Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , XOVEMBEH 8 , 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ,
13. U08I3\VATElt. Editor.
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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
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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
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