Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA XrAILY BEE : TUTUS DAY. OCTOBER 13 1803 ,
TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
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WBLCOMI5 TO THE IlEtJ I1UI1.D1NO.
fie vlnllnr to Oninhn niiil the
ezitONlllon nhonltl KO tivrny
vrltliout limiicctl R Tlio Dee
btilldliiK , llic InriecHt novm-
pnper JinlldliiK lit Amcrlcn ,
and Tlic Hoe neivmjiniier
plant , conceded to be the
Hneiit lictivocn Chlcuicu nnil
Sun FrniiclHCO. A cnrillnl
rrclcome In cztenilvil to nil.
President's day at the exposition holdH
the record.
The 2,000,000 attendance mark lins
been passed by the exposition.
The exposition IH a. success. The peace
Jubilee Is a success. All of which con-
linns the saying that nothing succeeds
llko success.
If the president missed anybody in the
transinlsslsslppl country yesterday he
can charge It up to the lack of capacity
of the exposition grounds-
If. Chicago docs as well us Omaha
wltli Its peace Jubilee , It will have rea
son 'to be siitlslled , although Chicago has
ten times the population of Omaha.
The reappearance of the little Iron voting
ing booths on the street corners recalls
the fact that tin. work of making the
new registration lists commences next
week.
President McKlnley expresses some
very decided views about the people who
are trying to obscure the glory of the
army and navy by malicious accusations
of olilclal mismanagement of the war.
Everybody Is entitled ttf a guess at the
HZO ! of the throng that greeted President
McKlnley's arrival In Omaha , but every ,
body will concede that It was the biggest
crowd ever seen In the same space nt
one time.
The Bee's Illustrated peace Jubilee
number Is the most fitting souvenir ot
the culminating festivities of the exposl
tlon. Send copies to your out-of-town
friends and preserve copies for future
reference.
The exposition does not close Its gates
till November. There Is time yet for re
turning visitors to send their friends ami
neighbors to enjoy the magnltlccnt spec
tacle before the opportunity Is taken
from them.
Every person who aspires to nn Intclll
gent comprehension of the great prob
lotus before the American people shouli
read and re-read every word of Presl
dent McKlnley's address at the Omahii
peace Jubilee.
The list of popocratlc shortages In Nebraska
braska makes a fairly strong showhu
for a party which Is In Its Infancy. Jus
give It time and at the present rate 01
development It will he In condition t <
defy all competition.
Reformer Mutz has again been elver
a fusion nomination for the senate , am
should he be elected , the treasury maj
as well bo prepared at once to stand an
other $10,000 draft for the absorption o :
the next legislative snlining committee
Although In the midst of dlstractlui
peace Jublleo festivities , the republican
school board primaries , which take p.aci
Friday , must not bo allowed to go bj
default. The way to get good men ot
the school board ticket Is to elect con
vontlon dclcgateu In their Interest.
It IB true that President McKlnley'i
part In the peace Jublleo Is not as u par
tlsau , but as chief executive of the na
tlon , but It Is also true that ho was inndi
president as the candidate of the repub
llcan party and that his election to tin
presidency has not divested him of hi :
republicanism.
Not even the organ of * tuo IlenJnitu
gang has- been nble to dig up a 1ml
dozen complaints of lost valuables o
pockets picked in the unexampled crust
of people on the streets fqr the peaci
Jubilee parade. That * ppnks pretty wel
for the eillelency of Martin White , thi
'new chief of police.
S WATtON.
No grander ovation was ever given an
American citizen than that accorded
Presldjut McKjnley on his arrival In
Omaha to participate In the national
peace Jublleo atl io Transmlss's Ippl JSx-
position. As an cvlileuOc of popular
enthusiasm and esteem among all
classes of the people for the great presi
dent who has successfully carried
through the most remarkable forolgn
war of modern times , this outburst of
patriotic devotion to the chief executive
of the nation Is fraught with a signifi
cance whoso Importance Is not to be
underestimated.
The ovation to President McKlnley Is
Elgnlllcnnt because It typlllcs the intense
loyalty of thp greater west to the glories
of the republic. With reference to the
war with Spain , so bravely fought and
won. the people of the wholu I'nltcd
States stand as ore man In th'lr support
and endorsement of the preshljut's wise
pol't-y. '
It Is significant also as a popular rec
ognition of the debt due to President Me-
Klnk-y aid : his administration for the
restoration of prosperity through the re-
QSiflbUpIuncnt of public conftdiiico and
th < > beneficent application of re
publican principles. The great In
dustrial exposition exemplifies not
only the magnificent achievements
of the pursuits of peace In de
veloping the untold resources of M.e .
bouti'dlcss wesi , but also the progvoi's
which has been made from tno pail u
business depression and employment-
seeking labor that overshadowed the
country when President McKIuley was
elected to the bright skies of commer
cial activity and busy wageworkcrs
that now canopy the whole country.
In Joining In the peace Jubilee the people
ple not alone pay honor -President
McKlnlcy as the chief executive1 of'the
nation , but also render jicknowledgi
mcnts of the blessings they have en
joyed and are enjoying tinder his guid
ance of national affairs.
Omaha will never witness another
such demonstration as the ovation to
President McKlnley , because never
again will a similar occasion pre
sent. Never again will the nation bo In
position to celebrate at one and the
same time the culmination of the most
wonderful Industrial exposition and the
termination of war by renewed peace
In the presence of the most popular ex
ecutive who has occupied the presiden
tial chair.
Full NEW
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylva
nia Is to go to Porto Itlco , It is under
stood at the request of President McKIu
ley , to Investigate the situation in the
Ishtnd with a view to aiding the nUmhls
tratlon In securing the legislation d si cil
for Porto Ulco. While Mr. Dalzell has
been classed as an anti-expansionist , H
is said that now that the United States
has secured new territory ho will assist
the president In providing the legislator
necessary for Its government- Is
understood that Mr. Dalzell is predls
'
posqd. In favor of the English cb'lonla
'
system as the bust form of gover'ttmeni
for outlying territory. Ho Is reported as
having expressed opposition to giving
any of the new islands a form of gov
eminent that would make them eligible
for statehood later on , a position it
which there can be no doubt he ,1s U
harmony with a very largo .majority ol
the American people.
But while this Question must be settlci
in accord with intelligent public Judg
ment In this country and with referenci
to what Is best for American Interests
It Is highly probable that It will be fount
somewhat troublesome. For instance , 1
is already announced that the Icadhn
politicians of Porto Ulco are very grcat'j
concerned about the future governmun
of the Island. While cheerfully accepting
of sovereignty fron
ing the transfer
Spain to the United States , these Port <
Ulco politicians do not want to be obllt
orated. It Is said they fear that the :
will be crowded entirely Into the back
ground and that the reins of goverumeu
will be entirely in the hands of Amerl
surprising , therefore , tba
cans. It Is not
some of them are already talking abon
ultimate statehood. One ot the mos
prominent among them recently said
"I am of opinion that my country is abli
to govern and administer Itself and tlm
this Is the aspiration of the great body o
that the military oc
natives. 1 believe
cupatlon suouia be brief , very brief , note
beyond the next sessioi
to be prolonged
should grant u
of congress. Congress
then n territorial government , compatible
with the laws of the United States , bu
It should not be less antonomlc nor lit )
oral than the plan we are civlng uu
Later , after a short period , our recognl
tlou as a state would completely gratlf ;
the ardent desire of the country am
wholly Identify us with the new father
land. This would bo the easiest ani
simplest method of Americanizing Port
that the mor <
Illco. " Thus It appears
Intelligent of the people of Porto lllc <
are expecting an elevation of their polll
leal status under the new fiovet
eignty. They do nt > t coiitomplat
being keiH In the position of i
subject people , governed from Washing
ton , but desire to bo allowed , as sooi
as practicable , to govern themselves am
also to participate In the government o
.the . American people.
What If this aspiration is disappointed
as It Is most probable It will bo ? Wh
the obliterated Porto lllco politician
quietly submit to remain In that condl
I tlon ? That Is a question which cauno
' now be answered , but It challenges con
'sldcratlon. ' One thing Is certain , W <
cannot accede to the wishes of the pea
plo of Porto Illco In the matter of gov
eminent and deny similar political con
dltlons to the people of other new pos
sessions. That Is to say , that althougl
congress has complete and absolute
authority to determine the form of gov
j eminent for these possessions and may
In Its discretion , apply to each wlmtevc
plan shall bo deemed best giving ti
one practical self-government and do
nylug It to another In order to preservi
peace In these possessions we must treti
them alike politically , showing no favo
or consideration to one that another I
i deprived of. It may be that the peopl
of Porto Illco are better fitted for Self-
government thah the Filipinos , or vice
versa , but under our control or sovereignty
eignty wo cannot safely make any dis
tinction in otir political treatment of
them. It Is not difficult to see that this
question Is likely to prove very perplex
ing.
HEIWKE fUIl tt'AH CWr/t'S.
The address of President' ' McKlnley nt
the exposition Is a characteristically pa
triotic utterance. It expresses the senti
ments and the emotions of a true aim
earnest Americanism. Pride in the great
ness and power of the republic , n pro
found appreciation of our achievements
In war , a high sense of the responsibili
ties that rest upon the nation , admira
tion of the patriotism of the people and
of the valor of American soldiers and
sailors these find eloquent expression In
Mr. McKlnley's address , which In spirit
and In form Is worthy of the great and
memorable occasion.
The portion of the address which will
perhaps command greatest attention Is
that In which the president deprecates
any attempt to dim the splendor of the
achievements of "the heroes of the
trenches and the forecastle. " The vigor-
otts sentences of this part of the ad
dress , veiling a stinging and Just rebuke
to those who by detraction and by sow
ing seeds of dissatisfaction , have sought
to Impair the usefulness of the Ameri
can army and embarrass the govern
ment , should make a deep Impression
upon all fair-minded men. It Is too much
to expect , perhaps , that It will have any
effect upon those who , from personal or
political motives , have relentlessly as
sailed the conduct of the war. 'They are
not concerned about the consequences to
the army or to the government of their
course , so long as their selfish or par
tisan purpose Is subserved. It matters
not to them that the counsels of the
republic are darkened If they can pro
mote their personal gain or advance the
Interests of party. They arc indifferent
to the approving verdict of the world
upon our great achievements. They arc
deaf to the Invocation of patriotism.
The glory of uuparaUoled triumph , with
all Its assured benefits to humanity aud
civilization , they are willing to depre
ciate for tile attainment of sordid or
political ends. Upon these people the
vigorous utterances of the president limy
have no effect , but they will not.fail to
appeal to those whoso patriotism and
whose sense of Justice and fairness arc
not blunted'by disappointed selfishness
or the promptings of a. narrow partisan
ship.
President McKlnley Invokes patience ,
wisdom , sincerity of purpose aud un
shaken resolution to do right in con ;
sidering the qupstlons that confront the
nation. Ho recognizes the difficulties ol
the problems to be solved and 'declare *
that as in the past so now we > will dc
our duty , "seeking only the highest good
of the nation and recognizing no othoi
obligation , pursuing no other path bin
that of duty. " This message to the na
tion of Its chief magistrate is In tin.
highest degree reassuring and In
'
spiriting.
The Spanish peace commissioners arc
said ( o object to being confined to the
.conditions imposed by the peace protocol
on the ground that It was signed nuclei
duress and was not the free expression
of the will of a sovereign nation. The
unfortunate part of. the situation foi
Spain lies in the fact .that the .suluglt
Is still In the air and any evidence ot
obstreperousness will have a tendencj
to Induce It to descend on 'the place
which has not ceased to smart from the
effects of the last visitation.
The thrifty Chlppewa Indian Is now
reported to bo coming Into the agencj
to draw a few extra rations.Ylntoi
la coming on and a few extra blanket ;
aud an additional allowance from tin
commissary come pretty handy and nc
one knows better than an Indian thai
there is no better way to make the gov
eminent open Its heart than to start i :
little disturbance. He Is generally wll.i f
to promise to bo good for a consider
atloui
For many years the opening day ol
May has appeared on the American cal
eudar as , moving day. The custom does
not appear to bo world-wide , however
for the powers that be on this side have
decreed that it shall lie Decoiubcr 1 h
Cuba. Spain hns occupied the Islam
for a good many years without paylnj
rent , but Uncle Sam has concluded tha
ho can Hud a better tenant.
Murdering missionaries In Africa as t
pastime Is likely to fall Into disrepute
One hundred native chiefs charged wltl
the klllhm of Americans In the Wes
Coast have been arrested and are to b <
tried for murder by the British author
ities. One by ouo-the natural rights ol
the savage nro being separated fron
him.
The Spanish ' 'commander1 Mauza
nillo Is in n position to sympathzo ( wltl
the man who staked his last stack 01
blue chips on a four-card Hush. Colone
Itay promptly raised him out and now
like many another man , ho Is wonderim
what excuse he will have when ho goo :
homo.
Too JViiiiipmnn to Mriitlon.
Washington Post.
Colonel Bryan has Ma lool .rlends to thanl
for hie accumulation of trouble.
The 1'roiicr View.
Washington Post.
General Lea and General Wheeler rcfusi
to let the glory of the \\ar be subordinate' '
to its grievances.
11 > f S nr I'nrt.
Chicago Tlmes-Herald.
William J. Bryan evidently feels that h (
U fitted now to play the leading : ole In thai
military drama. "Held by the Enemy. "
I Klnir i * HIP n"oTV * .
Kansas City Journal. '
We'are confident that wlien the Mole St
Nicholas correspondent gets on the , wltncsi
stand the assailants ot the War department
will have in inning.
| The IitiMn"li'r of II.
i Buffalo Exprss.
; Another version of thu trouble In Mlnne-
, sola Is that an Indian chief , summoned as t
witness by a federal court , was refused hi ;
' witness and mileage fees and was obliged tc
> , walk back to bU reservation , a lout ; way ,
Gems from President McKinley' s
. Speech.
Mv erecting is nut alone to Omaha and
tlii. stntc of Nebraska , but to the people of
all the states of tlicTrausmississippi group
pilrtUip.ttuiK here , . .nd I c innot with
hold congratulations on the evidenc.-s of
their | mspenty furnished by this grc'at
exposition. If testimony were needed to
cstab ish tno fact that tlieir pluck has not
deserted them , and that prosperity is
ag in with them , it is fouiiJ here. This
picture dispels all doubt.
One of the great laws of life is prog
ress , and nowhere Imve tiie princip es of
this law been so strikingly illustrated as
in the United States.
No deliberation can be too mature or
self-control too constant , in this solemn
hour of oar history. We must avoid the
temptation of utuliie aggression , and nitn
to se. ure only such resu ts swill promote
our own and the gen.-ral good.
Ours has never ben a military gov
ernment. Peace , with whose blcasinus
we have been so singularly favored , is the
n.tt.onal desire and the goiilVof every
American aspiration.
New names st.inu out on the honor roll
of the nation's fireat men and with them
unnamed st.ind the heroes of the tranches
and t te for.castle , invincible in natt'cand
unomp tuning in death. The intelligent ,
.loyal , indomitablesoidier and sailor and
T T 4 \ *
When summoned again , he refused to at
tend. An attempt waa made to arrest him.
Hence , .tho . outbreak. Whatever the cause
of an Indian uprising It Is always a story of
1 10 white man's perfidy.
MlllloiiN , ln fiood Money.
Boston Transcript.
Nebraska's corn crop la worth | 37,000,000.
No wonder the statelspaying \ but little at
tention to the silver .question , which would
cut the crop value In half If the fanatics
had their way.
An AVt'iv Out of n Job.
Globe-Democrat.
. The feeling In Madrid over the prospective
return to Siialn'of ' 100,000 soldiers Is by no
means erithilslastlc. ' ' It Is , In truth , a diffl-
cuia problem lo dlsf/oso / of 'this' host , repre
senting nothing no * but a tyrant out of
Job. J
Sum nt I UK jJj | ) tin ; ' 1 rouble !
Minneapolis Journal.
Chief Owl-I , acQ\Ian ; \ , no.w starring at
Omaha , was InleryUifycd on the Leech lake
troubles. .HOijsunyjied the whole Indian
trouble up thus ; , "Wljlte man miKjb mean ,
but 'Injuns mean7"'t\ > o.'caus1e riot 'treated' '
" * *
Six WfclvM for Moving.
Minneapolis Tribune.
General Dlanco Is mad over the determina
tion of our government to enforce the evacu
ation of Cuba by December 1. That date
muni stand , with no more concessions , and
It ; Is likely thnu Dlancowill boforulong
comprehend .the factt
Knl&ec'N. Cliiiiini ! of llcnrt.
Philadelphia Ledger ,
It Is said that Germany has undergone a
change of hcar with respqct to the United
States keeping possession of the Philippine
Islands. How much this change has been
brought about by the reported emphatic ad
vocacy of American control by the German
merchants in Manila. It Is , ot course , Im
possible to say , but , whatever the cause , It
cannot be other tljan reassuring to know
that possible interference on the part ot
Germany'in the settlement of the Philip
pine question Is likely to bo removed.
III
Ixnilsvlllo Courier-Journal.
Some of our. free silver contemporaries are
much elated because the Massachusetts
democrats have again approved 1C to 1.
But there are more figures than 1C to 1 ,
For Instance , la 1S94 , the Massachusetts
democrats polled 189,307 votes ; lu 1896 they
approved 1C to 1 , and , combined with the
pqpullsts , polled 105,711 votes ; In 1897 they
approved 1C 'to 1 again and polled 85,543
votes. There'Is not much to jubilate over
In that.
I'EUSOXAl , AXI ) OTHEHWISK.
'C6lonel Samuel .Houston ; ' 'who died re
cently In Now Orleans , was'a flrst cousin
and namesake of the great Texan ,
Miss Yaw , the vocalist with a voice of
record-breaking range , has altered her name
to Yew for her London appearance.
C. A. Parsons , the Inventor of the turbine
engine , la a son of Lord Ross , who made
the great six-foot reflecting telescope.
James Havllck ts the tallest man of the
Oregon' ; crew , which averages the tallest
tars In the navy. Havllck Is nearly seven
feel In height.
John P. Glum , postofllce Inspector for
Alaska , has traveled over 10,000 miles In
that territory and says that , except for one
snow storm ttnd the Yukon mosquitoes , the
trip was a pleasant one.
Colonel John A. Watklns , the Indian his
torian , who died In New Orleans the other
day , was a veteran of the Mexican war and
was a direct descendant of Joseph Watklns ,
the follower of Captain John Smith.
Texas has an Old Settlers' association so
projperoua that ID has bought a tblrty-acre
tract of land for a'piririanent meeting plac * .
There Is a grove and there Is to be a hand
some home to be uecd as a place for their
reunions.
G. Godfrey Gumcl , the scientist , ts about
to publish a book upon the effects of salt In
the human body. Twenty years' Jludy has
led him to believe that diphtheria , apoplexy
plexy and other diseases are duu lo a deH-
clency of salt.
James G. Woodward , the mayor-elect of
Atlanta , Ga. , Is a compositor and for years
has had charge of the mailing lists of the
Atlanta Journal. He bears his new honors
modestly and It la predicted he will make
an efficient ofilclal.
Ferdinand W. Peck , general commissioner
for the United States at the Part ) exposition ,
has been helping to Introduce American rail
road Ideas Into France. Ho end his tamlly
reached Parts from Switzerland recently In
a sleeping car at 5 or 6 o'clock in the
morning. The rortcr waktd them when
the train reached the depot nud said they
musi ) leave the car. Mr. Puck said he had
engaged the berths until a reasonable hour
and refused to "get up. He was unable to
speak French at loust on this occasion
a/id after much expostulation the car was
switched onto a aiding , where Mr Pock and
his family slept peacefully until 8 o'clock.
marine , regular mid vohi toer , nrc cntl-
tluil to cqti il pr ilsc tii Imvl.i ? done their
whole ilu.y , whither ( it homo or utulor
buptisniiof f.M-clnn fire.
Who will dim tlu splendor of their
achievements ! Who will withhoU fnun
tlu-in their \vell-e irned distinction ! Who
will intrude detract on .t this tune to he-
little the in inly spirit of tlu A.nerian
youth uiul impair the usefulness of the
Amer.c.ui army ! Who will emharr.ss
the ovonun.'nt by sowing s eds of Jis-
satlsf ction among the brave men w'lo '
stand ready to serve and die. if peed be ,
for their countty ! Who will darken the
connse s of the republic in this hour re.
quiring the united wis.lom of all !
Shall we deny to ours-jlves whnt the
rest of the world so freely and so justly ac
cords to u * ? The men who endured in
the short but decisive sti4tmu.Ie its hard
ships , its privations , whether in fielder
or camp , on Hliip or in the sienc , and
planned and achieved its victories , will
never toler.ite impeachment , either direct
or indirect , of thosj who won a peace
whose great gain to civui/.ation is yet un
known or uinvritt MI.
Right action fol ows right purpose. We
may not at all times be able to livln ; the
future , the w y may not alw.y.s seem
cle r ; but if our aims are high and tinsel-
fish , somehow in some w y the right end
will be reached.
\VAIITIMK MORTALITY.
LONK of Life III Ilnttlc Small Ilcyonil
Precedent.
Collier's Weekly.
In the Spanish-American war the loss at
life In battle has been small almost beyond
precedent , when the proportions of the
triumph gained arc berne In mind. Un
doubtedly there have been many victims of
dleases contracted In Cuba and Porto nice
under conditions of exposure and hardship
inseperable from campaigns In tropical
regions during the rainy season. The suffer
ings of our soldiers from these causes have
been , however , Incomparably less than those
undergone by the French arnly sent to Sdn
Domingo under the consulate , and they
Jiavo also een less than those which the
Spanish troops themselves have bad to bear.
It would bo absurd , of course , to contend
that much ot the mortality Incurred In
camps on our own soil might not have been ,
avoided under an Ideally perfect system of
management. Unfortunately there has
never been an Ideally perfect system ot
management In camps. The number of
deathb fnmi dlsens'6' during o'ur civil war
wo mean' , of course , Id proportion to the
number of men under the colors was con
siderably larger than , we have witnessed
during the last flve months- The Germans
are supposed to have had In 1879 an ad
mirable commissariat and remarkably
effective arrangements for medical atlend-
nncc. Nevertheless , at one time , during , the
siege , of Metr , nearly one-half of the army
under Prince Frederick Charles Is known to
have been prostrated by illness , and the
official statistics show that the deaths of
soldiers from disease were more numerous
during the campaign of Franco In 1870-71
than they have been during our contest with
Spain , Ibo far greater slzo of the armies
engaged and the greater duration of the
conflict In the former case being , of course ,
taken Into the calculation. If we compare
the losses from disease experienced In the
camps on our own eoil during the last Qve
months with those suffered In the camps
around Washington while McClellan was
organizing the army which he led to the
peninsula , we shall again find the compari
son favorable to the recent contest. It has
never yet been found practicable to bar
disease out of camps , or to gtvo those who
unhappily contract It the care and comfort
which they would receive at homo or In a
well organized city hospital. Every man
who enlists as a soldier knows , or ought to
know , that what ho has most to fear Is not
death In battle , but the Insidious assault of
disease aggravated by privation and neglect.
It was this source of danger , and not the
peril Incident 'to the battlefield , which Gen
eral Sherman had In mind when he de
clared that "war Is hell. " It was. Indeed , to
bo expected that , in a suddenly created
army of moro than 200,000 volunteers , the
commissary , quartermaster and medical de
partments would all exhibit grave defects ,
yet , as wo have said , the percentage of
mortality from disease was not , In point of
fact , greater than was observed twenty-
seven years ago In the German army , al
though that was reputed a model In respect
of organization and equipment.
INDIAN EDUCATION.
tlilef Gcronlmo'n Comment on the
1'renent SyMtcni.
Chicago Times-Herald.
The Interview with the captive Apachn
chief Gcronlmo on the Chlppowa trouble
contains many touches ot real Indian elo
quence.
"Tnn white men arc as many as the blades
of grass. The sun rises and shines for a
time and then it goes down , sinking uut ot
sight , and is lost. So It will bo with the
Indians , " are sentences worthy ot an Osccola
or a Ited Jacket.
But while ho mourns for the departed
ufory ot his race , and can see no future for
the present generation of Indiana better than
beggary , he makes some practical sugges
tions with reference to the education of In
dian youth.
He considers it a.wnsto ot money to edu
cate the Indians under the present system ,
An Indian child Is taken from the reserva
tion and clacfd In school , and after receiv
ing an education la sent back to the reserva
tion to live with the uneducated members of
the tribe. It was fho theory of friends of
Indian education that the educated youth
vrould exert a civilizing Influence upon the
other Indians that he would be the little
leaven which eventually would leaven the
whole. But. as Geronlmo observes , It takes
many years to , change an Indian's nature ,
end Instead of'the educated youth becoming
a missionary of clvlltratlon bo discards Its
habiliments , puts on a blanket and becomes
an Indian again ,
It Is the most natural thing In the world
for him. Cven among our great men , few
rise above their environment , and It l folly
to suppose that the Indian youth can do so ,
The old chief oiks : "What can an edu
cated Indian do In the sagebrush and cac-
fjs ? " Cvoryone conversant with Indian
character Known tluvt ho can do nothing.
There are now 23,952 Indian children In
reservation and boarding schools. If after
I receiving their education they are given op
portunities of pursuing the a\ocntlons ot
white men and kept within civilizing cn-
vlronmcnv there Is hope for them and their
children , but to iturn them loose to run
wild on the agencies simply means that they
will share with their parents the career of
beggary predicted for the race.
KCIIOHS OF TIII3 LATH AVAIL
Naval officers and civilians who beoanio
acquainted with Admiral Cervera during his
recent vacation In the United States ex
press pleasure at the news that ho has been
made a life senator of Spain and the coun
try echoes their sentiments. The venerable
.admiral was one of the few Spanish officers
In the war who conducted himself In a
straightforward , manly way , bravely ac
cepted the risks of battle and met the Ill-
fortune of war with courage and fortitude.
The unexpected kindness and consideration
shown to the captured crew of the Mcrrlmac
endeared him to all who ailmlro a manly
foo. It was feared the respect shown him
by Americans , coupled with the loss of his
fle.ct , would embitter his countrymen , but
nqno has been shown. Even the ruling po
litical leaders did not attempt to shift their
blunders on him , iprobably for the reason
that the admiral knew too much about the
Inner workings of the ruling machine that
would not be profltablo to make public. The
gallant old een'dog of Spain has the unique
distinction of belug one of the worst-\\hlrpd
admirals In naval history and at the same
tlmo a hero In two countries.
E. E. Kelly , a big Chicago telegraph op
erator , had charge of the wire from General
Greene's headquarters In camp to the
trenches at Manila. During the attack a
shell cut the wire behind the trenches.
Kelly seized the line outside the camp and
fan along the Una In the darkness under a
hall of bullets clear up to the trenches ,
where he found the break and repaired it.
Kelly was made a sergeant In the signal
corps.
Each of the flvo times that Dewey's squadron -
ron passed along the firing line' In front
of Montojo's ships In Manila bay , says As
sistant Secretary Vanderllp ot the Treas
ury department , "It expended a round $100-
000 for overthrowing the cruelties of Spanish
rule. "
The surgeons and nurses at St. Mary's
hospital In Philadelphia were unusually dis
tressed over the death a few days ago of
Private Henry J. Wind of Company D. Third
New York regiment. The hospital attaches
had taken an especial Interest In Wind's
case , and everything possible was done to
save him. The surgeons , after a consulta
tion , decided that his only chance of recov
ery lay In the performance of a delicate
surgical operation. The surgeons did their
work well , but the patient collapsed under
the knife. They carried him back to his
cot In the ward , and realized that ho had
but a few minutes to live. The eoUler , who
seemed to understand his own condition
fully , clutched one ot the doctors by the
sleeve and said : "Oh , Just pull mo
through , doctor ? my mother needs me. Sim
needs mo bad. " Ho fell bad : , breathing
stcrtorlbuslj- n nurse passed her sooth
ing hand over his hot brow. At that mo
ment the occupants of Iho room were elec-
rrlfled by Iho slrungcly appropriate sirninn
of a song that floated through the window
from the street. A quartet of young < nen
with exceptionally good voices were passing
the hospital , singing :
Just break the news to Another , she knows
how dear I love her ,
And , tell her not to wait for mo , for I'm
not lomliifi home ;
Just say there IH no other can takj the
place of mother ,
Then klaa hi > r tlinr. sweet lips for mo and
break the news to her ,
Almost at that very ruoment the sufferer
gasped and was dead. The singers passed
on down the street and the quiet in the
ward was .broken . by the low sobbing of the
nurse , There were tears , too , In the eyes
of the surgeons.
Iho Royal U the highest grade baking powder
known. Actual tr la show It goes ono-
tblfd further than any other brand ,
Absolutely Pure
nixa rowot * co. , MEW von
roi.vrr.n un
Bomcrvlllo Journal : The tmin who be
Moves everything hi" hears would l > e i
great deal better oft If ho were doaf.
Puck : The Grand Vfzlor 1 understand
that the powers will semi us nn ultimatum
conccrnlii , the situation In Crete.
The Sultan An ultimatum ? \Vhcro hava
I heard that expression befuro ?
Chicago Tlmes-Htrald : Ono of Roosevelt
velt o Uough Klders who lost a ICK nt bail
Junn has taken the stump for him ,
Indianapolis Journal : Watts You opened
nt Plunkvltle , did you not ?
Barnes 'loriucr Yes and stood pat.
" \\hut do you m.nn ? "
"I inciin wo illdn I draw.
Washington Star : "Kf a man's wise , "
snld Viulo l-.bcn , "he's boun' ter run up
usln loin o' questions dal ho can't answer ,
but If ho's smnht ho won't own up to It. "
Detroit Journal : "Honor thy father and
thy mother that thy days may bo longl"
( . .tlain.cd the oid rr.un.
But the youth was hard of heart.
"Iho eight-hour day Is long enough for
me , " ho answered , not unhaughtlly.
Sentlmcnal lonsldernllcnis have oft to bo
sacrificed to broad ijunerul principles.
Indianapolis Journal : Watts-Had lit-
Icon women al my IIOUBO this afternoon ,
borne sort of club my wlfo belongs lo.
Potts Must liuvo been an awful racket.
\\iUtn-Not so much ns you would think.
Fifteen women make no moro noise than
two. You see , there has got to bo a
limit somewhere.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Great Scott ,
Clara , what do you mean by ke.ptng me
wali'.n ? hero on Iho corner , looking llko
a fool ? " . .
" \seil. Harry , 1 know 1 kcpl you walling1 ,
but you did the rest yourself. " ,
Cleveland Plealn Dealer ! "I am sorry. "
said thu new governess , "hut I cannot re-
iniiln In your employ. "
"What's Hit trouble ? "
"Your husband seems dissatisfied with
mo. "
And then her salary was Increased.
Truth. "It seems to mo , " snld the Span-
lard , "that wo should bo considering plans
for netting a new nuvy. A good navy Is
the BtrotiB arm of u nation.1
"I dlll'cr fioin you. " replied the Spanish
stalcsman. "If Spain hud possessed no
navy at nil we might have continued the
war with America indcilnltcly. "
Chicago Post : "I suppose , " said the fre
quently disappointed politician , "that 1 may
r < f > r to my lutcsl experience ns 'n historic
dofcal. ' "
i cs , " answered the somewhat satirical
f i lend : "In the sense that hlslory
Itself.
Washington Star : "I suppose. " said tha
somewliiii sarcnsilu railway olilclal , "that
you d like a prlvato car.
"No. suh. " said Mr. Krusltis Plnklcy. " 1
docsn' want no prlvalo uih. I want you to
proclnctly unduliHtan' dut u olllcer cat
ain't imno lee good foil me. "
MANILA SOLUIKIl'S DIOKI.
Denver Post.
I would llko to write a sonnet and put
Invlnc trlmmliiH on It
To the pretty little girl 1 loft behind me.
Dut sne's got another feller , und I simply
want to tell her
That her loss and bitter tears will never
blind inc.
Here In beautiful Manila , far across the
bounding billow ,
I have found another sugar plum , God
bless her !
And although slip Is the color of a fried
Now RnGlaml cruller ,
It will newer drain my pockctbook to
dress her.
Hers a Hpuro like n Juno , doesn't try to
hldo It , you know ,
With thu llnery our Yankee girls so
covet ;
And her mouth Is a creation built for
bllsuful osculation ,
With the very cutest nose on earth
abovu II.
And her smllo ! O , holy Moses ! What a
vlHlon It discloses
Of a rosy portal gemmed with grinders
pearly. ' ,
O ! them are no flies upon her , and I fear
I am n goner
To the wllfs of this sweet Filipino girlie.
So the Rlrl I left behind me Isn't very apt
to find mo
ShpddlilgKteursi of dlnappolntmcnt' ' should- '
I lese her.
rm.renlly'qulto enraptured with the
native belln I've captured ,
And she's gone upon her Colorado
snoozer. I
So exultantly I tell her , that her once best
steady feller ,
Whom she Ihlnks she's downed forever
In tha soup , .
Has been happily re-lovercd , has quite
easily discovered ,
TJmt she's not the only chicken In the
coop.
OUH DAILY ISUI.1.KTIN.
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for the construction of a now model naval
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Cal. , will bo awarded In this city today. It
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