lit In with their plans u
manufacture political capital out of tin
bufferings of the boys In blue. Toi
the yellow journals' regard for human
Ity is contlned to the Hues that point u
prospective votes.
After all the entreaty and perslsteni
Importuning of the War department bj
Governor Holcomb to secure the ac
ceptance of the Hryan regiment into tin
volunteer army the governor's active ef
forts to have the regiment relieved fron :
service and mustered out present n
climax of Inconsistency without appar
eat reason for the chann. The real
reason , however , can be readily discov
ered by any one who reflects back t-j
the object and surrounding circum
stances of the original tender of an ex.
tra regiment to the government by Governor
ornor Holcomb In order to create i
colonel's place for Hryan and ro.susci
tate his waning prominence by Infusliij
It with a bit of military glory.
1'p to this time the street rallwa ;
company has handled Its exposltloi
trallle with commendable promptness
Hut It.s present facilities will hardly In
equal to the Increased demand sure ti
be made by the constantly growlni
crowds , especially during October , whei
the big events of ( ho season will donbli
and treble the attendance. It Is to In
hoped the company will take steps t <
meet the emergency by arranging io
the additional equipment required fo
handling the vast multitude.
General Weyler Is losing no opportu
nlty to stand up for the Spanish arm ;
and throw all the blame for the loss o
Cuba upon the Intermeddling pollll
clans at the head of the homo govern
mont. In the grand distribution of tin
blame for the Spanish disasters in tin
war with the United States Genera
Woyler should be careful not to emi
himself and his own claim to a genorou
share of the odium of Spanish mlsruli
of its colonists and the consequences.
There Is no call for the Hoard of Kdu
cation to go Into the salary raising bus )
ness at this time. There Is no reasoi
or excuse for paying the board's score
tary more than Is paid the city cfurk
the city comptroller and most of tin
other city ollicials who have greate :
responsibilities and duties. The board
if anything , should do a little salary re
duclng.
Tlu > IJput'y of fluXllc. .
Si. Louis Kt public.
Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchener Is a Dewe ]
sort of fighter , JudRlng from the complete
ness with which he cooked the khalifa' :
goose.
l'roneiilloii fur Anncr.
Indianapolis Journal.
The horror-mongers will he very angrj
with the president for ordeilnB the troop !
away from Montauk. It was tbelr moa
fruitful field.
M'nr I'lniniir of tin * \ellinvi.
Washington Post.
We arc amazed that senslbl'o men , espe
cially the soldiers themselves , should accept
copt with patience the vicious accounts thai
Imc been printed touching their condition
ci' we have faith In their manhood anil In
tclligence , and we believe that they wil
soon awake from the stupor into whlcl
they have been plunged by falsehood am
by treachery.
I'nlonel llrynn ami Illx I'onee .
New York Commercial.
Colonel Bryan is anxious to bo imistcrei
out. This Is not strange. Most of tin
volunteers are clamoriag to bu dischargei
In order that they may be permitted to re
turn to their trades , and the voluble com
mander of the "Silver battalion" Is i (
doubt anxious to return to his. A polltlra
campaign Is coining on , and Hryan fence ;
are sadly In need of repair.
The .Nnlloii'n Income.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The treasury now Is in receipt of nion
money than It knows what to do with , am
as the extraordinary expenses duo to tin
war ara diminishing rapidly , while the In
come Is growing greater rather than less
U is piobublo that Ihi surplus in the in--ih
ury will continue ( o accumulate. It Is al
ready proposed to Mitnlnlsh the staniii ia !
by abolishing certain classes of stamps
There are no indltat'ons yet as to whlcl
classes may be dropped ; hut public oplnloi
Is expressing lUelf freely on the subject
and If the authorities \\lll taUo intelllgcnl
notice of It , much progress may bo mad (
toward reaching a form of stamp tax thai
will bo as little objectionable as any thai
could be devised.
Civil AVnr In the DacK'KroilItil.
Chlc-ago Chronicle.
Too cencrous to begrudge to their sons
any of the glory that they thcmsc-lves havt
enjoyed , the veterans of ISfil-u must never
theless view with some sadness the pros-
I < ? et of bring nitrated to the bacitgroimc :
by the men of the "Spanish war. " Foi
that Is the Inevitable prospect. Hereafter
when one sneaks of "tho war" It will be
assumed that he refers not to the might )
struggle between the states , but to the
Spanish-American conflict. The veteran
of Gettysburg , of Antk-tam or of Shlloli
who begins nn anecdote with the usual pre
face , "When I was In the war. " will be
Interrupted by the question , "Which war ? "
And , though to his way of thinking there
was but one war ho will find to his cha
grin that bis auditors perceptibly lose In
terest when they hear him speak of Pick-
ctt's charge or Sheridan's dash up the val
ley Instead of Teddy's Rough Hlders and
the heights of San Juan. Nations , like
men , have short memories , and young
Achilles , with his harness still on his back ,
looms heroic in the public eye. while N' < s-
tor stands in the shadows at the roar of the
stage. It Is not pleasant , but It Is human
nature.
CI.AMOH OF TIM : vni.i.oAVS.
AVIld SenNiiUiiiiiillNiu Conflnei ! ( o Uir
I lirliHloniAVairlurt. .
New World , Ch.caso.
There , perhaps , never \\as a war In
history in which greater rebults were at
tained In a shorter time or at n less sacrifice
of human life. Yet nothing will now
satisfy our sensation-mongers but that the
men who managed the business end of the
war must bo Investigated and disgraced.
Wo have no disposition to make llttlo of
the privations Buffered by the volunteer * .
It was the proud boast of Americans , some
little time ago , that , In bearing these trials
without a murmur , thu volunteers showed
the spirit of heroes , a boast In which we
most heartily Joined.
The Jingo editors now seem determined , If
possible , to dopr-lvo Americans of rtio right
to any longer make this boast regarding
their cltlzcu soldiers. Tney are doing their
best to turn them Into grumblers , and in
tome cases they have succeeded In eliciting
moat bitter complaints.
The truth Is that the parties who make
these charges and who are now trying to
make a bcapegoat of the secretary of war
forget two Important facts : They forget ,
first , that war , at Its very best. Is not a
picnic ; and they forget , secondly , that this
nation was wholly unprepared for war.
We do not claim that Secretary Alger Is
a second Carnet ; but he probably came
reasonably near to doing the best that the
circumstances admitted of. Yet , because
the warning given us has been verified by
the results , the effort Is now made to throw
all the blame for this on the secretary.
It Is aUo to be remembered that the
jingo editors who are now loudest in clamorIng -
Ing for an Investigation into the conduct
of the war office arc the same ones who
Insisted that an army of ro.OOO men ought
to have been Investing Havana within a few-
weeks of the outbreak of the war.
They are the same who ridiculed all talk
of the need of preparation , and who laughed
to scorn the suggestion of the danger of
disease. Had their Idiotic ndvii-a been taken
there would have bet-n at l"n u-n American
eoldlers dead by disease by this time for
every one that has died
i'iusii : > i.vr AMI TIM : .it-1111,1:1 : .
Ilorhestcr ( N. Y. ) Herald : President Me
Klnley has promised to attend the Cumin
rxpoMtlon nt the time of the peace Jublfce
October 10 to 15.
Philadelphia Ledger : It has been a hari
summer for President McKlnley , and hi :
proposed visit Vo the Omaha exhibition wil
Rlvo him come well-earned and sorely
needed relaxation. Ho should otarl carl ;
and make a restful trip of It , for ho ha :
the prospect of a hard winter to follow.
Pna Jose ( Cal. ) Mercury : After I'resl
dent McKlnloy visits the Omaha exposltloi
he ought to come right on w California
Helt \ never know how popular he Is ntu
what a firm hold he has gained on tin
country until he comes out went and re
cclvcs a genuine California welcome.
Los Angeles ( Cal. ) Times : The prosldea
is said to have consented to be present a
a grand peace Jubilee to be held at tin
Omaha exposition early In October. Oood
And may the blowout bo In every waj
worthy of the occasion.
Santa Hosa ( Cal. ) Republican : President
McKlnley will visit the Omaha exposition
In October. He should not be permitted tc
return to the White House without vlsltltip
the coast.
Chlcaco Pofctj Wo congratulate the en
terprising citizens of Omaha on the siicccs ?
of their mission at Washlnfitou. Prcsldenl
McKlnley has accepted their cordial Invita
tion to be present at the celebration ol
peace day at the Omaha exposition , to occui
October 12. He has heeded the appeal ol
"thirteen great states of the middle west , "
to use the phrase of Senator Thurston , ami
agreed to attend with his entire official
family. Hut the president has emphasized
one condition , which certain Chicago poli
ticians would do well to take to heart wltli
refcicncc to the local lubileo situation. " 1
want It understood , " said he , "that my golnp
to Omnlm is at the request of all cltizcm
and of no particular faction. My visit must
be non-political. " This , coupled with the
earnest assurances of the Omaha committee
that the Invitation represented the wishes
of all classes and parties , precludes any at
tempt to manufacture political capital oul
of the presidential visit. The exposition
oltlclals are happy over the prospect anO
will spare no effort to make the peace day
celebration a memorable event.
r.YXDO AM ) HIS l'IIi : .
Chicago News : Not much has been hoan
of Oeneral I'ando smco he failed to rellcvi
Generals Linares and Toral at Santiago , bu
ho has not bc-cn Idle nevertheless. Hi
quietly Flipped out of Havana harbor tin
other day on a French ship with , it 1 :
said , eomo 12,000.000 francs In his posses
sloti. I'ando scema to have realized ot
about all that was left In Cuba and go
safely away with It. This Is probably thi
last argosy that will sail for Spain from thi
shores ot Cuba.
Indianapolis News : General I'ando i :
credited with putting forth very vlgoroui
criticism on our lack of system in the army
Ho Is also credited with a denial , at leas
of part of Ills criticism , In which In
characterized Shatter as a blunderer. Per
haps I'ando is like many prominent Ameri
cans , who , when they see their words ii
cold type , think they did not utter them , 01
at least become afraid of them. It may bi
that I'ando would bo a good witness to sum
mon In the Investigation of the conduct o
the war. He says he was in this countrj
previous to the ? war , and saw our prepara
tions , or the lack of them. There Is mor <
or less truth In what he says. I'ando or m
I'ando , there ought to be an Investigation
and a rehabilitation of our whole mllltarj
establishment. One thing that gives force t <
Pamlo's words is his tribute to our navy :
"The American navy is powerful and grand
Its olhcers are competent ; UK ships pcrfcci
and Its sailors excellent. " Correct.
Philadelphia North American : Genera :
I'ando , who was sent by General Blanco te
leir.forco General Linares at Santiago , comes
from a safe corner lu Mexico , where he hai :
taken refuge , and Fays that we have nc
eoldlcrs , no army , no military men of anj
account. Ho admits that we have a navy
and a grand ono. But before the 200flH (
Spanish toldlers In buckram , now In Cuba ,
ho says our raw levies would fly to partf
unknown. It docs not matter much what
General I'ando says , hut when he says the
war Is not yet over wo feel like paying that
iu all that Is to come we shall not meet
General I'ando. He claims to have played
the spy In Mobllu and In Florida , which may
or may not be true. If he did , he probably
Informed General Linares nt Santiago that
the Americans had no soldiers and that he
need not , bo afraid. This Information
probably enabled General Shatter's army to
bilcnco the guns of the very strong de
fenses of Santiago wtrhln four days after
landing his men at Slboney.
OF SAVI'lAGO.
Siili'iiillil .Military Ileoord of the
FlulillllR Due-tor , ( ieneriil Wood.
Santiago ( Cuba ) Times.
General Leonard Wood , who has been ap
pointed military governor of Santiago , has
the entire confidence of the president and
his cabinet at Washington. There need be
no fear of his falling to perform his antrcs ,
for he is a man and a toldier of wide ex
perience , fully capable of responding to the
requirements of any alt-nation In which ho
may bo placed.
General Wood Is better known to the pub-
lie as the former colonel of that remarkably
cfiectlvc body of men known as the Houeh
Riders. Ho earned his promotion and his
stars by his gallantry at Kt Canny , and tin
colonelcy fell to his lieutenant , Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt , while ho was pfaccd in
command of a brigade. Hut ) the fights at
El Caney and San Juan were by no means
the first experience of that sort for General
Wood. He has seen plenty of guerrilla
fighting in the west and southwest , where
for many years he had served with dis
tinction as u surgeon. He Is by professjon
a physician , but his achievements on the
plains of the wtst and on rhe hirls of Cuba
suggest that , with all his attainments as a
doctor , he may be more properly regarded
as a splendid example of a lighting ma
chine. The records of our warfare with
the Indians show that long bcforo San Juan
became a familiar name In every house
hold , Dr. and Captain Wood was winning
laurels as a surgeon and a fighter In as
tough warfare as ever the Ingeaulry of an
Indian has devised. Ho was still practic
ing his profession as an army surgeon sta
tioned at Washington when the war with
Spain broke out , and although ho held the
highly responsible prace of physician to the
president , ho at once relinquished it and
Btarred on the work of organizing thoRough
Rough Riders. In that work bin
Iniltnate personal friend , .Mr. Roosevelt
velt Joined with characteristic ardor
and enthusiasm , and the magnetic person
ality of both these men soon attracted to
them the brave and srurdy fellows from the
west and east who have fought with such
brilliant courage about Santiago.
The fighting doctor assigned now to the
laborious and difficult work of administer
ing the affairs of this , city will bring to
: hat work the courage and Intelligence he
lias displayed In other spheres of activity.
Ul professional knowledge will be of the
? reaiest value In dealing with the eanltary
ibpe-cts of the problem he Is called upon
10 Holve. It IB a happy choice whle-h flxnd
) n ( Icnnral Wood for this Important work ,
ind If Santiago doesn't bloom and blotsom ,
t will be because blooms and blossoms are
rminsblble here. i
r.nuiKs OK TIIIv.n. .
The mustering out of the Hough HUIor ,
now In progress at Camp Wlkoff , removes
from the tervlro one of themoI rematk-
able and picturesque organizations In the
history of the American army. From lt (
Inception It was affectionately known us
Roosevelt's Rough Riders ; In lact the or
ganization owed HH bclns ; ( o the thru as
sistant secretary of the navy , ami the honot
and distinction won at Santiago tire due line
no small degree to the Intelligent iltrcctlor
and Irresistible dash and courage of Reese
velt. The regiment was composed of the
two extremes of American life the rugged
pioneers and sons of pioneers of the wesl
and southwest , men of tried courage , I mi recto
to hardship and experts with a gun. Wltl
them was a large sprinkling of "n1 favorn1
sons of the cast , representative of wealth )
families who were popularly supposed d
possess very little of the-sand required ti
make a soldier. Hut these extremes wen
brought together and fused Into n harmoni
ous whole and fought side by Rldo with tin
steadiness of veterans and cournco tlia1
never quailed. Their worth was tes'.cd m
( Hinslma and San Juan , and their bloix
reddened the path of victory. In less thai
three months the regiment was organized
equipped , trained , sent to the front am
against the enemy , and carved for Itself i
niche In the temple of fame as well as ;
warm place In the affections of tin' people
Members of the regiment ascribe tholr suc
cess to the energy nud dnsh of Colour
Roosevelt. The affection of the men foi
their leader was totir-hliiKly expressed bv i
dying member , who won a lieutenant's com
mission at San Juan. AR the llrht of hi !
eyes was waning forever he whispered
"Roosevelt is a brick. " The- colonel , ot
the other hand , applauds mid honors tin
eourage of his men. In an address to tin
regiment the other day Colonel Rooseveli
said : "There Is no position In the clvlllzei
world today that I would trade far my mem
bershlp In the Rough Riders. Some person
came to my tent only yesterday and said
'You worn brave , colonel , to load the me-i
under you up that slope- , ' meaning San Juan
My reply was" and , turning to Chaplah
Urown , Colonel Roosevelt said "I shal
have to beg your pardon , chaplain ' 1 had ti
tun likeli -1 to keep the men from runnlni
' "
over me.
In bidding ofllclnl faicwcll to his gallan
comrades Colonel Roosevelt gave then
timely and apptoprlato advice. "Now , " salt
be1 , "here's a thing 1 want to warn yoi
against : IJon't get gay and pose as heroes
Don't go back and lie on your laurels
they'll wither. The world will be kind u
you for about ten days and then It wil
say , 'IID'S spoiled by the fame of the regl
ment In Cuba. ' Don't think you've got ti
have the best of everything and don't con
slder > ourselves as martyrs In 'the pas
tense. A martyr came to me today. Hi
hadn't had any milk for a whole duy. I tali
to him , 'Oh , you poor thing , ' and he wen
away. I hope he felt better. What I wan
of all of you Is to get. right nut and figh
your battles in the world as bravely as yoi
fought the nation's battles In Cuba.
"But , boys , don't forget there were other
who were Just as brave as you. Let us glvi
duo credit to those- boys in blue who were a
Tampa , Chickamauga , Chattanooga am
other camps. They -were as brave as th
cues whoso lot It waste get Into battle
Death has visited them , death as honoraltl. .
as though It had been on the battlefield
Let them share the honors with us. "
The New York Sun deliberately jiro
nouuccs General Joseph Wheeler "one o
the lineal characters of the war. " Genera
Wheeler , " the Sun says , "Is a iloniocr.i
and a southern man , strong In his attach
ment to the south , but In this war faer
has not apoeared In either his conduct o
speech the slightest Indication of his polill
cal or sectional sympathies. H has beci
simply a soldier of the fulled States , ( , al
lant. faithful , eladent , resourceful , , ind al
ways magnanimous" " . No complaints havi
come from him concerning either his su
periors or subordinates , or of tilt treatment
and the circumstances In which ho wai
placed. He haK accepted his condition !
without a word of cavil , has n-rnainni
theerfid and confident always , i-ven umlei
the depression of illness peculiarly provoc
ative of irritability , haa obeyed oidera
without question or criticism , and In ul
ways has soucht to make himself usefu
to his military comrades. Ho has novel
pushed himself forward , never blown hit
own trumpet , never posed for admiration
but has gone about the pursuit of lilt
duty , thinking of it rather than himself.
"That Is characteristic of the highest type
of the soldier , mid the bust quality of man
hood , and that It Is Just and In no respect
exaggerated will be , we are sure , the judg
ment of all the army cognizant of the serv
ices of General Wheeler , and it should bo
the Judgment of all his countrymen like
wise. "
Dr. Francisco Domlnguez y Roldan , n
Cuban , has announced himself civil gov
ernor of Havana , and Issued a proclamation
to the people of that city , in which he
asks the aid of all of Cuba's sons In estab
lishing , more firmly , republican Institutions.
The doctor appears to be authorized by
the Cuban Junta , but where he Is now and
whether his government precedes or follows
that of the American soldier who will be
named as military governor by the commis
sion is not stated.
Captain Concas of the Infanta Maria
Teresa , according to a Madrid correspond
ent of the Now Vork Times , has written
home that the firet thing the Yankee sol
diers did after taking him prisoner waste
to rob him. Ho was ono of the Spaniards
who took to the surf and was captured by
Cubans. These turned him over to Cap
tain Evans on the Iowa. Captain Concas
ought to know the difference between Yan
kees and Cubans.
TIII : I.MIIAX t-o.vcitnsx.
Oni. of HHotnlili. . renlr.M of ( h ( .
I raiiNiulimNilii | | IXpoNlllon.
I'roUdenco ill. I. ) Telegram.
The war has taken Interest from many
enterprises and among the number ia the
rransmlsslsslppl Exposition. In an ord'- '
mry year much greater attention woui 1
jave been clven It. tor It has much to de-
naml attention-and teach the
eye. The e < -
) osltlon bulldlncB arc ilntly arranged and
idmlrably sul'ed to the purposes for whlco
: hey wer Intended. This
wririn * la not o
nuch calculated to call attention to the
arlous ileaartmentH of liberal arts ' line
irta. mines , manufactures , acrlcu'lturp
lalry and to forth , as to the particular
c-aturo of the display of native wild Indians
n all their glory of paint and feathers
It Is little more than thlrty-flvo years
igo that the people of Omaha , where this
--position In now held , were called unon
0 defend their homes and families fr'om
rouble threatened by the Sioux warriors
In the Intervening years the change which
ias come over the scene Is a ercat one.
1 ho Indian as a Bsblur has ceased to be
, n Important factor In the plans of the DC-
artment of the Interior , and but llttlo fear
* now felt In any part of the west of an
.ttack from them.
The part which the
Indians at Omaha now
ilay Is soectacular In the extreme. Wild
fist Bhows fade Into Insignificance by th
Ide of this Indian congress , which has had
ho actlvo co-operation nf
government au-
bority. Representatives of many tribes
ook part In this ceremonial , Including Had
liver and Sac du Flambeau Chlppewas
tobobud , Lower Hrulc. CheyenneSisscton ,
'landrcau. Standing Roth and Crow Creek
loux. Sacs and Foxta from Iowa. Foxes
rom Mississippi. Agslnaboinca , Omahus.
I'lnnebagors , Ulackfcct , Arapahoes. Jicar-
Illa Anachcs. NVz Torres Coiaaachm.
Wlchltas , linnnockd , I'uehlo.i , O. nif , Iro-
quol ami I'om-ns. Member * of othur lrlb
are nrrlvttiK dall ) . rrrqurnt exhibitions nf
blanket maklmt. runor nuking , rtr , nml of
all ktmln of Indian snortu and tinners will
bu plsell until ( lie cU' e of thn rxpottltlon.
making idtocet'ier n anei-tiioli' ns unique m
It IH unllkelv to ever appear again on to
huge nnd perfect a st-nlc
minim UIMAIIKS. :
Sotncrvlllo Journal : Nothing makes n.
woman nnulder than to hour tlmt .twin' '
limn hn * spoken eif her n "OIIP of Ills nM
girls. "
ChluiRo Post : "You , " said the niimtour
tragedian proudly , "I was on the liourds
"
" \ \ ' owned the lumber pile ? " they
asked tmrcuHtlcnlly.
Judge : Miithrr-llow Old you conjo to let
that jiiutiK mrin put hls arm around you ?
Daughterrll. . you t eo , I didn't ! < eo him
when he did U : my iinr-U was turned.
Chlc-nco Tribune : Wife ( aglmsD-llenry ,
where did you iret that appetite ?
Hoturned Soldier mivenuusly oatlnq
iiwnyTlmt appetite , June , was * pri'.tenteil
to iinliv the War department for gallant
and meritorious nervle-c in tin1 Held. "
ITtrolt Journal : "Paolo ! " she cried , corn-
IIIK forward.
She wan viry pale n she greeted him ,
For hit ) nee-lit In was violent enough to
take the eolor out of anything.
Even thu wall paper HUtTercd.
Atrhlfson niobo : ThereIXIP some1 turn In
the world no irnoil that when they nro neen
tin the nlree > tn after 9 o'e-loik It Is won
dered who Is slrk at their house. It IH
known they must bo going for n doctor.
Yonkers Statesman : Clara I see'MI -
thla lias tlet'oratptl her room with gun ?
plxtolB , Nwordx and the llko.
i.'ora YI-M : nlit- always has been a gro.it
girl for havlni : arms around her.
Chicago Tribune : "And you took part In
the < k MI-IK I Ion of Ccrvera'H lluet ? Mow
gjorluua to Hlieil one's lilnod for one's coun
try. Your naino is In the list of the he
roes. then ! "
"No , ma'nin. I wasn't one of the lioroia
I WIIH down In the stoke hole , shcddlu'
seven gallons of pres'prntlon. "
Tin- Dull ;
Cle-velnml I'ltiln Dealer.
They are killing off the soldiers
At a swift and awful rate ,
They are killing on" the nurses
Oh , It's sad to contemplate !
They hnve innilo inoro fatal ease- "
Than u lnilocau.it could show.
And their sluuklni ; typhoid totals
Heat the lecord long ago.
They are killing off the microbes
In the water that they drink.
They are slaying hordes of skeotcrs
On tin1 stagnant ocean's brink ,
Not a record of sun li killing
In the annals now exists
As the awful dally slaughter
Uy the yellow journalists !
TIII : r mSO.MS. .
John ( ! . Whlttler.
high the farmer's wintry hoard !
Heap hlsh the golden corn !
No richer gift has nutumn poured
From out her lavish horn !
Let other lands , exulting' , glean
The apple from the pine ,
The orange- from Its glossy green ,
The cluster from the vine.
Wo be-tter love the hardy gift
Our rugced vnlrs Inflow ,
To cheer ns when the storm shall drift
Our harvest tit-ids with snow.
Through vales of grass nnd meads u
( lowers
Our plows their furrows made.
While on the hills the sun and showers
Of changeful April played.
We dropped the seed o'er hill and plain
Heneath the sun of May ,
Ami frightened from our sprouting grain
The robber i-iows away.
All through the lonir , bright days of Jnno
Its leaves grew green and fair ,
And waved In hot , midsummer noon
Its soft and yellow hair.
Ami now with autumn's moonlit eves.
Its lm i vest time has come.
We pluck awiiy the frosted leaves ,
And bear the treasure home.
There , when the snows about us drift
And winter winds are t-oitl ,
Fair bunds the broken grain shall sift ,
And knead Its meal of gold.
Let earth withhold her poiully root , *
Let mildew bllirht the , , \
Olve to the worm the nn-hnnl's fruit ,
Thu wheatllelfl to the IIy.
Hut let the coot ! nM crop ndorn
The hills our fathers trod :
Still , let UK. for his gulden corn ,
fend up our thanks to God.
01 It UAII.V IIt'M.ETI\ .
SAN JOSH , Cal. , Sept. 9 , 1S9) California
was admitted to the t'nlon forty-right
years ago today , anil the great event of
ISM will be duly e-eltbrated here by a grand
assemblage * of the native sons of the gol-
ilcn weal. It's a great day for California ,
Right here in Omaha. A day
: o tie to for you can tie , untie
ind be tied to your heart's sat-
sfaction , in no time.
We have just received our
irst invoice of fall neckwear , in
ill the popular and durable
shapes ; We leave the colors
or you to select ; no mat
er what you want to match or
one up , we have just the tie
rou want , and the style , and
hey are only
( XXXX Cenls Each ,
See our windows.
O. U' . Cor , Itltt end t > ouirl