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welcome IN extended tu till.
Republican primaries today.
The red fez In tills week tlio passpon
to anything In Omaha a Shriner wants
Every good' republican should attorn
the primaries this afternoon and roKlstci
Lls vote for a representative couventlot
delegation.
Talking money Is not Just the BIIIIU
ns money talking , as anyone who has
listened to the discussions of the monetary
tary congress will readily testify ,
The Illinois Central Is bound eventu
ally to have an outlet Into Omaha. The
Booncr It makes the necessary cornice
tlon the better for the road and foi
Omaha.
Douglas county republicans want tin
strongest possible county -and 'leglsla
tlvo tickets this year. The way to goi
them Is to participate in the partj
primary.
The popocratlc congressional commit
tco has organized and act up hcadquar
tors. Docs this mean that the pipe line
to the silver trust barrel has alreailj
begun to flow ?
The national committee of the golc
democrats bus a new chairman. Tin
next change should be the conversioi
in a body of the remaining gold demo
crats to republicanism.
Free coinage of flat Is the only thins
that will suit the populist currency re
formers. Why waste metal or over
paper when the government can cance
debt by simply saying It Is cancelled ?
The exposition is on a lirm iluancla :
footing , but that is Just the reason whj
Its business should be conducted as eco
nomically as If it wore a private enterprise
priso Instead of a public undertaking.
The French cabinet's reluctance to re
open the Dreyfus ease arises from the
fact that It must seize one horn of tin
dilemma and is bound to rest undei
public censure no matter what course li
takes.
With the question settled over whlcl
route President McKlnley will travel tc
the Omaha peace jubilee , the railroads
can turn their attention to making sucl
rates to the Jubilee city that no one cat
afford to stay away.
Senator Hoar may not bo Inclined tc
accept a proffer of the American em
bassy to the court of St. James , but thei
Massachusetts might hold the place bj
giving up Its other senator , Henry Caboi
Lodge , the scholar In. politics.
One of Grigsby's rough riders re
turned from Chickamauga was klllei
the other day by a Chicago trolley car
Hero Is another chance for the pope
cratle Journals to Jump upon Mr. Me
Klnlcy for Inexcusable neglect In UK
conduct of the war.
General Miles finds that ho himself Is
Buffering In health from the cltects oi
his nhe > rt campaign in Porto IMco. Ji
service In the tropics affects an old ex
perleuced campaigner like Miles , wb >
Bhould any one fel'gu surprise over the
Inroads of disease upon raw recruits
sent to Cuba In the worst season of th (
year ?
And now the latest Internationa
rumor Is that an offensive and defensive
alliance between China and Japan li
brewing. It seems only a few mouths
since these two countries were eugaget
In a determined and exciting war will
ono another , yet they are again ready t (
plight eternal friendship , it Is plainly
manifest that nations can turn as shuri
corners in their alliances as the inosl
wily political opportunist.
TllK CAXDIDAl V OF JU11X T , . . WROSTEll
When the friends of John It. WofoRtei
proposed to nominate a candidate foi
United States , collator In , the repnbllcnt
state convention The Hoc pointed on
the danger of such a course. It warne <
republicans against committing tin
bluudur of staking their fortunes In.Jin
Impending battle upon any Individual
no matter how popular ho might be re
garded , by diverting the Issue fron
the principles and record of the partj
to the personality and record of a can
dldntc. The views expressed by The
lice were , concurred In by the ronk am
flic of the party and the scheme to iioni
tnate John L. Webster In the state con
vcntlon was abandoned.
The same scheme la now presented it
another form. The demand Is made bj
John L. Webster that every rcpubllcai
candidate for the legislature In Douglas
county shall be committed In advance
to his support and primary election bal
lots are being circulated pledging the
delegates to John L. Webster for Unltet
States senator. In precipitating this
IESUO Mr. Webster compels The Uce t <
speak plainly regarding his candldacj
and the policy of labeling the loglsla
live ticket with his personal brand.
In the tlrst place thcro Is no assurance
that Omaha will be accorded the prlvl
lego of filling two seats In the Unltct
States senate during the next twe
years. If there were a possibility oi
Omaha furnishing another senator H
would be an extra hazardous risk t (
chain the delegation from this cotmtj
to the senatorial cart of John It. Web
ster before It Is elected , not merely be
cause he Is far from being a man 01
the people whose candidacy woulc
strengthen the ticket , but because hi
would repel thousands of voters In tin
state at large and jeopardize the elec
tlou of republicans on legislative ticket :
In nearly every district.
It Is one thing for Mr. Webster ti
advertise himself by uniforming a .com
pauy of zouaves or buying Instrument !
for a brass band to make Wcbsterlni
music. It Is quite another thing for hln
to put the gold-braid Webster livery or
the republican legislative candidates
and expect the people to vote for them
Reports from every section of the state
Indicate that the aspirations of John L
Webster are already a handicap , no
only to the legislative but to the state
ticket.
Hut Mr. Webster asserts that he does
not expect to be elected senator by thli
legislature , but wants only the compll
mcnt of a Wcbsterian delegation li
order to bo the logical candidate foi
1000. In other words , Mr. Webstei
wants to be put in position to traelc thi
next senatorshlp for the ono that Is t <
follow the retirement of Senator Thurs
ton. If there Is any good reason whj
this should be done The IJee hns no
heard of It.
The candidacy of Mr. Webster natu
rally forces a discussion of John U Web
ster'fl record In all walks of life , hli
sincerity on any public issue and hi :
trustworthiness ns a public servant
Suclj a. discussion cannot help the re
publican legislative ticket. It Is alrcadj
affording ammunition for the popocrats
and giving Webster a Douglas cojmitj
delegation to trade on would simply u <
placing a galling gun hi the hands o :
the enemy. Surely that cannot he the
desire of republicans ? who earnestly
wish the party to regain Its supremacy
In Nebraska this year.
TUB CU1IAX
The manifesto to the Cuban people bj
the council of the provisional govern
ment of Cuba the so-called govern
ment which President Mi-Klnley wlselj
refused to recognize Is to bo com
mended ns a frank and honorable no
Knowledginont of the debt of gratitude
duo the American people from thi
Cubans who sought the liberation o
their country from Spanish rule , l ;
the declarations of the manifesto In tlili
tegard reflect Cuban sentiment there I :
reason to think that our seven-union
will bo able to deal with these people
without any serious friction , for se
great a sense of gratitude and conll
denco ns Is expressed , assuming It t <
bo entirely sincere , must lead them te
still rely upon the United States te
complete the object for which It wen
to war the cstablshuient of an Hide
pendent government In Cuba by thi
voice of Its own people.
The Cubans admit that had they beci
left to themselves there would have
been an Indefinite prolongation of the
struggle and an annihilation of the
wealth and population of the Island
How much longer they could have car
rlcd on the conflict would have elepeudee
upon the aggressive activity of the
Spaniards. It Is a familiar fact tha' '
the Cuban forces were reduced to i
condition where they could not have
held out much longer against an active
enemy. The army of Garcia was fotinc
to bo In a wretched condition hair
starved , almost naked and with r
very limited supply of ammunition
This force could have been ele
stroyed , had It been pursued ane
for 'd to light , In a very sheri
time by the greatly superior Spanlsl
forces in the eastern provinces. The
army of Gomez was very little bettei
off. The inactivity of the Spaniards
would perhaps have enabled the In
surgents to have maintained the struggli
some time longer , but In view of the
developments It seems hardly possible
that they could have held out more
than a few months. At all events then
appears no reason to believe that tncj
would have ultimately triumphed.
The fact that the United States has
not opposed the so-called provisional
government of Cuba is not a matter oi
so much slgnlllcauco ns the council ol
that government seems to tblnlc. The
United States knows no such govern
mi-nt. It does not necessarily follow
however , that there will bo any objec
tlou on the part of the United States tc
any proper and peaceable movement
under whatever auspices , Intended U
secure an expression of the people oi
Cuba on the question of an Independent
government. On the contrary ! It is tin
desire of the United States government
that this shall be done. If the met :
who call themselves the council of the
provisional government can do this inos
.cff ch'cy | | tlielr 1cfforts Wilt fdcelve .silCl
recognition and approval from thi
American government nmt people a
they merit. Hut they must undcrstnui
that In seeking an expression of tin
popular will of the Cuban people In re
gard to their future government thej
should proceed In no factional spirit
The United States Is pledged to glvi
Cuba an Independent government In tin
formation of which all the people ehal
have a voice. It cannot countenanci
any movement that docs not content
plate this.
Lot the men who have fought fo
Cuban liberty be heard. They have rii
unquestionable right to make the !
wishes known. Hut they may ns wel
understand that no government can bi
established In Cuba , with the consen
of the United States , In the Interest o
a faction or that docs not accord cqua
rights and privileges to all the pcopli
of the Island.
aKMEKAL SUAFTBR'S IlEl'OltT.
The report of General Shafter on tin
Santiago campaign will be rend by tin
officers and men of his command wltt
great satisfaction. It recognizes to thi
fullest extent their courage and devo
tion. General Shafter states plainly tin
conditions under which the campalgi
was made , showing that It was ucees
snry to push It with all possible vigor
It was an unfortunate season at whlcl
to enter upon a campaign In Cuba , bu
the circumstances compelled it ane
every rational man must now see tha
the course of the military authorities
was entirely justifiable. With that om
stroke was ended the war , which wouh
be still on , there can be no doubt , luu
wo adopted u waiting policy. Tin
Santiago campaign was forced upon ui
by tlie circumstance of Cervcra's sejuad
ron entering that harbor and to strlki
a quick and effective blow was the oulj
course. That was elone , with result :
vastly greater than any one anticipated
It cost lives , but It is most probable tlm
without It many moro lives would liavi
been sacrificed before the war win
ended.
The report points out the dililcultle :
that were encountered In the landing e >
men and supplies and some of its .state
incuts should correct the Impression tha
the soldiers were not properly ciircel for
General Shafter says there was ai
abundant supply of eiunrtermnster am
commissary stores and the troops on thi
firing line were at all times suppllci
with rations. Ho also states tlmt tin
sick and wounded recelveel every nt
tentlou that It was possible to give then
and bears unqualified testimony to tin
faithful performance ot their duties 1 > :
the medical otllcers. The fnir-mluelee
reader of General Shafte-r's report wll
not 1m disposed to criticise the Sauting !
campaign.
HfSTHUCTlXG I'KACtl CUMMISSIOXEHS
The pence commissioners have re
coiveel their Instructions and will to
morrow take their departure for 1'arls
where the work of negotiating a treati
of pence with Spain will be'entered upoi
October 1. There is mores or less con
Ijeeture In regard to the nut Are of 'tin
Instructions , but 'ofcourse nlisoluli
sra-qey In regard to this will be ob
served at least until the negotiations an
opened. The eiiicstlem that will chiell ;
occupy the attention of the pence com
mission is that of the disposition of tin
Philippines and It has been said tha
the president is disposed to leave tha
matter largely to the discretion of tin
conlnilssloners. It Is moro probable
however , that Mr. McKluloy has a ver ;
definite lelea in regard to the future re
latlo'us of the United States to thosi
Islands and th.it he has clearly ane
fully Informed the commissioners , re
spectlug his views. The question , It i
needless to sny , will be determined b ;
the United States. As the vlctoriou
nation It will be In our power to nnun
the terms of peace and while it is to bi
expected that the Spanish commls
s loners will ask for some modification :
of the terms this government shall pro
pose , whatever the United insists upoi
will be finally accepted. It Is statee
that the Madrid government Is appre
hensive that this government will nebo
bo disposed to show any magnanimity
but It will press Its advantage to th
fullest extent. There Is certainly n <
warrant for this view In the terms o
the peace protocol , which all the worle
has recognized as liberal.
It Is Impossible to say how much tlnn
will be occupied In negotiating a treat :
of peace. It will depend upon tin
course of the Spanish * representatives
If these adopt the proverbial dilator ;
policy of Spain lu diplomatic ne-gotla
tions the conference may be prolonged
though It Is not possible to see what ael
vantage Spain could reasonably hope ti
gain from this.
When the ptopocrats prate nbottt tin
reduction In state debt effected undo :
the popocratlc officials , It must be re
membered that every cent paid to re
deem outstanding bonds and warrant !
was contributed In taxes for which tin
people were enabled to raise the mono :
solely because of the improved buslncs
conditions that accompanied the aelven
of a republican administration of na
tionnl affairs.
The organ of the bogus reform police
board tells about four south side house :
being raided by "noisy burglars. " Thai
Is a beautiful Indictment of the Incoui
potency and Inefficiency of Chief Gal
lasher's police force. It would take f
powder mill explosion to wake the reform
form police up to the fact that tin
burglars are operating right and lefi
without fear of police Interference.
A prominent popocratlc paper of tin
World's Fair city writes an edltorla
obituary upon Lyman M. Coo'iey , the
great authority on constitutional law
This would bo nearly as bad as re
ferrlng to the secretary of the treasurj
as Thomas J. Gage.
It 1s In accord with the eternal fitness
of things for the jwpocratlc organ tc
champion the candidacy of John L
Wobeter for United States senator while
at the same time all the popocrats In
tile slate rtr.e "bombarding Webster and
listing his pica for cheap wheat as ! > < >
lltlcal capital for Senator Allen and
the popocratlc candidates for the legis
lature.
A Chicago paper Wants to kriow what
Chicago Is to jubilate over In Its peace
Jubilee. That Is a hard question. Hut
Omaha's peace jubilee Is designed to be
a Jubilation .over the speedy return to
peace and prosperity bj the successful
war waged against Spain under Presi
dent McKlnley and our brave volun
teers.
A I'orKOtteii ( Iticntlou.
Minneapolis Journal.
Omaha has a currency convention. Cur
rency ? Currency ? O , yes , that Is the stud
you 20 out und exchange ( or the necessi
ties.
Pence Him lit Trlniniilm.
Chlcaco Chronicle.
"What's a protocol between friends ? " In
quires General Dlanco as ho cracks a port
tax of $3,000 upon a cargo of Hcd Cross
supplies and tucks the coin down Into his
hip pocket. Dlanco realizes that peace Is
not only more pleasant but more profitable
than war.
llusU of the Yellow Clnlm.
Chlcnuo Post.
"Why Is It , " they asked of the caitor of
o yellow journal , "that you persist in claim
ing your paper so far ahead of all the
others ? "
"Dear me , " said the editor scornfully ,
"haven't you noticed that ltan \ emergency
wo are able to print headlines almost twice
as big and black and damn the administra
tion almost twice as hard as any paper In
this vicinity ? "
.Mednln of Honor
Philadelphia Record.
The Issue of medals of honor to military
heroes Is to bo hedged about by legal pre
cautions. Winners of these coveted re
wards must have displayed conspicuous
callantry , and it must be vouched for by
two eye witnesses. The new rule will not
cut down the output of medals , which II
absolute justice could bo done might be
made still larger ; but It will preserve their
luster from all possibility of tarnish by un
worthy alloys.
Proilm't of a Democracy.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Admiral Cervera goes back home praising
the American people for their generosity and
courtesy , and Senor Pedro Lopez de Castillo ,
"In the numo of 11,000 private Spanish sol-
dlers , " sends through General Shatter his
gratitude to a nation whoso victorious
army had refrained rrom making him and
his comrades feel that they were prisoners ,
Such testimonials as these ought to make
our French and German critics let up on
their aspersions on our manners. The finest
gentleman in the world Is the product of a
democracy.
Dl fhtPil or UK e : I am or.
New York Commercial.
The serious question of forming an army
of occupation for Cuba is now before the
administration. It is'notable that thsre Is
no rivalry for service in this capacity. The
volunteers do not clamor for more service
in fever-stricken tropics. They have had
their lesson lu the horrors of war , and thtrc
Is trouble ahead for those who gave it. Uut
soldiering has been divested of Its glamor.
It is likely that the regular army will be
Increased to provide Cuban garrisons , and
it should be. It will be some time before
trustworthy military bodies can bo organ
ized amoug the natives.
UciiioriillKCMl FUN Ion Korean.
Philadelphia Lodger.
ColonelWilliam Jennings Uryan of the
Third Nebraska la represented to be In a
state of mind because his regiment is not
mustered out. in order that he and his olll-
ccrs may have time to engage in the state
campaign. Ho would resent the Idea that
ho accepted a commission from political mo
tives , and he should bo wary in alvlng Use
to the Impression that polities inlluence
him In his desire to retire from the army.
The fusion forces In the state must bo lu
a demoralized condition If they uaunot
maintain the upper hand in a free silver
community unless personally conducted by
Mr. Bryan.
WHAT THI3Y IIL'Y OK US.
ProcluctM of AinerlcMin Skill IVIiluh
I-'I nil n .liar kft Abroad.
American crocks are In great demand at
Malta , but the supply is small , as our man
ufacturers have not ) taken the trouble to
advertise their goods. Ono Maltese dealer
says ho would prefer to sell American
clocks , but ho eloes not know the address
of any American house. The clock trade at
present Is monopolized by the English ,
French and Germans.
Bohemia presents a fine field for mowers ,
binders , seeders , threshing machines and
hay slackers. It Is becoming necessary for
those engaged In farming on a largo scale
there ro employ all kinds of machinery , be
cause of the scarcity of labor In country dis
tricts , the men receiving better pay in the
cities. There Is a great Held open In oVtoc-
trie roads , elevators and electric lights.
Prague will discard horse cars and build an
electric line , as will also the clfy of I'llsen.
Our manufacturers and contractors should
get n share of this business , but they must
go there to get it , for English catalogues
arc valueless in Bohemia.
The bicycle is popular In China , and one
of an American make sells for $101. Each
nationality coming China hau bought
wheels made In fheir own home country ,
and at first the English wheel , with brake
and heavy guard , predominated , but event
ually the lighter aud more graceful Amer
ican wheel will have the preference. No
wheels are made in China , and it Is not
probable they can be made there , and but
few Chinese have taken to bicycling. No
Chinese women ride.
Two cabinet officials of Corea own wheels ,
and an American bicycle in that country
brings | S3.
Cllmato and the rough surface of the
country are against the wheel trade In
Brazil , and the middle-class people are too
poor. A clerk who earns f5 a month , or
an experienced salesman , bookkeeper or
cashier who makes $10 a week cannot afford
a $70 bicycle. Bicycles ore In general use
In many districts of Norway , but In a
country where the rainfall amounts to
eighty-five Inches per annum the pastime
has Its drawbacks. But In. spite of this the
wheel continues to grow In popularity.
American bicycles sell for $85 , and the gen
eral demand , la for a strong , cheap wheel.
There were nearly 2,600 cases of American
farm Implements shipped to Marseilles dur
ing three months of the present year. These
Included 1,386 cases of plows and hayrakcs
and 900 cases of harrows.
The Baldwin Locomotive works recently
sold Blxty-pve locomotives to tbo Mancburlan
railway , making.a total of eighty Baldwins
sold that road. This company sold In six
months to Russian railways 139 Baldwin
locomotives. The Russian government has
also contracted .with the Wcatlngbouse com
pany for the equipment of the rolling stock
of Its railways with Westlnghouse air
brakes an order amounting to nearly $3-
000,000.
Fire engines of American make are be
ginning to bo Inquired for In many parts of
France. .
OK Til 13 LATH WAU.
A characteristic yellow story of army
camp horrors was exploded In San Francisco
recently. U U a link of the saffron Kausage
with which the country has ben stifled by
sensationalist * , and on Investigation van
ished ns quickly as fog before the rising
sun. Moved by complaints of the condition
of the recruits for the Oregon regiment , In
camp at San Francisco , the governor of that
state wired to Washington urging that the
men bo mustered out or sent to their regi
ment at Manila. The governor said l < e was
Informed that the recruits were "In a dis
organized and demoralized condition , many
of them suffering from physical anil moral
Illness for want of proper care , discipline ,
sanitation and camp regulations. " The ap
peal was cent to the commander of the
camp , but before he could Inquire Into the
complaint the governor of Oregon arrived ,
proceeded to Investigate for himself and was
given every facility by the army officers.
A thorough Inspection convinced him that
the complaints were without foundation.
The Oregon recruits' M o attached 'to ' the
Thirteenth regular Infantry , In charge ol
regular ofllcers. They were found to be n
soldierly body of men , well equipped , well
cared for ; there had been no cruelties , no
lack of hospital attention and an abundance
of wholesome food. And the governor found
further that the complaints wern the work
of a handful of malcontents , who took that
method of spreading horrors at homo to
Influence public sentiment In favor of mus
tering out the recruits. They were tired of
the service and did not hesitate to slander
the army to secure release. Drumming
them out of camp would bo mild punishment
for their co.wnrdly lying.
A writer In th Criterion , who claims to
have been with the advance of the army
during the Santiago battles , pays n deserved
trlbuto to the bravery of the volunteer regi
ments the Seventy-first New York , the
Second Massachusetts and the Rough Rid
ers which participated In the battles of
July 1 and 2. It has been claimed by army
experts and others that the chief reliance of
the country In war is on the regulars , that
while the volunteers are equally bravo aud
moro enthusiastic , they do not equal the
regulars In sustained fighting. These claims
are not sustained by the observations of the
Criterion correspondent. Of. the Second
Massachusetts he says "he saw the regiment
In battle. He saw It light a battle as though
It were on a display drill. Ho heard a
regular ofllcer exclaim as It marched by a
certain point on the road to Bloody Ford :
'There go the tin soldiers. ' With a modesty
I'lnged with Impudence that was beautifully
humorous , one of the privates of the regi
ment turned and answered : 'Yes , we are
the llttlo tin soldiers. ' In camp and In battle -
tlo this was the best disciplined regiment
that came under the writer's observation.
He can truthfully say that he Is not per
sonally acquainted with any of the ofllcers
or any of the men of the regiment. " Read
ers are familiar with the splendid fighting
qualities displayed by the Rough Riders
In the Santiago campaign , but many Inci
dents of their gallantry are overlooked In
the triumph of the whole corps. Tha Cri
terion correspondent relates ono Incident
which has not appeared In other reports and
which places the volunteers In much better
light than the regulars. "They stormed
San Juan Hill over three lines of regular
troops , " says the correspondent. "As they
passed ono of the lines Colonel Roosevelt
turned to the regulars lying In the grass
and called upon them to help his regiment
In the advance. Ho received no response.
'What , are you cowards1 Colonel Roosevelt
shouted. The only answer was from Major
Hayes ( son of the late President Hayes
and the most efficient of General Young's
staff o Dicers ) , explaining that the regulars
were not cowards , but that no men could
advance under such a fire. "
Sergeant Bonanzinga , a member of the
balloon staff of the Fifth army corps , gave
a St. ' Louis reporter the story of how the
Spaniards brought the balloon to earth , rid
dled with shot. The story is particularly
Interesting , Inasmuch as the Santiago bal
loon Is ono of the exhibits at the Trans-
mlsslsslppl Exposition. "We went up about
2,000 feet , " relates the sergeant , "and were
held In that position by four cables. The
height gave us an excellent view of the
San Juan Hill forts and treiichej. We could
see troops moving cannon into position and
hauling ammunition and the bringing up of
Infantry from the direction of Santiago. We
made careful note of everything the posi
tion of every fleldplecc , Its approximate cal
iber , the number of troops that the block
houses , and. In fact , everything our army
needed to know. This was worked out on
charts and the general Information was tele
graphed below to the ofllcers.
"Wo had been at work a couple of hours
before the enemy discovered us. Then the
sharpshooters began popping away from the
treetops , but somehow they didn't hit us.
Suddenly wo noticed a commotion In a bat
tery near a blockhouse. Their big guns were
trained our way and a shell went screaming
over the top of the balloon. They soon had
the whole battery working and our position
became decidedly uncomfortable ,
"Shot and shell whizzed around us for
hours , but did not hit us. Suddenly , about
5:30 : p , m. , the balloon jerked violently to
one side and a cloud of silk tumbled about
us. A shell had struck the gas bag
and wo were sent whirling to the ground. I
crashed Into a treeton and lost conscious
ness. When I came to I was on a stretcher
being borne to the hospital. Hero it was
found that two of my ribs had been broken
and I was bruised from head to foot. As
soou an I could travel I was furloughed and
came homo to Springfield. "
All the Rough Riders are to have medals
to commemorate their fighting days In times
when the conflict just ended shall be referred
to as "the late war" and gray-haired vet
erans shall begin their stories "Way back
in ' 98 , when we licked Spain. " Several de
signs have been submitted and found un
suitable , but a medal has finally been de
cided upon. It will bo of bronze and will
bo a circle the size of half a dollar. The
medal will depend from a bar pin bearing
the engraving " 1st U. S. Vol. Cav. , " and
will be surmounted by a pair of eagle's
wings , with a horseshoe at the point of
Joining , the emblem of the cavalry division.
The medal will bear a cross section of a
bastion , which Is the Inalgntum of the Fifth
army corps , and the names of the battles
In which the regiment distinguished Itself :
San Juan , Las Guaslmas and Santiago. The
design Is by Lieutenant Frederick Wlentge
of Company I , who Is an amateur artist of
merit. It has not yet been decided who shall
do the work , but It Is expected that the
medals will be ready for distribution within
n month. About 1,200 of them will be struck
off.
WIIONG Of THE rillZB SYSTEM.
It * Glnrlntr Inrqnnlltle * Shown by the
Lntc Wnr.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The Inequalities and Injustices Inherent In
the navy prize and bounty system will stand
out glaringly In the distributions soon to be
made. Admiral Sampson's share of the prize
money for captures of the enemy's war ships
and merchantmen , and In bounty money for
the destruction of tbo enemy's war ships ,
will amount to something like $100,000 , It
Is said. Admiral Dewey will receive Eome
(9,000 ( In bounty for the destruction of eleven
war ships at Manila , and Admiral Schlcy's
bounty claim as a result of the battle off
Santiago will amount to about $ S,000. Some
of the captains In Sampson's fleet will get
moro than this sum on account of prizes
captured , as well as bounty In the sinking
o ! Spanish war chips , and tbo men behind
the guns will share In 'lie ' distribution tc
the extent of from $30 to $300 cncli , accord
ing to pay those , that is , who chanced te
bo oh ships which took prizes or participate' !
In the battles of Manila and Santiago.
' tied at Hnmp-
Schley's flying squadron , up
ton Roads , was .serving the country no less
than Sampson's squadron as H moved dowr
upon Cuba at the beginning of the war
Uut prizes were out of reach of the former ,
while they fell numerously In the way ol
the latter squadron , Sampson , accordingly
reaps a considerable money fortune from the
war , while other worthy commanders gc
comparatively empty-handed. Neither for'
tune nor the zeal of Individual commander !
In scouring the seas disposed of the prizes
but official orders which placed ono com
mander In the way of prizes and another oul
of their way , and all for the best prosecu
tion of the campaign.
The Injustice of the system as betwo t
the several commanders of the navy Is ai
clear as Is Its medieval and seml-clvlllzed
character. If an army of the United State ;
or any other nation should today prosecute
a campaign In the enemy's country on simi
lar lines of plunder and booty amongst
private property for the enrichment of In
dividual officers and men , It would bring
ngalust that nation the active enmity ot the
whole civilized world.
The prize system In the navy is logical ! )
as far out ot date as the booty system lr
the nrmy , and why It should bo retained sc
long after the latter has been abolished IE
one of the marvels of the time. Mr. Glllett
was cried down by the flro-eatcrs when he
proposed the abolition of the prize system
In congress at the outbreak ot the war ,
and thus was lost an opportunity to place
the conflict on a still higher piano and the
nation in the lead on behalf of n great re
form in tbo conditions of war. But If such
considerations have no Influence over con
gress certainly the Injustices of the prize
distribution should call for Its abolition.
PUESIIIUXT , SOT COMHAI1E.
Pointed Crltlrlnni of a Grniitl Army
Hc-iolutloii.
Now York Tribune.
The Grand Army of the Republic , which
has just been holding an encampment lu
Cincinnati , adopted a long series of resolu
tions concerning pensions which demanded
changes in the rules enforced by the pension
bureau In the examining of claims. De
nouncing ono of the orders made by the
last administration and Btlll continued lu
force , it declared :
"This Iniquitous rule Is maintained up to
this hour , and we submit that It Is uot
such treatment as wo had a right to expect
from Comrade William McKlnley. And we
are confident that when he Is once relieved
from the mighty matters of national aud
worldwide Importance which now command
his attention ho will sco that justice U
done. "
Now , as to the right of the Grand Army
of the Republic to criticise the conduct 01
the pension bureau and petition for changes
In its policy there can be no doubt. Every
patriotic citizen recalls with gratitude the
services to their country of the men whc
form that organization , and even those who
fear that enthusiasm to help old companions
may lead the Grand Army men at times tc
shut their eyes to real abuses and regard
as enemies of the soldiers officials who de-
slro to keep swindlers from using the
honored name of veteran to defraud the
government wish every soldier to obtain
everything to which he is entitled under the
law and have every proper facility to prove
his claim. How far the complaint of'the
Grand Army in the present instance Is
justified wo have no means of knowing. II
Injustice is being done It certainly should
be corrected. Nevertheless , wo think the
appeal for correction is not ono to bo com
mended as a model of a petition to the head
of a republican government. It Is one that
asks favor , not judgment ; that appeals tc
personal ties , not official duty ; that sug
gests obligations other than those to the
whole people. Doubtless this is without in
tention. It IB not to be presumed that the
Grand Army has any sinister purpose , but
the wording of its resolution Is unfortunate.
To pass It over without notice Is to invite
all Forts of Interests to make It a precedent
for appeals to favoritism.
The person to whom tbo Grand Army
should present its grievance Is William Mc-
Klnlcy , president of the United States , not
Comrade William McKlnley. However loyal
a member of the order Mr. McKlnley may
be , he executes the laws of the United
States as president of the United States ,
mid not as a member of a Grand Army post.
That Is a distinction that cannot be made
too positive In this republic , and no amount
of gratitude to any body of men must be
allowed to blind our eyes to the evil of
even a tacit assumption that some official
action should bo taken because of their rela
tionship to some ) ofllcial. As chief magis
trate Mr. McKinley can no more bo Com
rade McKlnley than ho can be Uncle Mc
Klnley or Cousin McKlnley or the Right
Worshipful Brother McKlnley of a. secret
society. It needs no special activity of
Imagination to picture the storm of indigna
tion which would bo let loose If some
nephew or cousin of the president should
hint that the executive powers were em
ployed differently with regard to him than
with regard to some other person , that he
could obtain things from the government
because he appealed to Uncle McKlnley. We
believe Mr. McKlnley Is a devout member
of the Methodist Episcopal church. What
would happen If a Methodist convention re
minded Brother McKlnley that ho belonged
to that denomination nnd ought to give It
moro army chaplaincies ? Yet the Metho-
illat Episcopal church and Mr. McKlnlcy's
relatives and the lodge , If be belongs to
one , have just as much right to ask the
president of the United States to do some
afflclal act because of the tie that binds him
to them as bos the Grand Army of the Re
public to suggest that the government does
not give It the treatment it has "a right to
expect from Comrade William McKlnley. "
UllYA.VS TOUUII LUCK.
The Political Colonel Unnlilc to Look
After IIU IVnccH.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Hon. Colonel Wlrllam Jennings Bryan has
llscovercd his mistake at last. Ho has been
caught between the upper and nether mill
stones. As It is not the proper thing for a
soldier who Is a presidential aspirant to
squeal , he Is allowing his friend , Governor
Holcomb of Nebraska , to squeal for him.
When Mr. Bryan entered the army there
was a strong suspicion that he did so from
political motives only. The charge was
made and Indignantly repudiated , llot'h he
ind his friends declared that ho entered the
Eirmy to servo his country and was anxious
to go anywhere the government might send
lilm. So bis regiment was mustered in and
then the war came to a close without ) there
being a chance for Mr. Bryan to lead a
charge or take a city. Acting In thorough
good faith with Mr. Bryan's expressed
wishes , the War deportment ) selected his
regiment , the Third Ncbrabka , for duty In
"uba during reconstruction ,
This honor was as unexpected as It was
unwelcome to Mr. Bryan. It gave him the
unpleasant duty of going to Cuba for a
rear or moro and letting his political fences
co to ruin or else resign from his command
it the very moment It was given active
luty. So Governor Holcomb has requested
that the regiment bo mustered out of serv
ice. This seems to be a pitiable way for
i supposedly big man to travel In , but ,
ifter all. It Is just like Bryan. Event *
iavo proven that hla military enthusiasm
s parti and parcel of his ofllce-huntlng
nana. | Ho is rapidly learning ono of the
? reat rufcs of poker , namely : "It does not
my to have tbo other fellow call your
aluff. " ,
.M OP .MIIITH ,
Inellnnnpolla Journal ! Flrnt Politician
The ourly biHiiii In Imllilrd em the snmls.
Kvconel Pollile-lan Yes , and the beiom that
\vlMH IK bulldcd on rock. * .
Chicago Tribune ; "I toll you. John , I
cnvt that Impudent hired girl n nowl toiiguo
lashing when she imckcel up her traps und
left this inoriiliiK'l '
"Marln , you ought not to let your temper
carry you to such extreme length1. "
Indlnnapolta Journal : "Ilenv ill el you V
come to put this poem on the buck of a
government bond 7" Inquired tlio editor.
"I was tired of hearing you nay .my
poetry wasn't worth the imper It wn
written on , " thft author serenely unswcrcd ,
Chicago Record : "Chirn , drnr , you ilon't
seem to notice whether your Imtr gets grny
or not. "
"No , dear Isabel ; I know you Tvlll keep
mo posted. "
Detroit Journal : Her sorrow hail be
come a beautiful , calm sorrow.
"In these few months. " she exclaimed ,
sadly , " 1 seem to have lived years ! "
Years , indeed 1
For Hho was now 28 years old , whereas
i > cforr > she had been but slx-and-lwcnty.
Indianapolis Journal : "I underHtnnd that
you married u woman with n mind. "
"Yea , eho has Also , eho doesn't. "
Judge : JIrn. Patriot Help a rough rider ?
Mewt certainly ; hero Is nome chicken. Now ,
what company of rough riders were you
with ?
Slick Waldo Jay actors nn' hobo com
pany , mum. Dey arc. about de only rough-
rldlii' company I was wld whllo rldln' on
freight trucks. Tanks for do chicken ,
mum. "
Cleveland Leader : He What a wonder *
ful woman that Mrs. Wlddcrly Is. She
peenis to grow younger every day.
She Seems , elrrah , seems ? I know not
seems. She does grow younger every day *
When she took oft her mourning eho ftlso
took oft seven years In a bunch.
Indianapolis Journal : "I understand they
Bang the hotel keeper's favorite hymn at
his funeral. "
"What was It ? "
" 'Abldo with Mo. ' "
Detroit Free Press : "Do you know nil
about the lilble , papa ? " asked the llttlo ton
of a citizen who prides himself on hid
scriptural knowledge.
"Oh , I guess I could answer anything you
might usk , Jimmy , " was the Imprudent
reply.
"Was Job's turkey a gobbler or a hen ? "
"Washington Star : "So , sire , you have
lost your yellow jacket again , " said the
( sympathetic frlond.
"Yes , " answered LI llunc Chansr. "but
I'm not ns much worried about It aa I
was. I thought at first that I had left
Homo loose cash In the pockets. "
Chicago Post : "When Europe finally do-
clele's to disarm , " he said , thoughtfully ,
"Well ? " they said inquiringly aa ho
paused.
"Spain will have the satisfaction of know
ing ; that , so far as it Is concerned , part ot
the work Is already done. " S
Detroit Journal : The court frowned.
"And you bclli've poverty justifies your
course ? " demanded the court , neveroly.
"Yes , If It pleases your honor , " replied
the culprit. "For how can straightened
circumstances make- man crookerf ? "
Hut advanced penology was ono thing
and mere casuistry quite another.
IV WE D1U.VT HAVE TO BAT ,
Nixon "Waterman in L. A. "U * . Bulletin.
Llfo would bo nn easy matter
If wo didn't have to cat.
IL' wo never had to utter ,
"Won't you PUBS the brend and butter ,
Likewise push along that platter
Full ot meat ? "
Yes , It food were- obsolete
Llfo would ho a Jolly treat ,
If we didn't shine or shower ,
Old or young , 'bout every hour-
Have to cat , cat , eat , eat , eat -
'Twould bo Jolly If wo didn't have to cat.
Wo could save a lot of money ,
If we didn't have to eat.
Could wo cease our busy buying1
Baking , broiling , brewing , frying ,
Life would then bo or , so eunny
And complete ;
And wo wouldn't fear to greet
Kvery grocer In tlio street
If w0 didn't man and woman ,
HJvery hungry , helpless human ,
Have to eat , cat , pat , fat , eat
We'd save money If we didn't have to eat ,
All our worry would be over
If WP didn't have to cat. , ,
Would the butcher , baker , grocer
Get our hard-earned dollars ? No , alrl
Wn would then bo right in clover
Cool und sweet. ,
Want and hunger wo could cheat ,
And we'd get there with both feet ,
If wo didn't poor or wealthy ,
Halt or nlmblo , sick or healthy
I Iavo to eat , eat , eat. eat , cat
We could get there If wo dldn' hav to
cat.
OUIl DAILY IIL'LLETI.V.
SAN FRANCISCO. Gal. , Sept. 16 , 1898.
Callfornlans of Mexican descent will hold a
grand demonstration hero today In honor of
Mexican independence of Spain , of which
this Is the anniversary. They will also not
forget to remember Uncle Sam'o victory
over the Dons. ,
"I'd rather be
the first in this
town than
second in Rome. "
Caesar.
Our ambition is as high as
Gaesar's. We are the first in
'ourteen towns , and all of them
cities of the first consequence.
We are the first in this town
to be ready with the newest
things in fall clothing and fur
nishings , Well-made school
suits , too , are ready for the
soys.
soys.The judicious and critical
Duyers of clothing will be able
o discover some new features
in our goods this season. In
he line of progress we .have 'i
seen able to improve in our \
methods of manufacture in some
notable respects , which we think
our customers will not be slow
to appreciate.