0 THE TJUntSDAY , SEPTEMBER 15 , 1808.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
12. ROSmVATUR , IMItor.
I'l IILIBHKD EVUHY MORNINO.
THUMB OP SUHSCniPTION :
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Saturday Use. One Year l.M
Weekly Uec , Ono Year W
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merce. '
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complete copies of The Dally , Morning ,
Evening nnd Sunday Dee , printed during
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WEI.COMIJ TO TUB 1IEI3 IIIUMIING.
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exiiiiNlttoii Mlmiilil K < > nivny
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lliii-nt liPlwct-n ClilciiKO mill
Hun rrmiclHfo. A conlliil
ivcli'onif IN vxtcnilcil in all.
Otnuhii taken tlio ycnr's record for
liceiilnj ; more conventions u-Kolnp ; U onu
and the same time than any other city.
The new silver-plate trust neoins to be
constructed on tin ; 1(5 ( to 1 plan 1 ( ! parts
of watered stock to one part of Invested
capital.
They arc orKtinjzliiK another I > IK anti-
Quay llKht In 1'enns.vlvanla , but the
Pennsylvania bossIs not very seriously
disturbed.
The receipts at the exposition gates
may be sauced by the barometer. .When
the barometer rises the receipts go up
and vice versa.
H will be notlecd-that in the battle of
tlio standards at the monetary congress
the editor 1M us Tinmcrotw as the lawyer
among the distinguished debaters.-
The Chicago , Milwaukee it St. 1'aul
railroad stole a. ' march on Its comptitl-
tors by tendering tlie free use of a
palatial train to convey President Me-
Kluley and cabinet to the peace Jubilee.
with so many different bodies of visi
tors eaeh owning the city at one and
the same time It would be dltllcult to
give a warranty deed to Omaha that
would hold water against so many con-
Hiding titles.
llepubllcan primaries will bo con
tested In six out of nine wards 'in
Omaha and In nil four wards of .South
Omaha. That looks as If there were
no lagging among republicans In Inter
est iu the patty's welfare.
AVhen the local yellow journal has ex
hausted its chapter of army horrors H
will send Its enterprising reporters Into
the bowels of the earth to dig up the
skeletons down In the Inferno that has
become such tm attraction of the Mid
way.
Owing to Interference of lire with an
Omaha print shop , the popocratic liter
ary disseminator is temporarily disa
bled. The popocratic machine nt the
state house , however , will work over
time on public pay to malic up for the
Interruption.
Ono of the questions which just now
agitates a very considerable number of
good people Is whether the war 'ship
Illinois Is to bo christened with water
or with wine. Inasmuch as the con
tents of the average champagne bottle
are nine-tenths water and .one-tenth ,
froth the dispute would seem rather
puerile.
It develops that the scheme for a
double High school system contemplate ; }
the erection of two now High school
buildings Iu addition to the present one.
It is , therefore , a scheme for three High
schools. The question Is , Do the tax
payers want to multiply by three the
expenses of maintenance of their High
pcliool ?
The Twenty-second regiment of regu
lars will return to Fort Crook wlthlu n
few days , but the local yellow journal
will have a very hard time to Hud any
of the heroes of Santiago whining about
the hardships of the military camp. The
valiant soldier rarely complains. Tin.
men who skulk In the rear nearly nl
ways peddle talcs of wop.
The public press of Japan Is said to
be vigorously favoring the retention bj
the United States of the 1'hlllpplne Is
lands. The foreign policy of the United
States should , however , bo shaped not
In the Interest of Japan but of Its own
'
citizens. Itecausc Japan wants the
rnltcil States for n next-door neighbor
Is no good reason why the United States
should want Japan for a neighbor.
Tin : PC :
Cnllfornla celebrated the Jubilee of
the Nutlvo Sons of the ( Johlen West a
few days ago uuil the Hun Francisco
Chronicle takes occasion to Institute
comparison * between the California or
half n century ago and the California
of today.
Half n century ago California was begin
ning to accommodate Itself to the new po
litical condition ot a territorial annex to the
United States. The Ouadalupo Hidalgo
treaty , which transferred the territory
owned by Mexico west of the Missouri river
and the Illo Grande to the United States ,
had been signed two months previously. An
empire , whlch-has slncp developed Into sev
eral of the richest 'states and territories In
the republic , had barely"becofrie conscious
of Its new allegiance. It was all of It either
a wilderness or In a state of pastoral sim
plicity , sparsely settled by the white race
nnd its natural resources dormant. San
Francl.ico wns an Insignificant village ,
Monterey was the capital. Los Angeles wns
a pueblo ot trifling consequence. Tbo mis
sion settlements were the most Important
communities within what Is now the limits
of the state. Pastoral pursuits were the
chief occupation of Its people. Hides arid
horns nnd tallow wcro the chief commodi
ties of commerce. Herds ot long-horned
nndwildeyed cattle nnd Immense droves
of antclopo roamed unmolested , except by
vatiueros , over the great Interior basin em
braced In the valleys of the San Joaquln and
Sacramento rivers. Bands of mustangs
grazed on the 'plains ' of the southern coun
ties * California was asleep Industrially and-
commercially. Its Inhabitants had little erne
no ambition ; It cut no figure In the world's
affairs ; it had apparently no special place
or Itself In the future development ot the
world ; nine-tenths of the world scarcely
new , In fact , that It existed.
What will be the status or California
Ifty years hence is , of course , mere
speculation. Our San Francisco con-
qniporary , however , Indulges In this
prediction :
The centennial of American possession of
ho territory acquired from Mexico In 1848
may witness within It the seat of commercial
and Industrial empire. It Is no moro 1m-
tfrobablo to conceive the existence In this
tate fifty years hence a population of 20,000-
100 than It was Improbable fifty years ago
hat a population of 1,000,000 should be re-
ildlng In it today.
This prediction Is , however , based on
he assumption that the colonization
iqlley entered upon with the annexation
of Hawaii and shaping for the acciulsl-
Ion of the Philippines shall bo carried
o Us logical ultimatum.
There Is , however , another side to this
uincxatlon propaganda. Instead of
ransferrlng the seat of commerce anil
topulatlon to California , annexation or
slauds In the Pacific , thousands of miles
> eyoud San Francisco , Is more likely to
ransfer commerce and draw population'
from California , , The business of the
United States custom house of San
b'ranelsco for all International trade
Hirposes Is already iu a fair way or
.lelng bodily carried over to Honolulu ,
ind eastern and foreign capital which
night have been disposed to peek Invest-
nent In California will bo attracted by
.lie promise of greater returns In Uncle ,
Sam's newly acquired possessions Just
is the gold discoveries of the Klondike
Iralued the vaults of San Francisco
> anks and threatened to divert capital
ind population from the cities on the
coast , with cheaper lnb.or and cheaper
raw materials our Asiatic colonies
ironhl become dangerous competitors to
the Infant manufacturing Induatrlcs-of
San Francisco and all California , where
the wage scale Is higher even than It Is
east of the Heckles' . In all respects the
intlcxatlon of the Philippines -would
have the same effect as would the 1m-
.lortatlou of ten millions ot .lapaneso or
Chinese , or a reciprocity treaty with
lapan or China , which would open the
gates of the United States to { he paiiper-
made fabrics of those countries without
protective duty.
When the California expansionists
liavo been cured of their fever they
will discover that their dream of com
mercial empire Is a chimera. Call-
'oruln Is a great state , destined undoubt
edly to grow and prosper , but the source
> f Its future greatness Is not In rejuve
nated Asia , but In Its marvelous un
developed resources.
THK CLASH AT 11AVAXA.
Perhaps our government was not suttl-
clently explicit In the provision of the
peace urotocol relating to Cuba. It Is
declared that Spain shall relinquish all
claim of sovereignty over and title to
Cuba. This would seem to be plain
enough and It was supposed that when
Spain accepted the protocol the effect or
that action was to relinquish , uncondi
tionally , sovereignty over and title to
Cuba , but It appears that the Spanish
commissioners , demand certain condi
tions nnd want the sovereignty of Spain
continued , nt least to the extent of col
lecting customs duties nud taxes , until
the treaty of pence Is concluded.
This is a wholly untenable position
nnd undoubtedly our government will so
regnrd It. Spain has nothing whatever
to do with Cuba except to remove her
soldiers from the Island. She has no
right to a single dollar of revenue , any
more than In the case of Porto Ulco.
her sovereignty being as completely
Wiped out In the one Island as In the
other. It la obviously absurd for Spain
to ask the United States to permit her
to go oil exercising the rights of sovereignty
eignty pending the negotiation of n
treaty of peace , which may consume
months. It is the expectation that long
before that Is accomplished the United
Status will have assumed military con
trol of Cuba and set on foot prepara
tions looking to the establishment of a
permanent government there. To con
cede what Spain asks would not only
defer the carrying out of the pledge
given by the United States to the Cu
ban people , but it would be very likely
to create In the minds of these people
a feeling of distrust toward this country
which 4iilght prove very troublesome.
It Is Impossible to doubt what sound
policy and our duty to the Cuban people
dictate In this matter. We must Insist
that Spain has relinquished nil claim of
sovereignty over Cuba and that she
cannot be permitted to oxcrcl o any of
the rights or to enjoy any of the prlvl
leges that belong to sovereignty.
The attitude of the Spanish conmils
sloners at Havana suggests what ma >
bo expected , In the way of demands
from the Spanish pence commissioners
Our government should meet everything
of this sort with firmness , making con *
csslons only In the Interest of justice.
Tin : 1'ittMAiir CONTESTS.
The Importance of the republican
primary election which takes place Fri
day can scarcely be over-rnted.
The vital Issue In this contest Is the
legislative ticket. While the agitation
up to this time has centered around the
county olllces , these positions , although
Important to the citizens of this county ,
have little or no bearing upon the great
state.nnd national Interests which are
to be decided In this campaign.
A blunder In the make-up of the legis
lative ticket Iu Douglas county may cost
the republicans of Nebraska not only
the United States senntorshlp , but also ,
their entire state ticket. It is manifest
therefore that the outcome of the pri
maries this week will , to n great ex
tent , determine the prospects of the
party In the llnal onset In November. -
Although the lines have not been as
sharply drawn as they should have
been on the vital Issue of legislative
lomluntlons , the- dividing line between
he contending elements Is fairly under
stood. On one hand it Is an effort to
commit the party to a candidate for
United States senator who Is unpopu-
ar throughout the state and would be
t dead weight everywhere to both state
and legislative tickets.
On the other side is the element that Is
leslrous of nominating representative
lion for the legislature , unhampered by
) ledges to any senatorial aspirant , and
who will draw from the opposition Instead -
stead of being a drag on their own
larty. The success of this clement at
he primaries means thousands of votes
for the republican state ticket and n
valkaway for the republican county nnd
egislatlve tickets.
Intelligent and conscientious repub-
Icans who desire above all things the
redemption of Nebraska by a repub-
lean victory this year should not fall
.0 make their Inllucnce felt on the right
jlde at the coming primaries.
MASTKR OF THE SITUATION.
General Otis appears to be master of
: ho situation at Manila. He gave the
nsurgents who occupied the suburbs of
.hat city until today to take their do-
mrturo , giving them to understand that
i refusal to comply with the demand
would be dealt with In true military
fashion. They did not wait for the time
Imlt to expire , but marched away a day
n advance , all In a cheerful mood , as ap
pears from the dispatch , and with the
best of feeling toward the Americans.
The Incident gives the situation there a
uore satisfactory aspect. When sev-
mil thousand armed insurgents cheer
for Americans while leaving , on the de-
nand of the American commander , a
wsltlon they had strongly desired to
Otaln , the effect must bo to modify dis
trust regarding the friendship and loy-
iljy of these people. Perhaps they have
been misjudged.
At nil events the prompt compliance
with the demand of treneral oils must
bo accepted as showing that Aguinaldo
ms. no desire to quarrel with the Amer
icans and In tivspect to this It is prob-
iblo-thrtt all'thiS Insurgent leaders nrc
In accord. Undoubtedly -they Imve a
wholesome regard for the prowess of
American soldiers and they should
have learned by this time that they
linve to denl with people very unlike
the Spaniards a fair , just nnd generous
people , but not to be trilled with. If
this lesson lias- been Impressed upon
them It may be found practicable to got
.ilong with the Insurgents without any
serious trouble. At all events they have
lust given an example of their tractnbll-
ity which Is gratifying.
Omaha never before suffered so greatly
from police Inelllelency and demoraliza
tion ns under the present outlawed po-
Ice board. The terrible condition of the
police has only grown worse since the
board's refusal to recognize the decision
of the supreme court declaring the law
under which Its members pretend to
liold unconstitutional and void. With
the Impending change In management
staved off temporarily by legal trickery
there la no .stimulus among .the men to
exert themselves In the public Interest ,
jut on the contrary an Incentive for uni
formed ! crooks to work their graft for
ill they are worth In the full knowledge
that It will soon come to nn end. For
the citizens and taxpayers the sooner
this condition comes to an end the
better.
According to Domlnguez Capote , who
says he Is secretary of war , pro tern , of
the republic of Cuba , both the United
States and , Spain have recognized Cu
ban Independence and there Is no longer
any demand for the enforcement of the
rigorous penalties' prescribed by the
government he represents for Spanish
offenders against Its sovereignty. As
these penalties were never enforced before -
fore , their suspension with a general
grant of amnesty will not make nny
change In the' conditions prevailing
there.
Porto Rico , Cuba and the Philippines
may nfford promising opportunities to
American. Investors , but they are not
half as promising as can be found in
the vast empire west of the Mississippi.
That Held has not been explored or ex-
plotted. It abounds In vast and un
developed wealth that would absorb all
the surplus capital that Americans pos
sess and all that they can borrow In
Kuropeau money centers.
The local popocratic organ has come
to the conclusion that a general survey
of farm and crop conditions for Me
brnskn reveals nothing that , from nn
agricultural standpoint , Indicates failure
or shortage below average conditions.
This must be terribly depressing for the
popocratic calamity howlers whoso only
hope of political success lies In arousing
discontent among the farmers and work-
Ingrnen.
Senator Allen Is bold In saying ho
wishes the debate of the monetary con
gress could be repeated In every city
aid town la Nebraska. lie-knows t
cannot be repeated nnd lit1 knows also
that If It were nud every Intelligent per
son Iu the state were brought face to
'ace ' with the arguments for and against
It ) to 1 free coinage nnd currency iu-
latloti , the cause of sound money would
be so Hrmly entrenched thnt no snuc
nan would venture to preach free itllvrr
fallacies again to the present genera *
tlon.
I'ortnnc I'avor * tinIlrnvc. .
Globe-Democrat.
A nation Is fortunate that can go Into an
investigation of victories. Investigating a
lefcat would bo a far less acceptable task
to take In hand ,
Dcniniiiln of ( lie Ornml Army.
Uoston Transcript.
The Grand Army is right In calling for
justice nnd fairness , but It should demand
[ hat there bo no Injustice or unfairness to
ihe government , Hy taking a firm stand
against giving pensions to any who are not
clearly' entitled , to them , It will bo more
Ikely to receive the sympathy nnd assist
ance of the public In securing ample pen
sions to all who deserve them.
n of the F.
Philadelphia Record.
The total number of admissions to the
TransmUslsslppl and International Exposi
tion at Omaha on Thursday last had footed
Jp to 1,251,067. From this may bo judged
the measure of success attending the great
enterprise. Now that the fierce heats have
abated , the present Is the best time to visit
3icaba nnd take a now mental grasp on the
bigness of the United States and Its devel
oped resources.
< lie Opposition.
Indianapolis Journal ,
These who planned and Instigated the
fight on the War department would have
been much better satisfied If the president
had refused to order an Investigation. A
thorough examination Into the truth of the
charges by a committee ot honorable and
competent men Is likely to spoil the whole
scheme and defeat the ends aimed at. This
man McKInley is always doing something to
annoy these who would like to do him and
his administration harm.
Yellow Jack Kill * n Theory.
Minneapolis Journal.
The "Immune" notion has been dissipated
at Santiago , as might have been expected.
It Is one of the peculiarities of yellow fever
that a person may have the fever In one
ocallty and bo exempt from another attack
If ho stays In that locality ; but , If he goes
to another place where the fever Is raging ,
Jo Is liable to take It again. Soldiers going
trom the southern states where they have
had the fever , to Cuba , are just as liable as
others to have an attack.
\o Kiel ; Coming.
Cleveland Plain.Dealer.
St. Peter looked at the honest face of the
atcst comer.
"I suppose , " he said , "that life below
wasn't all sunshine to jou perhaps you were
glad to leave It ? "
"I've nothing to complain of , sir. "
"Were there no days of sorrow , no false
'rlends , no bereavements to distress you ? "
"I tell you , sir , I don't find any fault. "
"You're a queer fellow , " said the saint ;
'don't you over complain about anything ? "
"Bless your heart , sir , " said the new
comer , "of course I don't I'm a Regular ! "
And the saint no longer wondered.
The Went mill lniirrlulluu. |
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The west Is commonly supposed to bo In a
fever for territorial expansion , yet In Ne
braska and Iowa the opposite feeling Is very
manifest. Nebraska warmly opposed the an
nexation of Hawaii and the state's position
as to the Philippines must 'be' ' In barman }
with its record. In Iowa tn'o/yemocrnts / have
declared ugMnst Irnperia1 Ism-while the leadIng -
Ing republican newspaper , th'6' ' DCS Molnes
Register , also opposes our strident Malay
empire builders. "Those who are clamorous
for annexation of all the disease-cursed
Islands , " says the Register , "should prove
their good faith by enlisting for the garrison
duty necessary to 'hold all 'wo have cap
tured. ' "
TWO O1IJEGT IfUSSONS IX WAR.
Time nnil Iripni-iilnu Knncntlnl to a
SncccMMfiil CniupnlK" .
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Great Britain Is no tyro In carrying on
military campaigns , but It Is only after the
second effort , running through thirteen
years , that It has succeeded In obtaining a
firm grip upon the point where the White
Nile and the Dlue Nile come together , 1,230
miles from the mouth of the creat river.
Those who talk so glibly of the mistakes
committed In the four months' war with
Spain should look Into the British opera
tions along the Nile to flnd out the tre
mendous requirements of Anglo-Saxon oper
ations In the tropics. It Is sixteen years
since the Kordofan Arab calling himself the
Malull and successor of the .prophet organ
ized a fanatical army of 30,000 and" sacked
the towns In his march to El Obeld , the
garrison of which he murdered. In 1883 ho
cut to pieces the Egyptian expedition under
Hicks Pasha. Other Important places were
taken by 'the ' Mahdl , and Slntln Bey sur
rendered to him. The hundreds of thousands
ot Arabs In the Soudan accepted the new
prophet nnd all the miraculous stories con-
iccted with his victories. Upon England fell
the task of breaking his power , and the first
attempt , as the world well remembers , was
a tragic failure.
When General Gordon arrived at Khar
toum In 18S1 ho had certain visionary Ideas
in-which the British government shared .n
a certain extent. Gordon tried to placate
the Mhdl by offering him the possession ot
Western Soudan , with the rank of sultan. The
answer of the Arab leader was to swarm
down upon Khartoum with 200,000 followers.
With the most desperate courage and
fortitude the British relief battalions
struggled across the desert , lighting in
squares against the hordeof reckless as
sailants , but they wcro too late. Khartoum
fell , Gordon was speared to death and his
head hung to a tree as an object ot derision.
KnglaijS was powerless to do more at the
time. Its troops had no safe base of supplies
within hundreds of miles. It could only
wait and plan a. solid , deliberate advance.
The catastrophe of 1S85 has been turned Into
the complete victory of 1898. Instead of
abusing each other and their rulers , the
British organized this triumph with an In
flexible purpose. The Indomitable will of
Grant when fighting his way to Richmond
has Keen-shown by 'the English In. the win
ning of Khartoum.
The second active campaign has lasted
nearly three years. Step by step It wns
pushed forward. A railroad was built to
supply the army , and within a few weeks
will bo extended to Khartoum. The ex
pedition grew from 15,000 men to 25,000 , and
the gunboats from four to twelve. Nothing
vsas attempted until carrying a plan through
was a certainty. Here ts represented the '
two ways to make war ; one by a dash , takIng - I
Ing many chances and hoping for good
fortune , the other an unerring forward
movement , Invariably counting the coat and
providing for all contingencies. It ts one
thing to plunge a country Into war and
quite another to be equal to the enormous
labor ot preparation that may be required.
Our war with Spain was wonderful for rapid
success following preparation confined to a
few weeks , Such can not often bo the re
sult , nor will It be safe to conduct ! our army
oneo narrow a basis. The two Contrasted
British campaigns on the Nile are highly
: instructive.
A(1U > 'AUO ) I.OOICl.NU roil TIIOirill.F. ,
New York Herald. Agulnaldo , the "die-
tutor , " nn ha Is styled now , seems to bo
constantly more aggressive. Wo have Dewcjr
and Otis there and need not fear.
New York Tribune : Accounts ot Agul *
tmldo's alleged conduct nnd Intentions recall
the Faying attributed to the wild waves :
"It's a little too soon for the babe to get
" i
Bay.
j
Minneapolis Tribune : What Is nwdcd In
the Philippines Is a definite declaration of
the American purpose not to give over the
Philippine Islands , cither to anarchy or
Spanish tyranny.
Buffalo Express : The differences are these
of precedence , nor does It appear thati Agul
naldo Is very unreasonable In his demands ,
Ho Insists that his troops shall not be forced
to retire from the vantage points they have
gained unless ho Is assured that It will not
bo necessary for him to renew the war
against tlio Spaniards. It will bo the fault
of our own officials If wo quarrel with him
over that question.
Minneapolis Journal : There win bo trou
ble with Agulnaldo In any event ; but our
government can make short shrift of bis
enterprise by giving him the alternative of
fighting the United Stares or laying down
his arms , the Insurgents to return to their
homes. Under United States control It will
not be dlfllcult to prevent the Insurgents
from obtaining arms and ammunition and
as for the proposed "republic , " conducted by
a freebooter like Agulnaldo and organized
under n dictator , it will bo of short duration.
Thcro will have in be something more
definite than the vague and general Intilnm-
tlons of Impending troubto to shake the
faith of the American people in the power
of Hear Admiral Dowcy nnd General Morrltt
to solve the problems which confront them
In the Philippines. No one doubts that fhey
can hold the Insurgents In check. The hope
of the country Is that they may be able to
do It by peaceable methods , but If It should
bo necessary to use force the belief of the
nation Is that the admiral and the general
commanding the American army nt Manila
will strike nt the right time. In the right
way and make short work of the Job.
AWKUL I3ITKCT OF ISOLATION.
A Vitw SnrcnHtle Itciuarku on < lie
Moutlilim-N of Exiiniinlnnlntii.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The effect of America's Isolation , which
so alarms our ablest Imperialistic thinkers ,
Is truly saddening. We are the most Isolated
people In the world. The earth It
self , which Is separated from Its nearest
planetary neighbors by millions of miles
without telephone connection , Is In no more
deplorable n plight.
Wo wcro discovered by a sailor from north
ern Italy , who afterward became a Spaniard.
All sorts of foreigners explored our great
river courses and settled along our shores
English in Now England and south , Dutch In
New York , French in Louisiana , Spaniards
In Florida and California. They Isolated us
worse than before. And since then all these
divers races and peoples have poured Into
the country so that today we are 70,000,000 of
persons , representing all the races of the
earth. Every one of the 70,000,000 , we sup
pose , has relatives In Europe , Asia or Africa ,
There are more Germans in Chicago than
In most German cities , more Irish In Boston
than in many an Irish county and nioro
Italians In New York than In several Italian
provinces. And still they come.
Wo are an isolated land. Wo always
have been. Our language Is borrowed from
England , our religion comes from Judca.
Our laws corao from over the sea. Our
most ) boasted Institutions , oven , are foreign.
They had trial by Jury , freedom of thu press
and parliamentary government In England
somewhat earlier than we did and religious
toleration was known In Holland before It
became popular in Massachusetts and Con
necticut. Even our greatest poets never
saw America. Shakespeare had scarcely
heard of It.
Our isolation today Is something terrible.
Wo import preachers , actors and foot ball
from England , we get plays nnd professors
from Franco and Germany , we fetch mu
sicians from Vienna , Lelpslc and Poland ,
wo get architecture , painting , sculpture and
the decorative arts from everywhere. When
ever an Englishman or n Frenchman be
comes famous he rushes to poor , Isolated
America on the next steamer to read from
his own -works or deliver himself In n course
of lectures. Wo get our novels from the
four winds that blow and the average cir
culation of most masterpieces of literature
Is greater In America than In the land of
their birth. Wo know more about homo
rule than Ireland , more about Dreyfus than
France , more about the emperor than Ger
many , more about the Armenians than the
sultan and more about his peacock feathers
than LI Hung Chang. There is no country
that knows so much about every other coun
try as the United States of America , yet our
Isolation is dreadful 'to contemplate.
We presume that our Isolation Is also re
sponsible for our being the richest , strong
est and best advertised ot nations and for
the Ill-concealed Jealousy with which Europe
regards us. It Is always so with these
isolated countries foreign powers are sure
to envy and fear them. Look at China ! our
companion in solitude. Is not China envied
nnd feared ?
Nothing could be more painful than to
bo shut off from the rest of the world.
Shame on the "Little Americans ! " This
Isolation must end !
imiNlJ ON YOWl KMTTIN' .
Co in 111IV Invn-ilon tif Oiimlin. by "Them
Llt'ry Keller * ! . "
Chicago Post.
Omaha , which Is now recognized as the
subtrcasury of culture In the bounding west.
Is going Into the "congress" business very
extensively this month and next. It Is In
teresting to note that Mr. Garland's "litera
ture congress" will fill In the week of
October 3 , following the Sunday school con
gress and preceding the congress of mothers.
TlUs Is particularly felicitous , as we have
every reason to believe that the promoters
of the literature congress are vitally In-
to-tsted in the meeting that will Immediately
precede and follow their epecJal line of work
said promoters being , after Mr. Garland ,
Mr. Fuller , Mr. Lummls , Miss Alice French
and Miss Harriet Monroe. It eeems to us
that -what we may call literature Is closely
associated with the grand Ideas of Sunday
echool nnd maternity , hence the congress
that begins September 27 will not end with
the following Sabbath , but will run right
along up to and Including October 10 , when
the mothers and the "Itt'ry fellers" will
sing "Auld Lang Syne" and disperse In good
order. Wo congratulate the exposition
on the happy arrangement of Its congresses ,
and wo look for the best possible results for
western Sabbath schools , literature and
motherhood. The literature that Is devoted
to the advancement of the west that which
wo have heard called the "western move
ment In literature" must be necessarily In
terested strongly in western maternity. Of
course we of the west feel that maternity
should be encouraged everywhere , but It Is
natural that at a western exposition and as
l sturdy cons and daughters of the west wo
J should bo slightly more favorable to the
western movement In maternity. Hence we
are looking for great activity on the part of
the literary advisory council as specified , and
we predict for the three correlative con
gresses a season of conspicuous advantage
hitherto unenjoyed In the west.
Killed with u I'ltchfnrk.
DANVILLE , III. , Sept. 14. William
Shank , a prominent citizen of Indlanola , was
murdered today at Westvllle. Ills body was
found In a livery stable with a small wound
back of the left ear , supposed to have been
made by a pitchfork. Frank Oilman , a sa
loon keeper , wan arrested , charged with the
crime.
THIS i-iiosi-nnors WISST.
A Xrir Yorkrr'M ( JlnvrltiK llevlptv of
Well Known Knoti.
New York Times.
Mr. N. Wetmore Ilnlscy of the bond house
of N. W. Harris & Co. has Just returned
from an extended western trip , during which
ho wan afforded exceptional opportunities to
gauge the actual stnto fit affairs In that
section , Mr , Ilnlscy , nlwnys a confident
believer In the west , comes back from his
trip more enthusiastic than ever over con
ditions prevailing there nnd the bright pros
pects for widespread prosperity. To a. rep-
rcscntntlvn of the Times Mr. Ilnlsey yester
day sold :
"Tho condition of affairs In the central
west Is particularly favorable nnd gratify
ing. This year's crops appear to be ex
cellent throughout that portion of Ohio , In
diana , Illinois , Iowa , Minnesota and Mis
souri traversed by the main trunk lines ,
with prospects In Kansas nnd Nebraska
equally good. The product of the farms In
that section for the season of 1897 was above
the average , and the prices wcro so satis
factory that the two combined to put the
farmer In a very happy frame of mind com
pared to any spirit ho has shown for a
matter of eight or ten years. Following
upon the bountiful harvest and the satis
factory returns , comee this year another
abundant yield of the various crops native
to that section , nnd In addition to this very
high prices for cattle nnd remunerative
prices for hogs nnd other live stock.
"Tho western banks have more money
than they know how to employ profitably
and all local western securities are In de
mand as never before. It seems to mo that
this augurs well for the future In many
respects. There ts no doubting the fact that
the low prices of farm products , and In many
sections the scant yields , had much to do
with the general dissatisfaction among the
agricultural classes which had Its mani
festations In the free silver movement , the
antagonism to railway and other private
corporations and a general feeling of Jeal
ousy toward accumulated capital In any
form.
"It would eecm as though the prosperity
of the great empire known ns the central
west Is bound to have a lasting influence
upon the Interest basis nt which money can
bo employed In this country. All of our mu
nicipal securities , as well as railroad bonds ,
have been selling on a lower Interest basis
during the present year than at any time In
the history of this country. The question
whether present low rates arc permanent Is
one upon which financial men arc bound to
differ ; the fact remains , however , that the
small Investor who wishes to place his funds
safely , the executor of estates , and the
trustee has n very serious problem to deal
with in deciding whether to take long-time
securities at present prices or allow funds to
He Idle hoping for a changed condition that
will make It possible to get better rates for
money.
"A well known Scotch gentleman , an ( n
ternatlonal financier of high standing , who
made n trip through these states and to the
Pacific coast last spring , when the crops
were Just out of the ground , spoke of the
'middle west' as one of the richest and most
productive sections In the world , and ex
pressed the belief that Its Intluenco on the
future of this country would be very great ,
He had .In mind especially the great trunk
lines which had their origin and draw their
sustenance from the farms and factories of
the middle states. Ho said ho believed
that the time was past when that rich terri
tory where Great Britain had Invested so
much money during the past twenty or
thirty years would be obliged to pay rates
for money that would make the securities
appear attractive to British capital. In his
opinion the great cities of the central west
were entitled to about as high a degree ot
credit , not only as our eastern cities , but
as the average city of similar size In Great
Britain , nnd that , owing to the prosperity
so apparent there now and so likely to con
tinue , there would be a strong local demand
for their securities.
"An Illustration of the Impression the
west now makes upon a fair-minded caste' a
nan Is the 'statement ' made by a New York
banker who made his first western trip this
season. 'Ills conclusion was thus tersely
expressed : 'If they had discovered the
middle western states first , the whole At
lantic coast would still be a howling wilder
ness. "
"I profess to be an eastern man , with
several generations of New York traditions ,
but I am a firm believer In the great possi
bilities of the west , and particularly of the
central western states of the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys. I never visit that sec
tion without being Impressed with the fact
that the development of their natural wealth ,
the thrift and energy of the people , must
exert a great Influence upon the future of
the entire country. "
PERSONAL AM ) OTIIKUWI.SI5.
Agulnaldo Is costing the American news
papers , In the way of cable tolls , a great
deal more than he Is worth.
The country Is now reaping the fruits of
victory on the battlefield and the grain
field , and both are phenomenal.
R. Fernandez do Castro , civil governor of
the city of Havana , has organized forty free
kitchens , feeding 35,000 Cubans.
The apple crop of Missouri last year was
estimated to be worth $12.000,000. This year
the estimate Is $1,000,000. And yet Missouri
fruit men say the crop Is satisfactory.
The Louisiana Daughters of 1776-1812 have
undertaken the repair of the ChalmeMo mon
ument , which commemorates the victory of
the American patriots upon the spot.
Ex-Postmaster General Don M. Dickinson
and Henry T. Thurbcr , formerly President
Cleveland's private secretary , have dis
solved the law'partnership that has existed
between them for about fifteen years.
Mrs. L. II. Scelye , who died at Lapont ,
Tex. , a few days ago , wns a soldier In the
civil war and was known as Frank Thomp
son of Company F , Second Michigan volun
teers. One of her sons Is In the regular
army.
One sign of returning prosperity Is the
offer , made last \seek , of $26,000 for a seat
in the New York Stock exchange , with no
seller. In fact , no seats arc being offered at
any price. After the panic year of 1833 seats
were sold for as little as $13,000.
An Insurance company has applied to the
Maine state authorities for Information as
to the number of persons killed or Injured
while hunting in the woods last year , with
the view of issuing a new form of life and
accident policy , especially for sportsmen.
There were thirteen fatal shooting accidents
In the Maine woods in 18D7.
The Royal U tbo highest grade baking powder
known. Actual test i show It B" > one-
third further than any other traad.
Absolutely Pure
PIOYAL IUUM1 POWOIH CO. , HI * Y8 K ,
imimiT AMI nituiJ/.Y ,
Somervllto Journal It l-n't funny to ciy
of n proxperotiH | ih ) detail that ho take * lite
MI By
I
Phllndolphlix North Amerlcnn : " 1 nlwnyr
j Ilko to fnn myself with u Hhcct of good
music. "
"Why ? "
"Oh , there Is considerable nlr In It. "
Detroit Free Press : "There's ono Yiuike
pig thnt Spain really ought to be allowed
n whuck nt. "
"Who Is that ? "
"Tho street i-iir hog. "
Cleveland Plain Donlcr : "ts your son up
In the history of the dnrk ngcs ? "
" 1 KIIOHM ho if. lie's usually up most o'
the night. "
Hrooklyn Life : Mnud When I get en
gaged I don't Intend to have nny mystery
about It.
Marie I don't soc how you ciin help It ,
dt'nr. Every ono will regard It us n mys
tery.
Chicago Post : "Ho unlil I wns ti poem , "
she told her denrest friend gleefully.
"Oh , well. " replied her denrest friend ,
"somo people know so little about poetry
thnt they think there's nothing to It but
feet. "
Washington Stnr : "Did you tell thnt
soldier boy ho would live on the fat of the
Intul when he pot home ? "
"Yes , but It didn't neein to cheer him. Ho
said he had had bacon enough. "
Indianapolis Journal : Watts-How do
you umlprtUiind that expression of Shnks-
pc-nro's "go to ? "
Potts it Is my Idea that It nroso from
the printers nut knowing the use of the
dash when his works \vcro tlrst published.
Cleveland Plain Denier : "I nee thut when
Queen Wllhelmlnn wants to dunce she has
to nsk the gentlemen. "
"SuppoBo dho iiska u gentleman who
doesn't know a two-step from n cakewalk -
walk ? "
"Thou Mho nsks him to sit It out on the
royal stairs. "
Philadelphia North American : "Evelyn , "
said her father , "whnt particular fcut of
bravery did thnt young mnn who culled on
you last night perform during the war ? "
"None , father. Ho stayed home at my
request. Hut why do you imk ? "
"Oh , Judging from the way you kissed
him I thought perhaps ho had directed the
movements ? of Dewey and Schley during
the conflict. "
FUSIOX AT SUVAWVIM.H.
Denver Post.
Jest prccedln' the convention that was
cnllod to nominate
Of u conHtiiblc.iur Justice o' the ponce , It
seemed thnt fnte
Wns u buckln' right ag'ln tin , fur the pop-
Ulli > ta hud snld
They would light UH to u llnlsh If It cost
'em every red.
The republicans was whoopln * . fur they
knoweil they'll win the dny
If the dlmmycrats nn' poppers both had
tickets In the fray ,
An' In caucusln' the matter wo wns sar-
tln1 Hiiro we'd losa
If we didn't git the poppers fur to Jlno via
in n fuse.
So we axed 'cm to n mcetlu' to discuss the
thing with us
In 11 decent sort o' manner , free from tur
moil nn' from fuss.
An' wo laid our plan before 'cm In nn nrgu-
nicntlvo wny ,
Shuwln' up the hard-head wisdom an' the
prudence of the play.
Wo was answered In a jiffy by ol' Undo
Jimmy Pratt ,
Recognized by nil of Sqimwvlllo ns the
leadln' popocrut ,
In a speech that nil regarded ns nn or-
utorlc gem ,
Showln' If there must be fusion , wo had
got to fuse with them.
This created consternntlon In the dlmmy-
cmtlc crow ,
'Twas an aspeck of the question we hail
never thought to view.
But wo belt to our opinion If the pops
would nil jlno In
We would kill th > - ol' republicans too
cussed dead to skin.
But our nrgumonts wns fruitless , they
wns stubborner than mules.
Acted Ilk. ? a cussed passel of bullhcadcd ,
cranky fools.
An' we'd Just about concluded to adjourn
In filny die
When ol' Jack McOlnnls entered nn' secured -
cured the cheermnn's eye.
He announced In qulot manner thnt ! he'd
jent bin on a trnmj )
An' hud bought tip nil the whisky nn' the
beer there wns In camp ;
Which wns jest n. party matter he had
biiught It to enthuse
Ot tuo dlmmycrat convention , an slcli
V'is as chose to fuse.
I coiii 1 Hcurcoly keep from whoopln' when
6"r Undo/ Jimmy rlz
An' cone-filed that he reckoned he'd take
liquid nine In his ,
An' we put Urn pruv'oiis question , an I'm
happy fur to pay
That the fiiHlon scheme was carried In en
thusiastic wny.
OUll DAII'Y IlULMiTIIV.
SANTIAGO Do CUBA , Sept. 15 , 1893. By
agreement between General Wood , U. S.
Military Governor , and the Spanish author
ities , the public schools will be open hero
today. Sectarianism has been eliminated
from the management nnd the course of
study placed upon an American basis ,
Now that
School
has Begun
The boys must be fitted out
with durable wearables we
have them. Our school suits
for boys and children are of the
sort that won't rip and tear ex
cept under the severest provo
cation. Besides that they are
dressy and well fitting as they
should be to stimulate the boy's
natural pride in a good appear
ance.
ance.Our clothing for boys is bet
ter than almost any other store
offers , and is as good as the
very best. The price usually
settles the matter. Two piece
suits at $2,50 , $3.00 , $3.50 $4.00
and $5,00 ,
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