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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , XOVEMBEH 8 , 1898. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , 13. U08I3\VATElt. Editor. PUBLISHED EVEUY MOHNINd. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION : Dally Boo ( Without Sunday ) , Ono Year.JR.00 Dally Bee and Sunday. Ons Year 8.00 Elx Months 4.00 Thrco Months 2.00 Hundny Boo , Ono Year ZW Saturday Bee , Ono Year 1.60 Weekly Bco , Ono Year Co OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Bulldlnc. South Omaha : Sinner Block , Corner N and Twenty-fourth Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Penrl Street. Chicago Ofllct : < 02 Chamber ot Com- tncrco. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. All communications relating to news and editorial matter should be addressed : ft the Editor. BUSINESS LETTERS. All business letters and remittances Mould bo addressed to The Bee Publishing Company , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express nnd pofitofflco money orders to be made payable to the order of thn company. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIllCULATIOls' . Btatc of Nebraska , Douglas County , as. : George B. Tzschuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , lays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening nnd Sunday Bee , printed during the month of October , 1S93 , was as fol lows : 20,020 17 , . . . . , is -j.-ir. ( ( 3 . 11.1,110 19 2O.r NO 4 . 2,1.810 io ar,27 : B . a.-i5i 21 2.-iin : 6 . 2.1.4T4 22 2r , : ti.i 7 . L'.VNIS 23 2.-.H1.1 8 . a7.tii : > 21 2.-.I17O o . 2n , : : < ir 23 2,1.4:1.1 : 10 . 2.1,1128 28 2.1.2.17 n . i7o < ir 27 2.VKHI 12 . .11,012 2S 2.1.ii8 : 13 . n 1,0-18 20 2.-,7tl : ( 14 . 27.048 30 K.I.IMIU 15 . 20,740 31 16 . 20aOO Total . .si. > . < > * Less unsold nnd returned papers. . ! 7H2i : Net total average 71)7,275 Net dally average 25,718 GEORGE B. T55SCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and nubscrlbcd In my presence this 31st day of October. 1S3S. N. P. KEIL , Notary Public. As usual , Tlio Bee will liavc the best election returns. Greece , too , Is again In the cabinetmaking - making business. Don't forget to vote In favor of the bond propositions. Vote to keep General Prosperity at the head of the American hosts. The republican school board ticket Is all right Help swell Its majority. A vote for Mercer Is a vote of endorse ment for a good and faithful servant. Klectlon day gives the weather man another chaucc to distinguish himself. Vole early and take no chances on being squeezed out In the closing hours. The United States supreme court ouulit now to be in position to hand clown several hot decisions. Organized labor must not permit itself to be disgraced by Bending a barroom tough like Koutsky to represent It In the legislature. Self-respecting republicans will scratch Walker and Koutsky on the legislative ticket and vote for Sturgcss and Flynn In their places. The last republican rally should bo at the polls. There Is where the attend ance will count more than at any cam paign meeting. The Turks have only now evacuated Oreto. It will not take the Spanish so long to evacuate Cuba. That much can be set down In advance. Colonel IJrytiu now says he Is surfer- Ing from military lockjaw. Wonder If the popocrats cannot ascribe this also Io alleged neglect and mismanagement of the War department. If the United States relieves Cuba of Its yellow fever plague spots Cuba ought In turn to relieve the United States of all obligation to annex It as a part of Its own territory. Republicans who vote against the re publican candidates for county commis sioner vote to oust from their Jobs every republican employe at the county court house , hospital and poor agency. Omaha's registration Is 3,000 short of what It was In 1S9 , although there are not less than f > ,000 more voters hero now than two years ago. That Is what sots the political weather forecaster adrift. Every exposition stockholder should Blgn his receipt for the 75 per cent divi dend by making a cross on the ballot after the name of Dave Mercer , who did so much to enable the exposition to pay out. As In former years , It will take sev eral days before the exact returns of the Nebraska election are available. Nebraska has one of the poorest system of canvassing election results of all the states of the union. A school desk manufacturers' com bine Is heralded as the next big trust In process of formation. Whatever may be the result of negotiations for consolidation the school desk men will do well to avoid adopting the methods of the school book men. Japan Is taking measures for the pro tection of Its seal nnd otter fisheries against prohibited marauders. Japan has n good example to avoid In the ) course pursued by the' United States nnd Canada with respect to their Inter ests In the Alaskan seal fisheries. Germany Is said to bo considerably interested In the disposition of the Phil. | Ipplnes. Doubtless BO. But nelthor. Germany nor any other European I power Is sutllcleutly Interested to take up Spain's side of the questions at Is- , ttto before the peace commissioners. [ LET EVEHV CITIZEN IU JUS DVTV. \ The highest prerogative ! of every American citizen Is 111 * right to cliooHo the inun who are to serve In public of- lice. This duty should bo discharged fearlessly and cnnscluntloutdy with a sole view to the public welfare. While the people are divided Into po litical parties , patriotism should rise above partisanship. The main Issue before the people nt this time Is whether the national ad ministration under William McKlnloy shall be endorsed nnd upheld and the j policy under which this country Is en-1 1 joying exceptional prosperity shall be i continued or whether we shall venture upon n reactionary course fraught with disturbance of our financial and Indus trial systems. The Issue that next concerns citizens of Nebraska and particularly those of Omaha Is whether this state shall con tinue under popucratlc misrule and whether the sham reformers shall bo given another lease of power. These Issues have been fully discussed on the stump nnd through the press and It re mains only for the voters to register their verdict through the ballot box. From all sections of the country come reports that Indicate popular apprecia tion of the republican management of national all'airs. A decided revolution In public sentiment has also taken place In Nebraska and other states that were carried away by the free silver delusion which bids fair to bring these states back Into the republican column. The eyes of the whole country are especially directed upon Nebraska and If the citi zens of this state do their duty Ne braska will be redeemed from populism. The pivotal point Is right here in Omaha and upon Omaha will turn the dual out come of the contest for supremacy In the state. The triumph of the republican cause can be achieved only through the Indi vidual effort of every republican seconded ended by citizens of other parties who art ; In accord with McKInlcy on the successful cond.ict of the war with Spain and disgusted with the deceptions and trickery of the popocratlc state house machine. FAITH IX TllK AMEltlUAX PLEDliK. Every American reader of the letter of General Gomez must bo more deeply Impressed with the sacredness of the obligation of the United States to give Culm an Independent government. The veteran Insurgent leader , who has given the best years of his life to the effort to free Cuba , accepts with unquestion ing confidence the pledge of the United States to leave the control and govern ment of the Island to Its people after pacification has been accomplished. lie Is not alarmed by the tall : of annexa tion , which on the part of those In Cuba who make It Is , he says , to try to satisfy , above all , their spite , propagat ing unfounded fears as to personal se curity and private property. Perhaps the old soldier does not know that there Is any annexation sentiment In this country , but nt any pte It Is not tf > be seriously feared- , for certainly ths honor anil the sense , o'f Justice of the ) American people are too strong to per mit them to repudiate n pledge made under circumstances which give it pe culiar solemnity and sacrcdness. We do not doubt that the faith re posed by Gomez In the American gov ernment will bo Justified. Men Indiffer ent to the honor of the nation may scheme In behalf of annexation. Al ready there Is organized effort In this direction. But the masses of the Amer ican people will Insist that the United States shall act in good faith toward Cuba and enable Its people to establish an Independent government. TUB COXDITIUXS IX CVDA. There Is a very bad condition of af fairs In Cuba. This Is most amply at tested by all the Information coming from the Island , every fresh ndvlet' showing more strongly the urgency of the demand for relief. The appalling record of deaths from starvation Is growing every day and we in this land of plenty can have little conception of the wretchedness and the suffering of tens of thousands of the Cuban people. The latest reports state that entire vil lages are dying of starvation , while the Spaniards continue robbing nnd plunderIng - Ing on nil sides. Such n state of affairs should arrest the attention of the entire American people nnd command from tin- Washington authorities prompt remedial action. If any bo practicable. The question whether wo are doing our duty toward the Cuban people rs cer tainly most pertinent We went to war on the ground of humanity. The suffer ings of the reconccntrados appealed to our sympathies and we determined that they should be relieved from the cruel doom to which the Spaniards had consigned - signed them. Few If any of those tin- fortunate victims of Spain's barbarous and brutal methods are now living. They died by thousands while we were making war for their rescue , others are now In as hapless condition as they were and what are we doing for them ? Apparently nothing , or at all events so little as to amount to almost nothing. Wo shall not thus be able to justify before the world the claim.that we nm.le war for humanity's nuke. If we stand by and let those people starve to death , when we are In n position to succor them nt will , history will not give us much credit for humanitarian motives. There Is no barrier , or none that our govern ment cannot remove , to sending relief to the suffering Cubans and we shall de servedly Incur the reproach of mankind If we fall to relieve them. What Is said In the dispatches In re gard to the military commission may or. not have some warrant The commission - i mission Is composed of men entitled to' confidence nnd who havp doubtless pro ceeded exactly according to their In structions from Washington. As now i understood , the United States government - i ment Is to assume full authority in Cuba December 1 nnd the Island Is to be com pletely evacuated by the Spanish forces January 1. This is undoubtedly the best nrrangemont that could bo made , but It. Is not necessary to put off relieving the starving Cubans until this government assumes complete control In Cuba. We can cxteutl that relief now , whether It bo pleasing to the Spanish government or not , though It Is hardly conceivable that that government would make any sort of objection , nlneii It has no longer anything to gain from the starving to death of Cubans. If the president has no money at command with which to purchase supplies for the starving people ple of Cuba let him appeal to the coun try for contributions , to be properly dis tributed under the supervision of mili tary olllccrs , and there can be no doubt that the response would be most gener ous. To postpone the work of relief for nearly a month , or until the United States Is in control of nil Cuba , will mean the sacrifice of thousands of lives and a deplorable augmentation of suffer ing , the moral responsibility for which would Justly bo placed upon the Ameri can people. TlIEltV IS A DIFFERESCE. In his very strong speech n few day ago against the policy of expansion , Sen ator Hoar of Massachusetts pointed out that there Is a wide difference In the case of the Philippines nnd the case of Hawaii. They are aa far apart declared the distinguished senator , us the cast / from the west and the annexation of tiie latter can In no sense be used to Justify the acquisition of the former. Hawaii , lie said , came to us with the consent of Uor own government , the olily govern ment capable of iralntalnlug Itself there for any considerable length of time. We held already the chief harbor nnd strong place of Hawaii. The American and European population of the Islands , with substantial unanimity , desired the an nexation. In the case of the Philippines we are asked to subject a nation and to hold it in subjection. We get them by conquest and hold them by force. In the case of the Sandwich Islands we gel them by compact made with their law ful government. We accept a voluntary offer on their part which had been await ing our acceptance for six years. No one will question that there Is ns wide n difference In the two cases ns Senator Hoar states and the point ho makes Is certainly worthy of cousldera tlon. We believe an unfortunate depar ture was made from the traditional policy of the republic In annexing Ha waii. We think tl-nt nil the people of those Islands entitled to n voice in de termining their future political status should have been given an opportunity to vote upon the question of annexa tlon. Wo believe that In falling to re quire this a precedent was established not In harmony with the nplrit of our Institutions. But It Is still true that our dealing was with n recognized govern ment which had maintained Itself for several years and vt hlch there was every reason to believe could have continued Indefinitely. In the case of the Philip pines , on the other hand , It Is proposed by flic expansionists to treat them as conquered territory to force tllelr people ple , at the point of the sword If need be , to submit to our rule and government. They are not to be asked whether they desire- annexation , whether they wish to live under laws of our making , but under , the Imperialistic policy advocated they are to be made to accept whatever conditions this country may Impose. Such a course would be utterly tin- nmerlcnn and would go far to impair the moral influence nnd discredit the political example of this republic. To those who ask. what shall be done with the Philippines ? Senator Hoar makes this answer : "We will not give these people back to Spain. Indeed , she could not reconquer them If we let hoi alone. We will set them on their feet ; we will support them in the exercise ot self-government. If In the future It shall be found necessary , we will call other civilized and Christian nations Into our counsel and Invite their co-opera tion. But we will not annex them to our union ; we will not treat them as booty and we will not govern them as serfs.1 This breathes the true American spirit and we confidently believe It Is the spirit that will prevail. The despicable warfare waged by the World-Herald against William I. Kier- stead will be resented nt the polls by every voter who believes In fair play. From the outset of the campaign Mr. Klcrstead has been made the target of malice and contemptible spite work. Charges have been trumped up against him that are absolutely baseless and his record as commltsloner misrepresented. All this because Mr. Kierstend declined to violate law for the benefit of the fraudulent circulation claimant and would not countenance Its blackmailing of liquor dealers to support the popo- cratlc Fakery. The main object of this despicable warfare Is not merely a de sire for revenge , but to capture the county board and divide Its patronage among the Herdman gang. The popoerats are trying to Illustrate the great saving accomplished by the sham reformers by pointing to the $2O Q surplus In the school treasury of the village of Benson. When the fact Is brought out , however , that the village has been Incorporated only a year and by virtue of Incorporation secured SU.WX ) revenue from saloon licenses , from which source little had previously been drawn , the mistake made by the popo- crats Is apparent. Colonel Bryan has been granted leave to come homo all the way from Florida to cast his vote nt the election. That hardly looks ns If ho had been picked out for political persecution by the Me- ICInley administration. The library and documents of the United States supreme court may be gutted by fire and water but the standIng - Ing of the most august judicial tribunal of flie world cannot bo affected by the elements. If you have any business to transact at Washington send somebody who knows how to approach the departments , ' the leading members of congress nnd the president _ _ _ _ _ _ _ One I.emon nf lIlHliiry. Springfield Republican. Froudo wag another "pessimist. " In his study ot Caesar be writes ; "If there be one leioon which history clearly teaches It Is thla ; that free nations cannot govern sub ject provinces. If tioy are unwilling or unable to admit their dependencies to sh r , their own constitutions , the constitution It. flctt will fall In pieces from tncro Incom petence for Its du'.lcB. " \ < tu'rc .Not In It. St. Paul Pioneer PrtBd. Omaha wants a military academy , and Is In a fit lest St. Paul get It flrst. Oma ha's exposition has evidently gone to her head. n Vole of Confidence. St. Louis Qlobe-Democrat. President McKlnley has had a laborious year , i.nd a vote of confidence from the people Is the reward that will give him the most pleasure. Untile of the Itlriln. St. Louis Republic. Owing to the patriotic fever now pos sesslng the country , this coming Thanks giving promises to result In an unusually spirited race for popular favor between the eagle and the turkey. Mi-morlci. Philadelphia Ledger. The kaiser's reference to what happened 1,000 years ago might ( Hrvo to remind the sultan that about that time his predecessors governed considerable more of the world than , his distinguished guest does now. Don't Seem to Itenllzc It , Cleveland Plain Dealer. Down In Georgia there- arc a lot of volun teers who strenuously object to being mus tered out. The poor fellows don't seem to realize how shamelessly they have been abused by a heartless War department. AKFCC ( o n Chicago TImos-Hernld. The women's congress at the Omaha OX' ' poshlou could not agree upon the subject of rational dress for woman. And per haps It Is juat as well , woman's dress nowadays - a-days Is more a matter of form than re form. n IMiiKtic Spot. Philadelphia Press. The riddance of Cuba of yellow fever and the removal of the danger to the United States of contagion would alone be worth to this country several times over the cost of the war. But that riddance can only be accomplished under American rule. It should bo guaranteed before Cuba Is turne < 1 over to the Cubans to govern. There Is no evidence , however , that the people want an Independent government. A few army camps want the offices for their men , but the property owners are solicitous for an nexation. Whatever the outcome Cuba should bo compelled to obey sanitary laws and keep clear of yellow fever. Trade Com I UK Our War * Philadelphia Ledger. The record of our foreign commerce for the last nlno months shows an Increase of more than $100,000,000 In exports and a decrease crease of more than $100,000,000 In Imports. The figures show that this country Is now more than tver self-supporting , and that. If cut off from commerce with other countries , by war or In any other way , It need suffer nothing for necessities , nnd very little for luxuries. It Is sufficient unto Itself and could live by Itself. How this enviable con dition of affairs will be affected by the acquisition of a number of foreign depend encies remains to bo seen , but doubtless It will not bo Improved by them. DcnpfltM of llrnlth Supervision. New York Evening Post. After twenty-five years of existence the Michigan State Board of Health Is nblo to demonstrate the efficiency of Its work by pointing to the health records of thn state. The figures are unbiased , too , as the statis tics are collected"'by another and nn Inde pendent body. 'In ' Ihd'twenty-flve years the mortality from scarlet fever In the state has been reduced 75 per cent. Equal suc cess has been had with diphtheria. Whoop- lug cough and measles have been reduced about ono-balf , and typhoid and tuberculosis have been materially restricted. Malarial fevers have been almost banished , this last being largely due to Improvements In drain age. In this , as In other matters of sanita tion , the work of the state board has been largely advisory and educational. Local boards of health are Instructed how to pro- seed against an outbreak of Infectious dis ease , and the people nt large are Instructed how to prevent the spread of contagion. CUBA'S ACTUAL UUI.ER. Governor * ) Come mul Go , lint Fever Ilulen the iNlanil. Collier's Weekly. The Rough aiders have to employ one of those many turns of fancy which give a flavor to our tongue no flics on them. Dut It Is possible that they have or haa a few moBqultoea. In any event , their rctuiTi from Santiago has In this city been fol lowed by caeca of malaria. It la not the troops , of course , who are to blame , nor , as was finrt supposed , Is It the mosquitoes either. The latter are now recognized as the vehicle of the germa , but the germs themselves are due to parasites which bat ten on thorn. The nature and origin of these parasites , their modus operand ! , modus vlvendl , the secret of their venom , together with the means by which they may be fangcd , constitute just so many problems which science has yet to solve. The sooner It does so the better. The gov ernor general of Cuba is not Dlanco , but fever. After the Insurrection ot 1893 Spain dispatched one transport after another until she had landed there nearly 250,000 men. Of thcso 100,000 yet remain. Of the others 7,000 or 8,000 died In action or from resulting "wounds ; 20,000 are on their backs ; 40,000 were shipped home to die nnd the balance Fever took. There Is the real sovereign. WOMBS AXD THOUSEIIS. Some of the Point * Made nt the Ite- oi > nt Council In Onmlin. Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune. At n meeting of the Woman's Council , held In Omaha lately , the leaders engaged In a dlscusrlon of dress reform. Many were present. All took part' , and some InterestIng - Ing points were brought out , such aa man's appropriation of trousers , which had been the Invention of woman when man was the warrior and did not have time to at tend to any business ; the effect of short skirts upon the morals of young men , and the. need of the latter to be disciplined by the constant object lesson of the former ( which was Miss Shaw's Idea ) , and finally the anatomical Information that the true dividing line of the body la just below the stable ribs. Mrs. Lelter said the true art model hat no dividing line , and when a woman has a round form she Is laced , be cause the true human form Is oval. She believed the Russian law compelling girls at school to leave off. their corsets during physical exercises ought to be adopted In this country. The account la somewhat ambiguous , for wo fall to see any connection between the morals of young men nnd short nklrts. But as to trousers , which the men stole from women. If the women would wear short skirts , that ID , skirts to the shoe tops , and the ihocs need not be low , they will have thk problem solved , They could walk with ease and grace , with both hands free for u o lu other ways than holding up klrta. They would have less weight to carry , and thus b benefited physically. Sloppy days would have but few terrors and exercise be a Pleasure. At one time It looked as If golf and cycling would bring a new and better condition about. Hut women are backward , and the short skirt Is not yet In general use. When It comes there will be llttla talk about trousers. An easier solution U at hand. AM , ciuiu , I Corillal I'nriMvoll to the TraiiNmlxMN- Htiipl Hxponltloii , New York Mall and Express : Official reports show that the Omaha exposition paid nil rxpcnC6 and left a mirplua of $100- 000 to bo divided among the stockholders. The men who managed that splendid enter prise certainly got a show for their money. Philadelphia Press : The financial suc cess of the Omaha exposition Is a good thing all nround. Such shows are cduca- tlonal and beneficial and ur" > itH bo en couraged. That the government did by making a liberal appropriation more than was given at the Centennial Exposition In 1S7C. Iut the country has learned much slnco that tlrao as to the value ot euci * exposi tions. Philadelphia Times : Omaha's achieve ment In bringing to a successful conclusion the exposition which opened In the mtds : ot an unexpected war , continued through five turbulant months and closed before t'.io ict- tlcmout of the tormn of peace , Is a spool- men of American pluck nnd rosourd'fulnota of which , because It Is just aa average sample , the whole country may wclf be proud. The plans had all been laid beforehand , and such a little thing as sudden war was not allowed to affect them , nor Indeed did the Incongruity of fighting a foreign fee and of exhibiting the products of the arts of pcaco at one and the eamo tlmo seem to occur to the practical and uncxcltablo westerners. In co far as the original pro gram was changed because the plans ot nearly every Individual private citizen were changed and because ot the general blocking of transportation and ot concentration ot Interest elsewhere It was changed for the better and the results came out as figured In advance. Boston Transcript : The Omaha Exposi tion , which has- just closed Its doors , has been a pronounced success. It took In dur ing Us continuance nearly $2,000,000 , and has $400.000 left , so that even on Its financial side the result Is gratifying beyond expecta tion. Of course , It will take some time to clear up all the outstanding details , and when this Is done the treasury Is likely to bo somewhat depleted , but the promoters of enterprises of this kind do not na a rule look for fat dividends Immediately upon the face of their expenditures. Their advantages are of a more Indirect kind , but In the present Instance not less sure. The Omaha Exposl ttou was the finest thing of Its kind ever attempted on this continent. U was not International. It was not oven national , but sectional , and yet It was an achievement that has commanded the Interest and the admiration of the world. It was held during a year when the country's thoughta and In terest were largely engrossed by the unusual experience of a foreign war. Had this been foreseen the exhibition would have been de ferred , but In spite of all that the result has been fully up to the anticipations of Its most hopeful friends nnd supporters. It has brought people from all parts of the country and the world to Nebraska. It haa ad vertised the resources of that fertile middle section as nothing has ever done before , and It has loft to the state nnd the city per manent benefits. I3CIIOE9 OP TUB LATH WAR. The question of who was the flrst Ameri can to raise the Stars and Stripes on Cuban soil during the war has been officially de termined , and the honor awarded to Ensign Arthur L. Wlllard of the gunboat Machlas. The event occurred on May 11 , and the place Diana Cay , near the harbor of Cardenas. While the Wilmington , Hudson and Winslow - low were attacking Cardenas , twelve mllca away , the Machlas shelled the barracks at Diana Cay and drove the Spaniards away. Ensign Wlllard , with an armed Boat's orew , then went ashore nnd raised the Hag. Thr decision entitles the ensign to a chock for $100 , which Mr. William It. fSratz. on April 11 , sent to the New York Herald as a re ward for the man who o distinguished himself. Admiral iDewey 1s a lepldopterlst , or collector of butterflies , nnd has secured thousands of magnificent speci mens during his voyages. He has undoubt edly the finest private collection of butter flies in the United States. It la Insured for $6,000 or $8.000 only a portion of Its value. The admiral and other officers of the fleet at Manila last week sent a thlrty-flve-word reply to cabled congratulations from the Philadelphia Peace jubilee managers at a cost of $3.25 a word. The cablegram read : 'The officers and men of the squadron under my command join mo In thanking you for your kind message and In congratulating you and the city of Philadelphia upon the suc cess of your great celebration. "GEORGE DEWEY , Rear Admiral. " When General Shatter returned from San tiago Mrs. Mary McKlttrlck , v.s daughter , traveled across half the continent to meet ind welcome him. A concourse of people had assembled to witness the affecting meet ing between the conquering hero and bis daughter after those long , hlstory-mbltlng months of separation. And what were her flrst touching words of greeting ? She gave a little start at sight of the general's form , which ordinarily weighs about 300 pounds , and even now Is by no means attenuated , but less some sixty pounds lost in Cuba , and said , "Oh , you're just as thin as a call " The tension was relaxed , and the crowd smiled. Lieutenant n. A. Flskt , Utilu-d States navy , of the Petrel , writes an article for the Century on "Why Wo Won at Manila. " Lieutenant Flsko says : "Tho decisive moment was approaching , and It was'approaching In a very ticklish manner ; for It must not bo forgotten that the American fleet was In a harbor In which not a single officer had ever been before , and with which their acquaintance bad been acquired wholly from charts. Now , navi gating an unknonn harbor by chart is tick lish work , even on a bright afternoon , when no one U firing heavy guns , and when there Is no necessity for going near shoals. But how Is It when the light la EO poor that It Is almost Impossible to distinguish those landmarks on shore which one must dlstin- gulsh In order to tell where ho Is ? How Is It when the ship whereon you are la firing heavy guns , that rattle your Instruments and fill the air with moko ? How la It when It Is absolutely essential to get as near to certain shoals as possible in order to bring your guns close to the enemy ? How Is It when , In addition to all these thlnpi , shell's weighing from one pound to 100 pounds are singing In the mlr about you ? Most ot us can keep our heads fairly clear If wo have a sheet of paper and a lead pen cil , and are sitting safe In a quiet room. "Dut how was It with Commodore Dewey and Lieutenant Calkins when they itood high up by the standard compass on the morning of the lit of May ? Calkins took compass bearings of certain landmarks on E&ore , and then his assistant drew lines nn the chart , indicating these directions , from the spots representing thoiu landmark ! , The Intersection of the lines showed the position of the ship ; and from each success ive position the commodore directed the further movements of the fleet. When one thinks of bow much disaster might have followed a mistake of Calkins , or a mistaken order of the commodore , relative to the course alone ( and he had , at the same time , to give orden to the ships about many other matters ) , one can appreciate what the re sponsibilities of their positions were , and what was the necessity for coolness and clearness of head. "It may be Interpolated here that , In cir cumstances Mke thla , the most valuable quality In officers or seamen Ucoolness , meaning not so much nn external of dcmranor as the ability to use the brain effectively , and , allied to this , the faculty ot keeping other men cool. In most navies the men can bo depended on to light bravely and long ; but the ability to u o the whips nnd guna In such n skillful way as to get the utmost out of them Is a thing that can bo acquired onlyby _ long nnd Judicious train ing. This does not mean merely drill , though that docs much ; It mi-ana , In addi tion , a serf-training , whereby , by force ot will , & man can keep his brain clear and active. A valuable neslstnnt to this * Is what Captain Marian calls 'preparedness of mind' a phrase too good to need explanation. " DISCOUD.S OF Til 18 CONCERT. Minneapolis Tribune : The report of nn armed alliance between Germany and Turkey brought about by the German emperor's re cent visit to the Holy Land , may be true , and If It Is , It Is likely to result In strained relations between Germany and Uus < la. The latter country has of late years assum.d the role of protector of Turkey , and will not relUh being displaced by Ge-.many. The sul tan haa displayed hU customary shrewdness In playing off one country against another. So long as the Christian powers are torn by rival jealousies and ambition the "unspeak able Turk" will manage to exist and flourish. Philadelphia Record : A curious feature of the situation In Great Britain IB that the war preparations continue with unabated vigor , notwithstanding the pacific assurances offl- dlally given out by the foreign office nt Lon don. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach , the first lord of the admiralty , has declined an Invitation to a banquet at Sheffield , pleading his preoccupation - occupation with "tho present state of af fairs. " The bustle In the navy yards at Portsmouth , Dcvonport. Halifax , Esqulmault , Honi ? Kong and Wei-Hnl-Wol presages a graver crisis than any likely to develop merely from the petty Tashoda affair. In deed , that Incident may be regarded ns hav- tng bet n closed , and the question Is now , "What else Is In the wind ? " Philadelphia Ledger : If the report Is true that the sultan haa granted Emperor Wil liam a concession for a German co'.ony along the whrle frontier of Tripoli , that fact will add one more to the already tangled mass of European complications , for It will open an other point of conflict with France , besides disturbing to some extent the whole balance of power In Europe. Franco attaches great Importance to her colony In Tunis. She re gards -It .is , In some moans , an offset to Eng land's occupancy of Egypt , If not , Indeed , n point of leverage from which to force the English out of all North Africa. It will not suit her to have Germany Interpose a buffer between her and her ambition toward Egypt , nor will she fancy the aggrandizement thus given to her German enemy. To the kaiser It Is a matter of importance. It gives him a foothold In Africa , from which he can ex tend operations as opportunity offers. He has an ambition to plant German colonies in Africa and elsewhere , and this will be a cherished one. He will bo sure to make the moat of It , and France will be correspond ingly jealous. The now colony will bo a constant source of Irritation between them. I'ERSOKAL AM ) OTHERWISE. Mark Twain Is said to show the effects of his recent efforts and to be aging rapidly. Notwithstanding the German emperor has oftentimes been mentally told to go to Jeri cho , he has dec ! ed not to go there. The Porto Rlcans want nn eight-hour law so soon. But this shows progress , for hith erto they have hardly worked eight hours a day. Charles ! M. Polk , one of the men Indicted at Kansas City , Mo. , for alleged train rob bing , is a grandson of ex-Governor Polk of Delaware and a. direct descendant ot Presi dent James. Polk. A Quebec paper has had to pay a Mont real contemporary $200 for calling him a MotbodUt. Probably'ho was fined for the spirit rather than the letter of his remarks Dr. Charles Czdwaladcr of Philadelphia has presented a valuable collection of man uscripts and engravings to the city of Phila delphia , The collection Includes a nunvber of letters written by Washington to General Cadwalader. The "smart set" as well as the old aris tocratic families of New York City are en gaged In support of the co-operative tailorIng - Ing establishment which Is the latest weapon brought to bear against the sweatshop clothing makers. "A Comprehensive History of Nebraska nnd the Transinlsolaslppl Exposition" Is the elaborate title of a work about to bo Issued by a Lincoln publishing company. Hon. J. Sterling Morton Is the editor In charge , a fact sufficient In Itself to Insure an enter taining presentation of the usually dry events of history. The prince of Wales Is a great cigar smoker , although he rarely buys a cigar. His stock , which Is the finest amateur col lection In England ifi replenished every year by large consignments from the Aus trian emperor and the czar , and some of his most costly brands are valued at $2CO per 100. 100.John John Ferguson , who works a farm near Calhoun , Ga. , Is SO years old , Just over eight feet tall , and weighs 316 pounds. Up to the ago of 20 he was nn Invalid , but after that tlmo ho Increased In brawn and mu cle with miraculous rapidity until at the age of 30 he was , aa he Is now , a veritable giant. Ha Is forty-eight Inches around the chest and forty-four around the waist. DOES TIlAUU KOLLOW THE FIAGf The Cry ot lOxpiiiinlimUU Shorcii to e Abnurd , Phllndeljihla Times. Thcro Is an adopted faith which U rather thoughtlessly proclaimed that trade follow * i the flag. Even a careless observer of trade ' knows that trade follows only one thing and that la profit. Andrew Carnegie has Just been pointing with some epigrammatic shrewdness the 1 facts that trade scenta the lowest price current , and Is so dlsregardful of the move ment of the flag that Canada buys three times nnd values from the United States before It buys once from the British Isles. The fact that any colony would prefer to buy from Its national market Is the parent of the taylng which U repeated with tb preference omitted. U must be a long time before our new colonial possession of Porto Rico will ac cept that which our native markets offer on patriotic grounds. If this thing could be said truthfully In England It applied to Australian and New Zealand , which are not only colonies of Great Britain , but colonized Baking Powder Made from pure cream of tartar. Safeguards the food against alum * Alum baking powders are the greatest men&cen to health of tie present day. ktw YOIU. from England. It could never lx > true o ( Canada , which wns colonized by the French , f and remains In a largo proportion of l < territory French In spirit nnd even In com- tncrco to this day. In the provinces ot Quebec and Manitoba thcro nre sold thn French products still , Its textile fabrics , It * plcturra nnd books , beds nnd other house hold furniture , and Its language , too , pre vails In certain districts not ler-a than In the school histories. Tills preservation la not the following ot the flag , unless It maybe bo 1U failure to catch up with them or a clinging to a national custom on whoso flags were the lilies of the Bourbon. But If any merchant deceived by the trade and flag saying fancies that his business hai a potent magnet In the flag as It flics In the Philippines , In Cuba or In Porto Rico ho will find that his rival who employs n commercial traveler who ppcaks Spanish litho the fellow who will get the business. LI.M2S TO A IAt : < lH. Chicago Record : "Do you belleva In "Not until after I've experienced It. " InJInnnpolls Journal : "You don't mean to tell mo Maud la going to marry a pro hibitionist ? " "YfB. titio pays ! he feels that It Is hur mission to reform him. " Chicago Tribune : "Do you hear Rood re ports of your boy In rollc o ? " "Excellent. He saved nearly a dollar anil n. half out of hlH last month's allowance. " Detroit Jouriml : Gmnd Vizier Your sub jects nre utterly unnblo to pay more taxes and are In revolt. Sultan oed I Put down the revolt and oxoot mi Indemnity. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I like thcso street iilanou. " "WhrT" "If you pay the man 10 cents he will go on to the next block. " Washington Star : "Morn Innovations ! " exclulmetl the old Spanish resident of th Philippines. "What's the matter now ? " "These people want us to do buslnms with the AuHtrullan ballot Instead of th Mauser bullet. " Chicago Record : "A lady never contra dicts. Airs. Tompklns. " "No , Mr. Tompklns , for n gentleman never clvra her occasion. " IndlanapollH Journal : "It Rooinn funny to me ; to think of a lot of Indians playinff "Well , 'that little nffalr of the Pillagers showed that the Injun Is a pretty gooil kicker when he gets In curncst. " Chicago Tribune : "Did you over read of anything braver than Colonel Uloodcood'fl charge up that hill near Santiago ? " "I ilon't know. What's his politics ? " V ' Waahlnfrtori 'star : "What. " Inquired the psychological student , "do you regard ni the chief end of man ? " "Wen , " answered Mr. Blyklns , "It de pends on what you wnnt the man for. If you want him to do brain work It's hl.1 hend , nnd If you want him to run errands It's his feet. I--RIISM1S. Nixon Waterman In L. A. W. Bulletin. You arc my friend , for you have smiled v with me , My help nnd hope In fair and stormy weather. I like you for the joys you've whlled with me. I love you for the griefs we've wept to- Kcthor. I've held your hand when life was gold to me , And Bhnred with you Its every graclojs greeting. lou ve brought peed cheer when earth wa cold to mo And made mo feel your warm heart fondly beating. The jgh all the world were deaf and dark la me , And Ions the night nnd bleak the winds nnd biting , I know full well that you would hark tome mo And set m > ' pnth with lamps of Love'a glud ' You nre my friend , for you have amlled with me , My help nnd hope In fair and stormy weather. I like you for the. Joys you've whlled wltti me , I love you for the griefs we've wept to gether. OUR DAILY TUESDAY Nov. Q WASHINOTO.N D. C. Nov. 8. 1898. Mem / bers of the new House of Representatives , which begins Its term on March 4th ncxX will bo chosen throughout the country todaj % In many states governors and other officer * and members of the legislature will also b elected. Election Day Has its attractions so has ouf store , especially now. That big wholesale stock of men's and boys' clothing we are closing out below cost to manufacture , has taken a start that if the pace keeps up , won't last many days longer. But while it does there are suits , overcoats , ulsters and trousers for yourself or boy that It would be well for anyone to investigate , A suit of men's clothes warranted to fit the latest style , all wool , for $7.50 , is something you won't find evi ery day. Neither will you get overcoats at $ JO , or boys' suits it $2,50 Bearing the stamps af the makers of the FINEST AND BEST clothing in the world. That is the only kind we sell. The bst made in the world and all bsars the high grade mark of < * . 4
