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THE OMAHA DAILY WE 13 : 1TTUDAY , OCTOHETC 7 , 1808. TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE. U. HOSUWATIiR , Kdltor. l-l UL.1HHKU 15VHUY JIOIININO. TKR.MB OK BUHSCIUPTION : Dally llco ( Without Sutidny ) , One Yenr.M.M UMly Hee nnd Sunday , Ono Year . 8.01 Hlx .Months . . . 4.1M Three Months . 2.W Ht.nuay life , One Year. . . . . 2-M > Haturday Uco One Year . 1.60 We kly Uae , Onu Year . U OFFICUS. Omaha : The Heo Uulldlne. South Omaha : Sinner Block , Corner N and Twenty-fourth directs. Counrll UlufTBi 10 Ponrl Street. Chicago Office : G02 Chamber of Com merce. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. COimKSPONDKNCK. AH communications relntlni : to news nnd editorial matter should be addressed : To the Editor. Editor.BUSINESS LKTTEI18. All buslnciR lettcrH and remittances Phould bo addressed to The Hco Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express nnd posinillcB money orders to be made payable to the order of HIP company. THE BEB PU11MSHINO COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , DoiiRlns County , ss : GcorRo I ) . Tzscliuck , secretary of The Hco Publishing company , foulns duly sworn , pays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during the month of September , 1S9S , was as fol lows : J.css returns und unsold copies. . . il. . " ! t Net total sales 7.-l."t ( Net dally avniKO U5.O8S GEOHGB II. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of September , 18DS. N. P. FRIL , Notary Public. wi3i.fo.Mi : TO THE iinn ntman.vo. No vlnltor tn Oiiiitlm nnil the cxiionHloii nliiiiild KO irltlinut liiNtifctliiK Tin * liiilldliiK. the lurwHt IHMVH- iuiirr liullilliiK In Aiiierlcn , nnil The Hoc iicivniuicr Iiliint , unnct'iliMl to lie the llncHt IiolwtMMi Chicago anil San KrniiflNCMi. A cordial vrclcome IN oxteiiilcil to nil , There mny be other Rnln festivities on the same order , but there Is only oni1 Ak-Snr-I5en. Itooscri'lt wont Into the wnr tovln and lie has gone Into the New York campalHii with the same heroic pur pose. All political conventions this year have to endorse the republican president for his successful conduct of the war with * Spain. "NVo regret to bo compelled to admit that the battle of Wounded Kueo Is lu danger of paling into InslgnlflcnncG be- elde the battle of Hog-Ah.Mo-Go-Shirl ; . No election would be complete without a few bond propositions for the voters to grapple with and the coming election will be no exception to the general rule. People who attend parades should not leave their houses entirely unprotected as an open Invitation to thieves. Tin. police cannot Insure any one against his own folly. Omaha has voted market house bonds several times , but has no market house yet. If It votes them again it wants some assurance that the market house will materialize. The popocratic olllceholders are still traveling about on free railroad passes asking HIP people of Nebraska to reelect - elect them on a platform denouncing the pass bribe. If the man who wants to (111 ( Dave Mer cer's shoes Is so anxious for a debate he might send for Phoebe Conzlns and work oft' his old sun , moon and stars al legory once more. It is only to be expected that the popo- cratlc yellow Journals will not bo satis , fled with any War department Investi gating committee that falls to bolster up their fakes and falsehoods. Peace has been restored long euougli for it to bo again In order for the In ventor to come forward with a new bulletproofdevice f that will make it Impossible to go to war nnd get killed , Since his testimony before the Investi gating commission the popocratic yellow journals seem to be reconsidering tin motion by which they voted General Wheeler Into the galaxy of war heroes , The tin horn brigade should reserve Its energies until the last day of the last month of the great exposition. That day will be hero all too soon and give ample vent for Us exuberance of splnl mid surplus wind power. If the corporations know what Is good for them they will take their hands on the county machinery of the republican party and stop obstructing the recon struction of the legislative ticket sc necessary to complete party success. Those Indians who persist in making trouble up In Minnesota seem to over look the fact that their warlike demon strations may threaten serious Interfer ence with the plans of William Jen- wings Hryan to have himself and his regiment mustered out of the United States volunteer service. It appears that the yellow journals have also been indulging their faking propensities in connection with the In- tllan outbreak In .Minnesota , raking has become second nature for them so accustomed have they become to mak ing bloody battles out of every little iklrnilsli and exaggerating every eveiu that can bo given a sensational hue. SAIUXC I'XDER PALSK t'O/.U/W. The cornerstone of populism Is opposi tion to monopoly. The founders of that party raised the standard of antl- mohopoly through the Farmers' alliance nnd all the populist victories won lu Ne braska , Kanstu , .South Dakota and other western states have been won under the anti-monopoly banner. It was as an uncompromising nntl- monopolist that William A. Poynter Avas fleeted to the legislature , and everj honor that has been conferred upon him up to this time by the people of Ne braska has been accorded on the pre sumption that he Is a true and mifllncli- ng anti-monopolist. Now , when William A. Poynter presents himself as candi date for the highest olllce within the gift of the people of Nebraska on an anti-monopoly platform , It is pertinent to ask , Mow has he lived up to his intl-monopoly pledges In the past and what may be expected of him in the future when he comes to deal with cot- loratlons as chief executive of the state ? There is no doubt that Mr. Poynter made a fair record as an anti-monopolist during his first term of legislative serv ice. Having thus Ingratiated himself In the confidence of his constituents , .Mr. L'oynter secured promotion to the senate and was honored by the null-monopoly majority with election as acting pros'- dent of that body. In this position ho soon yielded to the siren songs of the oil- room lobbyists , and not only accepted corporation favors , but actually solicited I > as8-bribes from the railroads for jun kets for himself and others. From that time on Mr. Poynter was booked in the ollroom lobby as one of the anti-monopolists who could be approached preached and that reputation lias clung to him ever since. That the lobby seldom makes mistakes was subse quently shown by Poyuter's manipula tion of the stock yards bills , which , as. chairman of the sifting committee , he carefully suppressed. The more recent Jugglery of the stock yards plank of the platform adopted by the last populist , state convention was therefore in keepIng - Ing with Poynter's afllnlty with the rep resentatives of the stock yards moiicm- oly. Those who know Poynter best realize fully that he Is 'not ' an anti-monopolist In the true sense of the word , but Is simply masquerading under the cloak of anti-monopoly while secretly conniv ing with the corporation managers , who can always depend on him when they want him. THE AWARD JURIES. Now that the exposition Is gradually nearlug a close the delicate task of mak ing the awards of medals and diplomas must be taken up. Under the rules ot the exposition the award juries are ap pointed on the basis of one juror ehoseu by competing exhibitors in any class , one juror named by the exposition and u third selected by the two. This rule , H honestly carried Into effect , should be fair to all concerned. ThereIs , however , 'always some dan ger of chicanery and underhanded scheming whereby the finding of a jury Is fore-ordained and inferior exhibits given preference to which they are not entitled. As a matter of precaution against abuse and to prevent just com plaints of discrimination and favoritism the utmost vigilance should be exercised by exhibitors who have a voice In thu selection of juries and the representa tives of the exposition , whose only In terest should be to reach impartial ver dicts in each contest. The greatest scandals in former expo sltlons have arisen from the juggling and corrupt manipulation of award. ' through Incompetent or dishonest Judges and combines between preferred exhib itors and exposition oillcials or tlieli subordinates. Such scandals should li possible be avoided by the Transinissls- slppi Exposition , which in the main has been so far conducted satisfactorily U all classes of its patrons. The exposi tion management owes It to the public , and to Its own .reputation that no ex hibitor shall be in position to display u prize which he has not obtained bj merit. While it is not possible for any jurj or set of juries to make awards that wli not rouse some complaint on the part ol those whoso expectations have been tils appointed , flagrant partiality and notori ous favoritism to any exhibitors or class of exhibitors would seriously Impair tin value of all awards and reflect discred itably upon the management responsible for It. Tills responsibility cannot bt shifted upon subordinates who may ust their positions for private gain , nor Is li to be borne by the Department of Ex hibits alone because it has had control ol Installation of exhibits and selection 01 the Juries. When the history of the ex , position Is summed up the responsibility for any serious blunder will be charged up to the whole executive board , whlci Is presumed to exercise reasonable precaution caution against abuses In all depart ments. UUVERXMHXT OF HAWAII. The commission to recommend to con gress a plan of government for the Ha wallan Islands having returned to the United Slates , some Interest Is being manifested In regard to the nature ol the plan which the commission will sub mlt. It appears probable that n tern torlal form of government will bo rec ommended and It Is easy to understand that this Is what the men who have beei In control of alTairs In the Islands de sire , because It would mean ultimate statehood. If Dole and his political as sociates can secure a territorial govern ment , Its creation will speedily be fol lowed by an agitation for the admission of Hawaii to statehood and some time the party In control of the administra tion and congress , having In prospeci a close election , would be Induced to lei the Islands Into the union as n state. Tills is the goal to which the politicians there ate looking and if they have been successful lu persuading the commis sion that a territorial government is the proper thing they have reason to con gratulate themselves. However , tin commission can simply recommend , it Is for congress to decide and congress will be guided not by the desire of tac but by public sentiment In this country. That this will be favor able to placing Hawaii In a political re lation that may lead to statehood , when the people have been made to clearly understand what this would mean , Is hardly conceivable. The mere sugges tion of allowing a peoplei ii.OOO miles distant from our borders participating In the government of the United States , with power In some possible exigency to determine the election of a president and having an equal voice in the na tional senate , should create a practic ally unanimous sentiment of opposition to any plan of government for Hawaii that could lead to this. It Is said that a property qualification for the exercise of the suffrage will be proposed , an elector being required to have $ " ,000 worth of property. This is to apply , however , only to electors who will choose the members of the upper house of the legislature. This would place the control of the local sen ate and practically of the territorial government In the ha-uds of the few , thus lu effect maintaining the oligarchy. Suffrage based on a property qualifica tion is , however , wholly repugnant to American Ideas and it may bo doubted whether any congress would approve such a proposition. In regard to the commercial value of the Islands , Senator Cullom appears to have become convinced that they will bo vastly profitable. There is as yet no Indication of tills. No now capital Is going to Hawaii for Investment and for the simple reason that annexation did not Improve the opportunities there for Investment. It was predicted that many Americans would go there , but there has been no remarkable exodus and of those who have gone few found anything to do. The value of Hawaii commercially will never be very much more than It is at present ana we had secured about all of It before annexation. .1 SlOA'IFtCAXT L'TTKRAXCE. The address of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith at the exposition possesses peculiar significance as the ut terance of a member of the cabinet. It Is by reason of this that its declaration regarding the policy that the United States should pursue In respect to the Philippines will command general nttcn tlou. The question that Inevitably sug gests itself is , did the postmaster gen eral speak only for himself , or did lu voice the views of the administration.- It seems hardly possible that he would have made such a declaration of policy at this time unless it was In accord with the position of the president Mr. Smith left no doubt that he Is In favor of the United States holding more than a naval and coaling station in tin. Philippines. It was not territorial ag grandizement , he said , that was sought , but benignant trade expansion and civi lizing Influence. Territorial expansion , he declared , Is a secondary and inci dental consideration. "The great aim overshadowing question is one of com mercial openings. The heart of the Issue is not mere territory , but trade neces sities and facilities. " There is involved the broad problem of America's destiny lu the commerce and civilization of tin- world. Assuming this to rcllcct the view at Washington , what does It Imply ? Ob viously that we should not be satisfied with the single island of Luzon , since t- > do so would be to place a restriction upon our commercial nnd civilizing- fluence. Of course permanent posscssio . of that Island , or even only so much ol It as we now hold , would give us u commercial basis , but that would not In sure us the trade of all the Philippines and does not our destiny in the com merce of the world demand tliat we have this trade ? Then as to our civi lizing Influence , It Is not very grcatlj needed in Luzon , or In the greater portion tion of It. Most of the people of that Island are fairly well civilized. Hut In much of the archipelago there is great need of civilizing influence. Must wo not , In obedience to the behest of des tiny , undertake the civilization of these people , notwithstanding the fact that they have been resisting all efforts In this direction for centuries ? And In order to do this Is It not clearly neces sary to take possession of the territory Inhabited by these people ? Certainly we could not reasonably hope to accom plish anything otherwise. Thus it Is apparent that our so-called destiny in the commerce and civilization of the world involves , so far ns the Phil pplncs are concerned , the taking of territory and however we may endeavor to per suade ourselves that such territorial ag grandizement is a secondary and inci dental consideration , the world will be very likely to take a quite different view of it. MiSmith's line of reasoning leads In evitably to expansion and if It be sound as applied to the Philippines , why may It not be extended to other territory lu that quarter of the world to China , for example , where it Is thought a good deal of our commercial destiny Is at stake and where there can be no doubt that our civilizing Influence would bo useful ? China is being sliced up among the Eu ropean nations. Can we not find it in our destiny to secure a slice for ourselves while anything worth having remains ? A poll of the Third Nebraska regiment Is said to disclose the fact that S7 per cent , including Colonel Bryan , want to come home. Hut all this ought to have been unnecessary. The decision on theli home coming has beiui left to Governor Holcomb and the governor should have been willing to take Colonel Bryan's word for It without requiring verifica tion by poll of the regiment. It Is in the closing days of a legislative ; session that the Jobs and steals are usually rushed through. Special vlgi lanceIn the closing days of the exposi tion is demanded for the protection of the stockholders against eleventh-hour schemers and grafters. The popocratic candidate for congress In this district says that Congressman Mercer knows where his opponent stands on all the Issues of the day. It EO , Congressman Mercer must be a mind reader and expert In occultism superior ! lo the seventh con of a seventh fattier. ' The woulil-be popocratic congressman , for example , only a short time ago do- ; ilounccd 10 to 1 free coinage as robbery and said it could be justified on no grounds whatever and then when tht. j silver bitlllonalres' syndicate poured a few thousand dollars Into Ids tottering' ' newspaper he switched around for un-1 conditional and unlimited free silver without the aid or consent of any other nation. Who knows but that a money consideration may at any moment make ; the popocratic organ switch back and again espouse the single gold standard ? In declining the sllverlto nomination for governor of New York , young Henry George asserts that neither his father nor himself was ever n believer In 10- to-1 free coinage. What he advocates Is grceubacklsm and flat pure and sim ple. This Is doubtless In the nature era a surprise to a large number of Bryan- Iterf. It will be remembered that the local organ that pretends to speak for Bryan said during the Greater New York camfmlgn that Henry George more nearly represented the views of Mr. Bryan than any of the other candidates. Of course this may yet be true , as the- only logical goal of the free silver doc trine Is flatlsm , but it goes to emphasize the hazy line supposed to divide the sil ver democrats and the populist green- backers. It is not a question whether Germany is opposed to American retention of tht ; Philippines but whether their retention Is for ( he best Interest of the United States. It will be poor policy to go into the annexation business just to splte > Germany or any other foreign country. The United States has euougli to tlo to look out for matters that concern itseli directly without bolng guided by their probable effect on Germany. The Koiimllliif ; Up to Silas. Chicago Times-Herald. Governor Holcomb of Nebraska Is now looking for the man who left the boy orator on Ills doorsteps. Win Mir e 11 Washington Post. If Hon. J. Sterling Morton decides to go to South America we mny expect a fresh batch of cyclones and revolutions down there. lli-arn Ponil in .Mutton. Honton Herald. As was to have been expected , New York's Wool exchange has burst , but the business of shearing the lambs will continue to thrive In Wall street. Ilnrvilino < n liny. Washington Post. Secretary Hay Is paying the penalty for his youthful Indiscretion. It Is estimated that at leiist nine out of ten callers at the State department suggest that he hold her jozzlo to the bank. An Liiliiuiiilt-il Clnliu. Kansas City Star. Omaha has carried Us ( lattery of Kansas City to the extent of"adoptlng Its carnival colors , nnd red , green n"i' ' yellow are now fighting each other . , In the streets of the Nebraska m.etropoll'i.L I2xiiniiMlon ' if the Navy. In two or thieo months the new battle ships Kcarsargo and Kentucky will be ready to take the place In the Atlantic fleets left vacant by the Oregon and the Iowa. Continued expansion In the American navy Is a settled matter. ' , Di-imi-iatlr CoiiM Globe-Democrat. It Is Instructive to find democratic papers opposing an Increase of the regular army In ono column and In the next printing a tirade against military Inexperience. The demo crats are for aptralned and seasoned army , but against organizing It. TriiulilvH of u Oovi > riior. JIInnen : > olts Tribune. Governor Holcomb Is In one kind of a pre dicament for fear ho will have to succumb to political pressure and muster out Col onel Uryan's regiment , and Colonel Bryan is In still another frame of mind for fear ho may not be mustered out. Meanwhile Ne braska Is headed toward the republican camp In cold-blooded Indifference to the fact that an ambitious statesman's hopes arc going to bo everlastingly crushed. General AVIirvler'M TcNtliiiuny. St. I.OU'H Globe-Democrat. General Wheeler , as an eye-witness , speaks In high terms of the management of Camp Wlkoff. The army transported there from Santiago had about 1,000 men pros trated by sickness and a much larger num ber seriously run down In health. Visitors judged the camp by their condition , forget ting that the mischief had been done by the tropical heat and rain storms of Cuba. More or less of suffering Is inseparable from war , as General Wheeler says. "I was myself , " ho remarks , "one week without a change of clothing and without any tent , sleeping without any covering , in rain or other wise. Wo did tho. best wo could. " The best was a most brilliant victory , as the world knows. General Wheeler may rest assured that the services of the Santiago army will be remembered with something else than a snarling criticism of details. EFFICIENCY OF THE VOI.UXTEBUS. ItctlcclliiiiN by ItfKiilnr.s Unwar ranted liv tinFactH. . Philadelphia Record. In the judgment of General Copplnger who commanded Camp Wheeler at Hunts- vlllo , Ala. , the sufferings of volunteer troops in camp were largely due to the Ignorance of their Inexperienced officers , who did not know how to procure and care for the ra tions , nnd of the company cooks , who did not know how to cook the provisions fur nished by the government. The difficulty In regard to inadequate clothing supplies is attributed by this authority partly to the appointment of staff officers from civil life , and partly to the magnitude and sudden ness of the war emergency. If General Copplnger's vlows be correct , the volunteer military system Is predes tined to practical failure whenever there shall be an urgent call for troops for fed eral torvlce. It would be extremely dim- cult , however , to convince the American people that only regulars can take care of themselves In camps and In the field , and that volunteer officers arc generally Ignor ant and Incompetent. There Is no deep and Inecrutlblc mystery In the work of recruit Ing an army In the field , nor can the citizen soldiery of the republic be properly chargei1 with the errors nnd delinquencies of theii superiors In the service. Volunteer officers may be Ignorant of the best means of stirring up an Inefficient com missary department ; but thcso officers most of whom are experienced In the tac tlcal practice of military science , arc non- the leas the chief reliance of the natlor when Us Interests nnd honor must be de- ft-nde-d. The future battles of the republic will bo fought and won by volunteers ; am' the present duty of the war office Is to learn from recent experience how best thU arm of the military service can bo rea- Uurcd highly efficient , coixM iiAiivnv's 01,11 .SCHOOL. Chicago Test : U Is peculiarly fit that "Coin" Harvey should bo chosen an the director general of this revival , Silver brought him reputation , Influence and wcnlth. Qy the dissemination ot free anil unlimited fiction In the guise of fact ho be- ciuiio the schoolmaster of free silver , and his tracts on the relation ot cheap wheat to cheap silver deluded thousands and thou sands of voters Into charging the low price of products ngnlnst a fixed and honest cur rency. Minneapolis Journal : "Coin" Harvey has been appointed by the national democratic committee head promoter of what Jones of Arkansas calls "tho cnuso of bimetallism. " Of course Jones nnd his party have never been advocating "tho cause of bimetallism , " but the single silver standard and legal tenders "redeemable In nothing , " as Dick 131 a ml says. "Coin" Harvey is ready for any flat money exploitation , posing as "friend of the people" nnd working to give them bad depreciated money. Chicago Times-Herald : for thirty years the democratic party has been noted for Its blunders , but In all that time wo can recall no such blunder as this appointment of Harvey. In the face of nn aggressive , de termined and victorious enemy It splits Its forces Into two factions and puts at the head of one of them a man whoso only qualification for the place Is that by means of brazen falsehoods ho once deceived a very large number of his countrymen. Will the deniocrntlc party , the steadfast rank and flic , north , south , east and west , rally under such a man ? Chicago Journal : There Is some doubt ns to the powers conferred on Mr. W. II. ( Coin ) Harvey by his election as "general manager of the ways and means committee" of the democratic party. His selection , however , makes evident the fact that frco silver Is still regarded by the national committee as the most Important Issue before the country. And so long as the author of "Coin's Finan cial School" is at the helm there can bo no doubt of democracy's attitude on the ques tion. Whether Mr. Harvey will make n good general manager Is an entirely differ ent matter. Ho has failed as n lawyer and rca ] estate boomer before ho became a publisher. "Coin's , " his first newspaper , had only a temporary succers nnd his inter newspaper , the Patriots' Bulletin , suspended only recently. As a press agent until the opening of the national campaign Mr. Harvey might be a success , but he has- too many failures to his credit to be trusted with the management of affairs In 1900. I'EIISONAI * AM > OTHEKWI.HE. Dr. Conan Doyle Is described na tall , bluff , hearty and an enthusiastic cricketer. Colonel Richard Malcolm gave up the la\v to become a school teacher and school teach ing to become a writer. The Canadian senate Is the most patrl- archlal ot contemporary upper houses , one- third of Its members being In the 70s , flva in the 80s nnd one 94. Clarence Grcathouse , chancellor of Corca , who was reported a Callfornlan by birth , says that ho pomes from Kentucky. He is 65 years old and has been In Corca only since 1893. It is puld that John D. Rockefeller Is to surmount his family mausoleum at Cleveland with a monolith second only in size to Cleopatra's needle , and It will contain an eye largo enough for a rich man to go through. The new rules on the New York , New Haven & Hartford railroad require that "the cap shall be worn straight , neither tipped sideways nor backwards. " Hereafter It will not bo the women alone on the consoli dated trains who \vlll ask "Is my hat on straight ? " General I ee almost precipitated a serious run on a. bank in Richmond , Va. , "the other day. He paused In front of the bank to speak with a friend and a crowd Imme diately formed around them. A timid de positor fancied that a run had been begun and frantically demanded his money. The example was followed , and not for an hour or moro was confidence restored. Ira T. O'Drlen of Rome , Ga. , is often re ferred to as the successor of Ellhu Durrltt , "the learned blacksmith. " Besides being nn expert at the forge he speaks German , French , Greek , Spanish nnd Italian as well as he does English , and reads several other languages , all of which he has picked up at Intervals between shoeing the horses of his customers. He Is especially proficient in his mastery of Latin. POhTAIj SAVIXOS IIANICS. Xcert of Them UCCOIIICN Store Every Diiy. Kansas City Star. The PosBofilco department of the United States government has recently adopted two measures which may lead to the establish ment ot a postal savings bank. Postmasters have been authorized to issue money orders payable at the office of Issue and they have also been empowered to pay pension checks. It ! probably will be found that these two de partures will prove that thcro Is a demand 'or a branch of the national postoffice , which .vlll enable the people to put their money In the hands ot the government for safe keepIng - Ing and to utilize , the nostofllco machinery moro fully than at present for the transfer of funds. There Is a growing and urgent need either 'or less or for moro banking facilities by the government and a postal savings bank probably pfi'crs the best solution of some of the pioblems which confront the Treasury department. At present there Is a great surplus of cash In the Breasury which ought to be available for general use In business and the only way It can be put In circulation is by depositing in national banks , with gov ernment bonds for security. If the country had a postal savings bank tbo surplus funda of the treasury could bo Invested , through the bank , In government bonds and other high grade securities and thus bo made a source of profit to the treasury nnd at the same time kept ) In active use. A few years ago the nation had to bor row money to pay current expenses. With a postal savings bank the Treasury department could borrow the people's money , lu times of need , on short term treasury notes. Thus , whether there is a surplus or a deficit In the revenues , the na- tlonat tieasury would always have at hand the facilities for meeting nil emergencies and for doing business with the least possi ble disturbance of prlvatu finances , and on the most economical plan that could bo de vised. To provide for the use of the treasury surplus , as well as to cnablo the government to obtain funds readily whenever Its reven ues do not equal Its expenses , would neces sitate a broadening out of the postal savings bank beyond the bounds which ordinarily limit the operations of such a system , but It seems to bo desirable to do that. Gov ernment revenues will fluctuate a great deal during the next few years , owing to the .ransltlon which Is going on In the taxing O'Btem , and a postal savings bank , devised on a proper plan , would be the best means of affording the government an easy way to provide variations In Its revenue , with .ho least possible effect on the money mar ket. ket.Tho The need of a postal savings bank ns an aid to the operations of the national treas ury , Is unquestioned , but there Is come loubt In the minds of eminent financial authorities as to whether there Is any teal cinand for & postal savings bank In a coun try with such complete and extensive bank- ng facilities as exist In the United States. The experiment of paying pension chockn and of permitting people to deposit money in ihe postoffice on money orders payable at the office of Icsue , wilt throw gome light on this , ECHOKH OF TIM : iATI : WAII. Who discovered George Dowry ? Who placed him In the way of meeting the op- liorrunlty of a lifetime ? An answer to thcso questions Is volunteered by n brother of the hero of Manila , Charles Dowry nr- rlvcil In New York from hla homo In Vor- moiit last Friday , sought Colonel Theodore Kooseveli nml Introduced himself. "My name is Dcwey , sir ; Charles Dowry. 1 am the brother of George Dewey of Ma nila , I came hero to thank you for the kind- nits that jou have aliomi to my brother. U Is not necessary for mo to go Into details. You wcro assistant secretary of the navy nnd moro than nny man lu the Navy de partment wcro responsible for the nsslgn- ment of my brother , Admiral Dcwey , to Manila bay. " "Thank you , Mr. Dcwey , " replied Colonel Kooiovclt ns ho grasped Charles Dowey's hand. "That's all right. Colonel Roosevelt. " re plied Charles Dewey , "I simply want to grasp your hand nnd wish ) ou luck. I nm only n private citizen , and hove nothing to do with politics , but when I read lu the newspapers that you had been nominated for governor of Now York I wanted to come down here from my home In Montpeller and hunt you up anil tell you that you wcro n trump , because you helped my brother nnd gave him an opportunity which he had been seeking ever since Farragufs days. " Although this story Is ridiculed as a cam paign ynrn by Dick Croker's curbstone pa triots , It is nevertheless true that Roosevelt was the original Dcwey man , a fact grate fully admitted by the admiral before leaving Washington for Hong Kong. A naval cap tain who gave Dewcy a farewell dinner relates this Incident : "I had Dewey at dinner with me On board my ship. Over the cigars he got to talkIng - Ing rcmlnlscently. Then ho looked ahead and ho brightened up. " 'My chance has come , ' he said , 'and | I owe It largely to Theodore Roosevelt. Why ho took such an Interest Hi my application I don't know , for , though he was n friend of mine , wo never were very Intimate , nnd b < seems to bo the friend of the whole navy. There were three applicants , you know , and my claim wasn't the best. Some opposition arose , but the nssistant secretary of the navy ovcirame It , nnd I go. ' "Thru Dcwey leaned back and said : " 'You know Fnrragut didn't get his chance till he was over sixty , but ho took It and ' "Dewey stopped and broke out In a laugh , as If to say , 'But what nonsense this Is wo are talking about me and Farragut. ' " Commodore Howcll and Cnjviin Mat thews were the two other applicants for the Asiatic squadron , and they both ranked De ey. The matter was talked over In No vember Eomo time. Mr. Roosevelt believed then that war was coming , and no one else did. Ho wanted the hardest fighter he could get for the .Pacific , for there , he prediotetl , hard fighting would have to bo done. So he urged De-woy. - "That dude ! " they said. "No matter , " said Roosevelt. "I know he will fight. I want a man there who will take Manila. " A friend of Mr. Roosevelt asked him once how ho knew Dewcy , whom many other people took for a mere dude , gentle , re fined , easy-going ; how ho recognized in him the fighter ho sought. The Rough Rider's answer was characteristic. He leaned for ward , screwed his eyebrows down and showed his teeth as he said : "You can always tell a fighter by looking ing- Into his eyes. " The Washington correspondent of the De troit Journal reports that the War depart ment , in Investigating the merits of numer ous requests of wives for the discharge of thfir husbands from the army , has discov ered a curious and not altogether pleasing state of affairs. In many cases , In fact , in a largo number , the husband is uuither caper or anxious to go homo nnd resume his position ns provider. When the man him self declines to be In favor of going to his homo the government usually takes no ac tion. It would do no good If It did , ns the sofdler might or might not return to his homo. They are In some Instnnces trying to break away from home ties and freedom only assists them. Relief societies are confirming what ex perienced officers In the army suspected would bo the cnse In the volunteer army. It Is true to n limited degree In the regular crmy. Men enlist for the sole reason of getting rid ofhomo - responsibilities. Young men who have families that they found moro or less Irksome , volunteered with the hope that when the war was over something would turn up to help them get a new start In a new place. They wcro sim ply abandoning their families. After marching away with their regiments thej would cease writing home altogether. If they got service out of the states so much better. Their helpless family would soon be a charge on some relief society or private charity. It would gradually adjust itself or bo adjusted to now conditions. The family ceases to look upon the husband as a quantity In Its little world. This Is as ho had hoped. When ho goes to the hospi tal and is about to die he may remember his family , but if ho has the nerve to stick to his disgraceful and cowardly purpose ho will never whimper. Some time or other ho will be discharged from the army and will settle down in n , new city. There nre not a few , but a great many such cases. The governors and state au thorities could doubtless tell of a greater number than could the officials at Washing ton. An nrmy officer In discussing the mnt- tcr , sold : "Governor Plngrce has the right idea ; a married man should not be per- mlt'ted to enlist. Perhaps It might do to have exceptional cases where It wns shown that the family of the soldier had sufficient for its care while ho wns away. There are enough single men In the country to do all of our fighting with third-rate powers llko Spain. " General Joe Wheeler Is an examplar In more things than the conduct ot a battle. Ho thinks there was nothing wrong and no hard conditions that were avoidable at Camp Wlkoff , nevertheless "If there be any blame to come while I was there , " ho says , "It should bo put on me. A commanding ollicer Is responsible for the well-being of his men , and I shall not endeavor to escape that re sponsibility by trying to shift It upon any one else. " Henri Dunnnt , the founder of the Red Cross society , Is now about TO years old. Ho spent half his fortune In his great work and then lost the other half by business reverses. Ho was In absolute want , but has been pensioned by the dowager empress of Rutsla nnd tbo federal council of Switzerland. The citizens of Stuttgart have nleo raised a generous subscription for him. ( lENEIt.YU WIIKii.Klt'S : EXAMPLE. HM | Conception of 11 Soliller' * Duty Coiiiinc'iiileil ( o Klelcei-H. Chicago Times-Herald , As soon as the peace protocol had been signed and hostilities suspended there were clamorous demands from many volunteer regiments to bo mustered out of the service. Among these was the Third Nebraska , commanded by Colonel William J. Bryan. Governor Holcomb of Nebraska naturally espoused the caueo of this regiment , and after Importuning the president at long range for Its release finally went to Wash ington and made an appeal In person. In the meantime the colonel of the Third conveyed Intimations to the public that hlt > enforced service with Its requirement of si lence on political subjects was a great hard ship upon him , and that ho was becoming rapidly surcharged with eloquence , which needs must find vent. In striking contrast to the colonel ot the Third Is the attitude of another coliller , who Is also it democrat nnd nUo a politician (1rnor.il ( Joseph Wheeler. When questioned regarding Ills probable length of service General Wheeler said : "As lo how long I shall hold my couimln- slon In the nrmy I nm unnblc to tell. The mattrr reals entirely with the president , I think Mr. McKlnley has favored mo moat 'handsomely ' , nnd whatever ho asks regardIng - Ing my future movements will be law. If ho wnnts mo to stay In the nrmy I shall do so very willingly , nnd If ho doalres that I shall retire I have left my future mova- ment g to hls discretion. " General Wheeler's conception of a soldier's duty is contended to nit who nro seeking to cscnpe further service because the spec tacular part of the wnr Is over. But then General Wheilcr did not enter the service for spectacular effect. iiiticiiT A.M ) Detroit Journal : "Theological beliefs nr very unsettled. " "Oh , very. Why , there Isn't a woman In the congregation who has the confidence- fro ahead nnd mnku Christmas slippers for the minister. " 'Philadelphia Record : "No , Maude , denr , pool rooms nrc not bathing establishment ? , but certain people often tnko n plunge there , ncvcrthclt'i < B. " Cleveland Leader : I.lttlo Hurry Pn , why do thi\v call them stump speakers ? Pa Well , I guess lt'n becnuso so ninny of tin-in uro Ktiimpcil when you nk them to explain where they got their figures. Detroit Kroo Prots : "Butcher , do many people complnln of your tough mrnt ? " "No'm ; after my customers hns bin n- entln' my meut u whllo they don't know n tendi r olcak when they gits It. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Did you ever henr the defendant accused of marked tur pitude ? " "Yes. your honor , I did once. They nnld he- used too much of It when ho tried to paint his own house. " Chicago Tribune : "Uncle Sam mny not bo oxuctly cnld toward the Nicaragua canal , " suld Rivers , rcnimlng the nrgu- mint , "but he Is certainly dlstnnt. " "But ho still keep ? up n wort of acquaint- nni-e , " stoutly maintained Brooks. "I no- tlco he hasn't cut It. " Washington Star : "Young man. " paid the young womnn'H father , "you have boasted several times that you possess an honored nninp. " "Yos. sir , " replied the foreign suitor , linuehtlly. "Well , mny I Inquire wlmt bnnk It will bo honored nt nnd for how much ? " Indiannpallo Journal : "My boy , " cntd the mnn of Idenl temperament. "If you want to boconip n mnst'r of your profession , you must Btiidy : ttudv dny nnd night. " "Yi-i , " replied the energetic youth ; "nnd whllo I'm away off In a corner studying some otbor mnn will bo hustling nround setting all thf bUHlnc ? ? . " THE 1 , . VIM'S I.OOICINR GLASS. , ' 1 Mntthew Prior. Colin nnd I. the othpr < lny , Walked o'er thu .H.indhlll to the. sea ; Thcfttlng' SMIII ndnrnrd the const , His beams entire , hi ? fierceness lost ; And on the surface- the deep The wind * Iny only not nsleen ; The nvmphs did , like the pcrnc , appear Sfronolv plonsnnt. calmly fair : Pnft frit her words ns llew flip nir. With ppcrpt Joy 1 heard her sny Thnt Pho would never nils ? ono day A walk PO fine , n sight 10 gay. Hut , oh. the chance ! The wind grows high , 'mpendlnn temnpstw charge the sky , The llehtnlng files , the thunder ronri , The big waves Insh the frlch'ened shores , Rtruck with the horror of the sight. She turns hrr hcnd nnd wings her fllclit ; And , trembling , vows she'll ne'er ngntn Approach the shore or view the mnln. "Once moro , nt least , look back , " pnld I , "Thysolf In that Inrpo JJIIIBS denary : When thou nrt In peed humor drest , When Rpntlp reason rules thy breast , The sun upon the calmest sen , A incurs not half po brlcllt nn thee ; 'Tiq thpn that , with dellcbt. I rove , Upon boiindlrfH depth ? of love : I bless my chnln , I hand my oar , Nor think on all I left the shore. "nut when vain doubt nnd groundless feat Do thnt dtnr. foollph bo om tenr ; When the bl < r Up nnd watery cvo Toll mo the rising storm Is nigh ; 'TIs then thou nrt yon nntry mnln ppformpd by winds nnd dashed by rain ; And the poor snllor who must try ' Tts > fury Inbors less thnn I. Shipwrecked , In vnln to Innd I mnke , While love nnd fate still drive me bnck ; Forced to dote on thee thy own way , I chide thco first , nnd then obey ; Wre-p'md when from thcc , vexed when , I with thep , or without thee , die. " OUR DAII/V IIULMSTIN. CHICAGO , Oct. 7 , 1898. Mnurlco Grau the well-known manager , will today Inaug urate a season ot grand opera In this city with a brilliant company of artists. After a thrco weeks' stay the company will visit other largo cities of Uho west. Go where you will You cannot equal our clothing. Try it on , observe the lining of the coat and of the sleeves , the collar and even the buttons , You will find it to be a perfect ly tailored gar nent. This not only applies to these special lines of overcoats we are selling at $ J5,00 but of those $15,00 dress and business suits as well , When you see them you will ask yourself why- you have been willing to pay $25 for a coat or suit in no respect superior only that it was made by some merchant tailor. We have plenty of fine garments if you want them , well made and fully guaranteed as to wear , for a good deal less , if you prefer. N , B. See special display of Indian Souvenirs in our Doug las street window.