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    18 TAE OMAHA DAILY 1JEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 13 , 1898.
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Votary Public.
The Nebraska legislature has a repub
lican majority. Stick" a 'pin there.
Iowa 1ms raised a MR cro of corn and
a big republican major ) . , itils year.
Prosperity and rcpnbllcau inajoiitles ap
pear to'be dependent on each other. *
Ex-Coiwe.sanwn Towno oC Minnesota ,
the great allvcr oracle , will still have
the privilege of using the prefix to his
title by grace of the voters of his state.
It Is safe to predict that the now legis
lature will put a stop to buttcrlne deals
In supply vouchers for Ktato Institutions.
The growing dairy Interests can bo de
pended upon to look after that little
matter.
Imagine what would have happened
to that leglslatuio had John L. Webster
Hucccedcd in his insane scheme to have
himself nominated for Unlted , States
senator by the last republican Btnte con
vention.
The people who thought Omaha would
suffer from a financial collapse with the
close of the exposition should take a
look at the report of the clearing house.
An Increase over last year of U7.7 per
cent Isn't bad.
It Is said , that each successive glad
new day breeds a fresh republican can
didate for the United States senate. It
all happened so sudden-like that the po
litical bosses have hardly .had . time to
get their bearings.
The Spanish policemen In Havana are
certainly Justified In declining to work
longer without pay In view of the fact
that the assets on which they mlghf ulti
mately realize are fast leaving the pos
session of their employers.
Jerry Simpson announces that he lias
had enough of congress nud that after
the conclusion of his present term he
will not again be a candidate for ollice.
Jerry hasn't any the best of congress ,
which had enough of him some time ago.
Fopullstic supremacy must be credited
with having smoked out the horde of
republican camp followers that for years
had Infested the state houso. It will bo
a sorry day for republicanism suoujd
It permit the return of this old and dis
credited guard.
Andrew Curncgle tlioiiglit ho could
Ignore a sutntnons to serve us n juror
\vlieti there were so many willing to
eorve , but a New York court Issued an
order for his arrest , just to demonstrate
that even millionaires are not a law
unto themselves.
Osborne Delgtian , who was one of the
heroes of the Morrlnuic Incident , cannot
bo so brave after all. Ho took to Ills
heels when all the pretty girls In .Stuart ,
la. , assembled at the depot on his re
turn and each and every one there vol
unteered to Ulsa him.
The populists In the last legislature
who really sought to bring about re
forms were for the most part deieatcd
for reuomluatlou by the hungry horde
of camp followers , and riiost of the sham
reformers who secured coveted nomina
tions have been marked off the legisla
tive slate by the voters. The lot of the
reformer Is not a happy one In Ne
braska.
When the treaty of peace Is finally
signed and diplomatic relations arc ro-
aumed with Spain there will be several
melancholy jobs for Spanish ntatesmen
in the consular ottlcos In the Islands they
have lorded It over so long. They can
only tttay on the outside of the fence
and relloct on how long and Juicy the
grass used to be when they owned the
pasture. _ _ _ _ _
Senator Thurstou said ina newspaper
Interview that D. 10. Thompson of Lin
coln would be a candidate for the United
States senate before the legislature.
Without reference to the merits of Mr.
Thompson , It may bo regarded as slgnltl-
cunt that Mr. Thurston should publicly
name a wan so closely ultlllated with a
faction In the party recently opposed If
not hostile to the Omaha senator. The
whirligig of time brings Its changes ,
breeds strange bedfellows.
Tin ; AMHtiiCAX r.tcron.
The Noniowhat enigmatical reference
by Lord .Salisbury , In his mldrcst at the
banitiet | of the lord mayor of London , to
the appearance of the Lulled States
among factors Asiatic nnd.pussllily In
Kuropcau diplomacy , is yet sultlclently
clear and suggestive to merit the care
ful consideration of American statesmen.
The foroinoyt living Itrltlsh diplomatist
and a statesman of long experience and
keen sagacity , regards as one of the
unhappy omens of this epoch In the his
tory of man the Introduction among
nations whose dominions arc expanding
and whose Instruments , to n certain ex
tent , are war , of the mighty force or
the American republic. It is , ho do-
clarcd , a grave and serious evcut , "which
may not conduce to the Interests of
peace , " fiiotigh In any event , ho thought ,
it Is likely to conduce to the Interests of
Great 1'ritaiu.
While Lord Salisbury was cat of til to
any that he was not refusing sympathy
to the American republic In the dlttl-
cullies through which it has passed
dllllcultlcs far less serious than It may
yet linvc'to meet If the policy of terri
torial aggraudlzemcut in the fat cast
shall prevail It Is easy to believe that
were he an American Instead of a
British statesman , or were he to counsel
Independently of all considerations of
British Interests , his advice would bo
unqualifiedly against the United States
becoming Involved in Asiatic affairs ,
with the Inevitable danger of being
drawn into the complications and the
conlllcts of European diplomacy. The
tenor of the utterances of the llrltlsh
prime minister very plainly Indicates his
belief that the now position of the
United States among the nations is a
menace to the peace of the world and
It Is a reasonable Inference that ho seri
ously anticipates world-wide trouble ,
sooner or later , asa consequence of the
carrying out of a policy of territorial ex
pansion by tills country which would
make it a factor In the affairs of Asia
and possibly In European diplomacy.
Lord Salisbury understands pretty thor
oughly the temper nud the alms of the
European powers. He knows that none
of them has at this time any really
cordial feeling of friendship foi' the
American republic. They respect us , be
cause we have demonstrated that we
have the power to compel respect , but
they are not heartily friendly. French
sympathy Is still largely with Spain.
The expressions of the leading organs
of German opinion are unfavorable to
the attitude of this country. Itussia un
questionably looks with disfavor upon
the proposal that the United States ulmll
become a factor in Asia. These m.tlons ,
whose dominions arc expanding , are of
fering no Interference with the demands
of this country upon Spain , but It must
not therefore be concluded that If these
demands are conceded or are secured by
force those powers will then have noth
ing to say. To be sure Great 'iirltaln
professes most cordial good will to
America , but it is chlefiy because Eng
land sees In our attitude no danger to
Its Interests.
.Do the American people wish their
country to enter upon a course which a
friendly British statesman warns them
may not conduce to the Interests of
peace ? Do they desire the adoption of
u policy that would Inevitably Involve
the American republic In the diplomatic
complications of old world powers , with
constant danger to our peace and se
curity ? Do wo want a position among
the nations which would be provocative
of Incessant international controversies
and difficulties ? Would possession of
the Philippines compensate us for the
vastly Increased cost for Bolf-defcnsc
which our now relations with the rest
of the world would necessitate ? These
arc questions which should command
the most serious attention of the Ameri
can people.
BUSINESS IKTKIIKSTS SECUHK.
A prominent eastern republican , com
menting on the result of the election ,
said It means that nil the commercial
and Industrial Interests of this broad
land are now safe to lay plans lor at
least six years of activity and prosper
ity. They need not fear that free silver
or any other financial or Industrial
heresy will bo placed upon the statute
books during that period. Ho regarded
the election of a republican president In
15X10 ns assured , so that If the democrats
or fusloulsts should control congress' In
1002 there will be an executive sure to
veto any measures destructive of the
welfare of the nation which a reckless
congress might undertake to enact. It
has been a long time , observed this re
publican , since employers nud wage
earners enjoyed the assurance of six
years of security.
There are sound reasons for this op-
tlmlstic view. Already the good effect
upon financial confidence of the election
of a republican house of representatives
Is seen In the large Increase of foreign
orders for American securities. Foreign
capitalists Interpret the republican vic
tory as probably a deathblow to free
silver and therefore are disposed < o In
vest more freely In securities. Doubt
less the demand would be greater than
It Is If peace with Spain were concluded ,
or there was no apprehension or a pos
sible resumption of hostilities. As It Is ,
however , the purchase of our securities
abroad will add materially to the al
ready heavy balance In favor 01 this
country , nor Is it probable that t.ie In
vestment of European capital here will bo
confined to this. There is reason to ex
pect that large amounts will comt hereto
to bo Invested In various productive en
terprises.
There appears to be now no obstacle
to buslnebs progress and to the attain
ment of a higher degree of general pros
perity. With the national treasurj In a
strong condition , the revenues abundant ,
a sound money congress and the country
unmistakably In favor of the mainte
nance of the gold standard , tlicio Is
nothing to disturb financial confidence.
Capital can seek Investment with a i-om-
plete sense of security o far as any
danger of adverse legislation Is con-
cerneil. In regard to the manufactun ig
Industries , some of which are now loss
active than n few months ago , a gen
eral revival may be expected as boon as
peace Is assured and the new markets
U will opeu are available , There Is a
ifirri > * * fiTiirint'iii"nr i ,
steady Increase In the exports of inumt-
factured products anil there Is no doubl
this will continue , while If the anticipa
tions In regard to Asiatic trade arc
realized this class of exports will bi
very greatly' enlarged wlthlu the next
year or two. The foreign demand for
our agricultural products keeps up nud
promises to bo maintained for at least
another year. Thus all conditions are
favorable to a great expansion of wealth-
making enterprise. On every hand the
elements of prosperity abound and those
who shall promptly and Judiciously t-clzc
the opportunities that offer and wisely
Improve them will reap a harvest com
mensurate with their energy and enter
prise. We believe there Is at hand for
the United States an era of unexampled
material progress.
JVBII" 2V1/J/W MlOllLKMS.
The question of tariff regulatlous for
the new dependencies of the United
States , which Is a matter of very great
Importance , as well to our own people
as to those of the new territory over
which this government will exercise per
manent or temporary control , will prob
ably engage the attention of congress
early In the session. It Is expected that
the military tariffs which are now In op
eration will be continued and will be
levied against all nations , Including the
governing country. Perhaps this would
bo the most judicious plan for the pres
ent , but It will undoubtedly require to
be modified sooner or later , because the
products and needs of the different de
pendencies are so varied that a uniform
tariff system would operate dlsadvnu-
tageously to some of them. Experiment
will bo necessary to ascertain what regu
lations each will require and this can bo
had as well'under the military tailff as
any other.
It Is stated that President McKlnley
will devote a good deal 'of attention In
his annual message to the new commer
cial conditions created by the American
occupation of Cuba. Porto Illco and the
Philippines. The commercial Interests of
the United States will await his recom
mendations In regard to the tariff regu
lations for these Islands with very great
Interest , as will also the commercial In
terests of .other countries. There Is a
possibility of some International friction
growing out of this matter.
EDUCATING VllB ISDIAN.
The progress that has been made In
educating the Indian , If not all that the
friends of the wards of the nation
could have desired , has still been credit
able and gratifying. As Indian Com
missioner .Jones says In his annual re
port , education Is the greatest factor
in solving the future status of the In
dian and the growth of a healthy educa
tional sentiment among these people will
conduce more to their welfare , material
prosperity and civilization than all other
agencies combined. The present edu
cational system dates back less than a
generation. In 1877 , twenty-one years
ago , there were 150 boarding and day
schools under the control of the Depart
ment of the Interior , with nu attendance
of : ) ,598 pupils. Now there are 290 of
these schools , with an attendance of 24-
000 pupils. The cost of Indian educa
tion has Increased In greater ratio. In
1877 the appropriation for this purpose
was only $20,000 , while the appropri
ation for the current fiscal year Is
2.038,000. The report of the Indian
commissioner sets forth some of the good
results of the liberal policy pursued by
the government , but there Is still more
to bo done before the system Is per
fected , The commissioner thinks there
Is a grave necessity for some legislation
looking to the compulsory education of
Indian children. An effort to secure
such legislation failed In congress , but
the commissioner says that future de
velopments will undoubtedly empha
size , as the facts of the past and the
experience of collecting otllclals have
demonstrated , that a regulation which
will enforce compulsory attendance
upon the schools must be enacted. Ho
urges that remedial legislation along
these lines Is especially desirable If the
full benefits to bo derived from the ex
penditures made by order of congress
are to be attained. There Is no doubt
that the assembling of the Indian con
gress at the Transmlsslsslppi Exposi
tion will have a good educational Influ
ence upon the Indians who attended
and this will be extended among the
tribes that were represented.
GEA'UUAL MIKES' HBPOIU' .
Those who have expected that the re
port of General Miles would be an ar
raignment of the War dcpaitmcnt and
an endorsement of the criticisms that
have been made upon the conduct or
the war will bo disappointed. The gen
eral commanding the United States
army has nothing to say that reflects
any discredit upon the secretary of war
or any branch of the War department.
All of his recommendations were not
compiled with and he quite naturally
thinks that In consequence mistakes
were made , but ho does not therefore
censure any one and Indulge in denun
ciation , as the critics of the War depart
ment have been persistently doing. U
Is quite possible that had the recom
mendations of General Miles been more
generally followed , particularly In re
gard to the volunteers , that there would
have been fewer deaths In the camps ,
but undoubtedly It seemed to the presi
dent and his military advisers that the
exigency rendered these recommenda
tions impracticable. The sentiment of
the country was for pushing the war
with all possible vigor and the adminis
tration was In accord with this feeling.
The plan of General Miles Involved de
lay and whllfMdtonbtless sound from a
military standpoint It very likely would
not have been approved by the country.
General Miles is of course full ) con-
vcrsant with the conditions when war
was declared and no one knows better
than ho the magnitude and the difficul
ties of the tusk of equipping and mo-
blllzlng a large army of volunteers. It
was a work that might have consumed
months , but It was accomplished in
weeks and a war that most people who
had any Intelligent Idea on the ( subject
thought would last perhaps a year was
brought to a termination , through a
series of most extraordinary victories ,
within a hundred days. Unqutdtlon-
ably tlu-re were grave mistakes nud
HhortcomlngH , but no mortal wisdom
could have avoided all of them ,
THAT
The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition has
pasbcd Into history as n colossal success
from every point of view. That fact
does not , however , Justify the proposed
expenditure of § 10,000 of the stockhold
ers' money for u history of the exposition
and collection of pictures of exposition
buildings and portraits of exposition of
ficers.
It is eminently proper for the exposi
tion managers to deposit In the t'ubllc
Library of Omaha a complete collection
of exposition fcouvculrs and documents
commemorative of the great enterprise.
These mementos of the exposition an ;
of public interest and their preservation
could bo safely entrusted to the cus
todians of the library or the museum
that may bo established hereafter.
It would be desirable and not inappropriate
propriate- place on deposit with this
collection the reports of the president ,
secretary and department managers or
the exposition covering the work per
formed under their supervision. With
this the historic part of the exposition
will be executed within the scope of the
enterprise.
A history of the exposition would meet
'ivlth public favor If prepared and pub
lished as a private undertaking by par
ties conversant with Its Inception and
conduct In.all Its branches. Such a vol
ume would find sale among those who
have been Identified with the work and
many otheis who have been Interested
In it.
The only excuse so far offered for the
? 10,000 history scheme has been that to
fill the demand for a truthful history It
must bo compiled and composed by some
'subsidized writer who has had no active
connection with the exposition. This re
markable idea carried to its logical con
clusion would have barred Thomas 11.
Benton , James G. Blalne and llugh
McCulloch from writing about the men
and measures prominent during their
public careers. It would have prevented
Grant , Sherman , Sheridan and Logan
from writing about the Incidents of the
war with which they were Intimately
connected. It would prevent GtTum'al
Miles from -writing about his military
campaigns and would bar Dewey ,
Sampson and Schley from giving the
public the benefit of the Information
which they possess concerning the opera
tions of the American navy In the war
with Spain.
To those who. have been behind the
screen In exposition affairs the urgent
plea for a truthful history comes
from men who do not want a truthful
history of the exposition , but prefer a
garbled story In which fulsome praise Is
to be given where It least is merited and
'credit withheld from those who Uavi.
merited It most Possibly there Is also
great anxiety to gloss over or suppress
unpalatable truths developed during the
progress of the exposition. For this
purpose the seal of official approvil ' .s
greatly desired by the promoters of
the $10,000 history.
With this object the mass of the titoek-
holders have nothing In common , and
the public will have no sympathy.
Statistics show that but 1 1-2 per cent
of the aggregate attendance at the
World's Columbian exposition was com
posed of people from the eastern states.
Yet no- one will contend for a moment
that Chicago did not derive Immeasur
able benefits in a financial and com
mercial sense by reason of Its pre
eminence as an exposition city. The
World's fair taught the people of the
cast for the first time the lesson that
Chicago was and Is the great commercial
rival of America's metropolis. What
Is true of the World's fair is also true
of the Trtiusmisslsslppl Exposition ,
which more than any other agency has
opened the eyes of the cast to the bound
less possibilities of the empire west of
the Mississippi.
Popocrats who pretend there Is danger
of republican theft of legislative seats
insult the Intelligence of the people. In
every district where there has been any
doubt attending the election of legis
lative candidates the entire counting ma
chinery is In the hands of popocratlc
officials and if It were possible to. com
mit fraud or tamper with the returns
the benefit would accrue to the popo-
crats and not to the republicans. It Is
safe to say tliat no republican will be
able to get a certificate of election from
any popocratlc clerk in the doubtful dis
tricts unless the returns show that ho
Is entitled to it by a majority of the
votes cast.
The pregnant fact that Nebraska this
year will return a republican to the
United States senate In place of a popu
list is thundering down the halls of the
great Investment houses throughout the
east , coupled with the fact that the re
publican legislature of Nebraska will
prevent any legislation which would
repel eastern capital. This new condi
tion , coming ns it does upon the heels
of a successful exposition , which at
tracted most favorable attention to
Omaha and to Nebraska , ought to re
main a standing Invitation to Investors
to place their money in a prosperous
and we'1-goverucd state.
The west uecds and mu t have millions
of eastern capital If Its development Is
to continue at the pace recorded for the
past quarter of a century. It should bo
our aim and object constantly to show
to the world that this Is a far more In
viting field for the Investment of surplus
capital than Is cither of the Islands or
the sea recently acquired by Uuclc Sam.
For a time American money may bo
poured Into these now possession , but
the time Is bound to comfj when the pre
eminence of the mid-west ns a field for
wealth-getting Is acknowledged the
world over.
Admiral Dewey has Just scut written
acknowledgment to one of the fechool
trustees of Chicago In recognition of the
naming of a school after the hero of
Manila. Admiral Dewey , however , 1ms
not yet sent his rcknowledgment to the
Omaha city council Indicating apprecia
tion of the compliment bestowed by re-
naming an Omaha thoroughfare Dowry
avenue. If Admiral Dewey undertake * ,
however , to wild his autograph to every
school , street and baby named after him
he may as well put In a corps of clerks ,
typewriters and stenographers at once
and Invest promptly In n rubber stamp
fac-sluillc.
I'ronprrHr Strnwii.
Western Laborer.
A largo percentage of Omaha and South
Omaha bricklayers are working tnoro than
auy year since ' 02.
There Are Some Otliem.
Atchtaon Globe.
There are worthy , successful young men
who don't wear chrysanthemums ns large as
a cabbage , hut It Is hard to make young
girls believe U.
The 1'niinl ' Wny.
Sprlngllild ncpubltcan.
North Carolina appears to have gone dem
ocratic "peacefully" for the sufficient rea
son that only white democrats were allowed
peacefully to vote.
Fntnllty of Tropical
Globe-Democrat.
A third of the Grenadier guards who
fought under Kitchener on the Nile have re
turned to England Invalided and the sick
ness Is of a serious type. History presents
no exception to the lulo that tropical cam
paigns are very trying to troops from north
ern countries.
VnrltilliiiiN In the Concert.
Phlladclohla Press.
While Emperor William Is ostentatiously
posing as the warm friend of the sultan , an
English admiral , acting for the powers. Is
applying the naval bcot-toe to the Turkish
troop * , reluctant to leave the scenes of their
many massacres and lootings In Crete. The
little Island Is at last delivered from Turk
ish rule , but neither Germany nor Austria
has had any part In this beneficent result.
No wonder , as Is shown elsewhere , the
Turkish organs flatter the kaiser without
stint.
Corcn'n Grntul Old Man.
Corean Repository.
The recently deceased Grand Old Man of
the far east , the Talwon Kun , for ten yean
practically governed Corea and fought all
the tltno with the yangban. Ho pardoned
Prince Kyong Pyong , the nearest relative
of the late king , whom the yangban had
sent Into exile and against whom they had
actually procured a sentence of death. He
demolished their temples of fame and sui > .
pressed their tablets. Ho gave the common
people permission to wear black shoes , a
privilege reserved for the yangban , reduced
the size of their sleeves and cut down the
brim of their haU , which were then four
feet in diameter , BO that only four people
could sit In a room eight feet square with
their hats on. Ho suppressed the mysteries
of the Tnnghaks and was , In a word , an en
ergetic reformer.
Womnu'M Sphere lit India.
Church Gazette.
The present position of women cannot be
better shown than by the following extract
from a government prize book for the girls'
schools In the liombay presidency : "If the
husband of a virtuous woman be. ugly , of
good or bad disposition , diseased , fiendish ,
Irascible , a drunkard , old , stupid , dumb ,
blind , deaf , hot tempered , poor , extremely
covetous , a slanderer , cowardly , perfidious
and Immoral , nevertheless she ought to
worship him as a god , with mind , speech
and person. The wife who gives an angry
answer to her husband will become a village
pariah dog ; she will also become a female
jackal and live In an uninhabited desert
The woman who eats sweetmeats without
sharing them with her husband will become
a hen owl , living In a hollow tree. The
woman who walks alone without her hus
band will become ) a filth-eating village sow.
The woman who speaks disrespectfully to
her husband will bo dumb In the next In
carnation. The woman who hates her hus
band's relatives will become , from birth to
birth , a muskrat. living In fllth. "
HAVEVT WE ENOUGH NOWT
The Race Problem Down South Do
W < - Wniit Moref
Chicago Chronicle.
Not alone In North Carolina , but In every
southern state containing a largo negro pop
ulation , the same menace exists. The whites
are determined that the African race shall
not exercise political domination over them
and upon that Issue they will If necessary re
sort to the arbitrament of force the > fif
teenth amendment to the federal constitu
tion notwithstanding. It Is as certain as
anything can be that any attempt upon the
part of the southern negroes to maintain
their political rights will result In every case
In race troubles and loss of life.
Tlicso are facts. No amount of preaching ,
of moralizing , of reference to the funda
mental law of the land will alter them. Nor
am anv recourse to legal remedies change
the situation unless It bo determined to reenact -
enact and put In operation a force bill , which
nould simply mean the Inauguration of an
other civil war In a more or less acute form.
Tha ethical side of the case need not bo
considered , because ethics won't explain
away facts. Right or wrong , the white peo-
pie of the south mean to dominate the poli
tics of that section. "If the negroes contest
that determination there will be war between
the races.
That Is the situation In the United States.
The Caucasian deems himself to be of a su
perior race to the negro. He deems himself ,
in fact , superior to the people of any other
race , and he has never for any length of
tlm'o"submitted to the domination of another
race. It Is not likely that he will ever do BO.
Yet with this object lesson plainly In view
In our own country , it Is proposed that wo
shall Incorporate Into the republic either as
a state , a territory , a colony or mere de
pendency a territory Inhabited by some 10-
000,000 people not only of a different race
from ourselves , but of a different language
and different customs a people as much In
ferior to the American negro as the negro Is
Inferior to the Caucasian. With the race
question constituting a constantly growing
menace within our own borders we are asked
to grapple with a race problem ten times
more difficult a problem which Spain has
for 300 years vainly attempted to solve and
which wo have no better prospect of solving.
If wo take the Philippines we take this
race problem along with them. It matters
not what form of government wo set up In
those Islands wo shall at once find our
selves face to face with the Issue , nor shall
wo find the Filipinos ns easy to deal with
as are our negroes. The history of Spanish
dominion In the Philippine Islands la merely
a record of native uprisings of ware of
extermination In which neither side gave
or asked quarter , and which only terminated
when one side or the other was exhausted.
Will anyone believe that we shall he
more fortunate ? Will' the Filipinos sub
mit any more readily to the American yoke
than to the Spanish ? Is It not Idle to talk
of "substantial self-government" for the
Philippines when a Caucasian is a factor lu
the equation ?
There will bo a ruling rare In the Philip
pines. If It U to be the Malay race then' '
our stay In those Island * will be brief. If
It U to bo the Caucasian , then we may as' '
well make up our minds that wo shall have
to flght for our supremacy , not once or
twice a year at elections , but every day ot
the year throughout the entire aichlpelago. '
The dominant race , If It be the weaker
numerically , must maintain Its supremacy ,
by the sword. '
The question for us to decide Is whether
or not we want to undertake the Philippine - I
pine contract. IB not the race question In
this country about all that wo can com
fortably attend to for some years to come ?
MlMlt.V.siCA'S r.AUI.V IIUI.UUS.
l.Ut nf Torrllorlnl IJovcrnorw , Srore-
tnrli'M and Deli-KUlo * .
J. Sterling Morion's Conservative.
Tint first governor of the territory of Nc
braska was appointed by Prt'slJent I-'ranklli
1'lerce lu the year 1S34 and he was a natlvi
nud citizen of the state of South Carolina
named Frauds Hurt. Ho died ot Ucllcvui
In October of the same year.
Then by a provision of the organic act ol
the territory , which Is Known In polltlca
history as the Kansas-Nebraska act , Thoma !
n. Cumlng , the secretary of the territory , i
native of Michigan , appointed by Preslden
Pierce , became acting governor. Ho estab
lished county boundaries by proclamation
apportioned representation to each counts
and convened the first legislative asscmblj
of the territory at Omaha In January , 1S35 ,
Before the session closed Mark W. Izarc !
of Arkansas , who was llrst appointed Unltei !
States marshal for Nebraska , was nominated
by President Pierce and confirmed by th (
United States senate governor of Nebraska ,
Iznrd resigned nud returned to Arkansas In
1357.
1357.President
President Buchanan then appointed Wil
liam A. Hlchnrdson , a member of congress
from the Qulncy district of Illinois , and he
nrrlvc-l In the territory and took the oath ol
offic * at Omaha In January , 1838. He , how
ever , resigned during the same ycarr'whore-
upon J. Sterling ( Morton , who had succeeded
Thomas U. Cumlng , deceased , ns secretary
of the territory , became acting governor anil
served until Samuel W. Black had been ap
pointed and confirmed governor. Governor
Black was succeeded by Governor Sounders
and Morton as secretary by Algernon S ,
Paddock In the early summer of 1SG1 , by ap
pointment from .President Lincoln.
That Is the record of the Incumbents ol
the executive ohlccs of Nebraska during Its
territorial existence of thirteen years , from
1834 up to March 6 , 1SG7 , when It became a
state of the American union. During those
thirteen years the territory was represented
by a delegate In the house ot representatives.
The first delegate was Napoleon B. Glddtngs ;
the second , Bird B. Chapman ; the third ,
Fenner Ferguson ; the fourth , Experience
Estabrook ; the fifth , Sitnucl G. Dally , and
tbe sixth was Phlneas W. Hitchcock.
BLIGHT OF SILVUttM'ES.
Evidence of It * Effect on the Democ
racy of Chlenixo.
Chicago Chronicle ( dcm. ) .
Democrats suffered the lees of the best
county ticket they have nominated In years ,
though they had to their advantage many
factors besides the afllrmatlve excellence of
their nominees. Popular disgust with Tan-
ncrlsm counted for them ; popular Indigna
tion at the pawago of the Allen law made In
their behalf , as did also popular revolt
against that particular form of Incompe-
tcncy and favoritism of the national admin
istration known ns Algerlem.
Why , under these circumstances , the
county ticket was defeated the candidates
and managers must look for explanation.
The campaign progressed favorably until
"Coin" Harvey appeared in the field , and ,
with full approval of the Arkansas demo
cratic authorities , practically served notice
upon the electora of Cook that a victory for
their democrats at the November election
would be taken as fulf approval ot the Ar
kansas purpose to carry on the agitation for
free silver In 1900. Democrats , mindful of
the disaster which locally overtook them two
years ago , were disinclined to make this an
Issue. The outstretched , begging hand of the
national democratic committee for funds
wherewith to prolong the agitation of ' 96
was notice to every conservative democrat
that he must become radical If he wished
to support the county ticket. It was notice ,
moreover , to conservative candidates and to
conservative managers of the campaign that ,
let them flght as they might for the success
of the ticket , their efforts , whatever their
purpose , would be credited to agitation for
the free and unlimited coinage of sliver at a
ratio of 16 to 1.
This Is a largo community , containing a
mighty electorate , among them thousands
of democrats who were quite willing to In
dorse a worthy focal democratic ticket , but
equally unwilling to mortgage themselves
In ' 98 to a particular program In 1900.
Even with this handicap the democrats of
Cook made a gallant battle In a well-man
aged campaign. How much longer their
leaders will bo able to rally them to defeat
they who wish for victory must determine.
l'iitSO.\Al , AM ) OTHERWISE.
Senator Quay's plum trco responded hand
somely to the shaking.
The curfew bell now rings In St. Louis at
9 p. m. Hobby riders have no regard for
the comfort of a slumbering people.
Advices from Kansas City Indicate that
Jesse James was vindicated at the polls
last Tuesday. His party friends won out.
Ono of Boston's gas companies purposes
furnishing coal gas for furnace use at 50
cents per 1,000 feet. Yet there are experts
who ilalm gas cannot be manufactured for
that price.
A Chicago crook who advertised for a
female "companion" for his family about to
take a trip , had 200 "peaches" of various
sizes and ages to pick from. Before ho
could make a selection a wrathf.il woman
dashed Into the room , exclaiming , "You
villain , you scoundrel , I will not let you
dupe these women ! " The sporty fellow fled
through the coal chute , saving the spray of
hair that wreathed his barren dome.
The astonishment caused by the discovery
that Harold Frederick , the noted London
correspondent of American papers , was a
victim of a "faith healer" Is intensified by
the finding of n skeleton In the family closet.
Frederick maintained two domestic estab
lishments and died at the homo of wife No.
2. The latter appears to have had hypnotic
power over the author and so wielded It as
to secure the bulk of Frederick's property ,
practically disinheriting hla family.
Cornelius Westbrook Van Santvoord of Al
bany , whose death Is announced , \vas a class
mate of Admiral Dewey at Annapolis. Ho
was born in Canastota sixty years ago , and
Is survived by a widow and three sons. His
parents , Rev. and Mrs. Cornelius Van Sant
voord of Kingston , are still alive , each nearly
90 years old. Mr. Van SanUoord spent
twenty years of his life as editor ot
Schencctady newspapers , and was connected
with the secretary of state's office during
the administration of Homer Nelson.
The bro-'zj qu d Igj by Macmonnles , which
Is to surmount the Memorial arch at the
entrance to Prospect park , Brooklyn , Is now
being placed in position. This Is one of the
most Important pieces of monumental eculp-
turo ever modeled by an American. It repre
sents the triumphal pr > grcEs of Columbia ,
which forms the central figure , standing In
a Roman chariot and bearing the palms of
victory. The chariot Is drawn by four pranc
ing horses. The outer figures of the group
are winged heralds trumpeting the nation's
fame. Two Bide groups for the arch , which
are not yet finished , will bo emblematic of
naval and military achievements. The entire
work Is very beautiful and luipresatve.
Among the newspapers of the cast which
dealt generously with the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition , the Boston Transcript deserves
special commendation. Its news columns
were frequently graced with letters descrip
tive of the buildings and exhibits and crit
ical reviews of the moro strikingly meri
torious features. More appreciative "till
uero the editorial comments on the open
ing , progress and close of the exposition.
These were marked with broad spirit and
Friendly tone , and that nation-wide grasp
nf Industrial movements , which IB regret
tably rare In the eastern press. It Is scarcely
necessary to add tlat the Transcript U the
model newspaper of Boston. As evidence of
appreciation the great west tenders cordial
laliltatlOQi.
JII.A.STS I'llOM MAM'S HOItX ,
I'olltenesn never 1ms a stlft neck.
Friendship ls n mortgage on principle.
Thcro is no tool so sad a fool as the smart
fool.
fool.You
You need to watch yourself when you are
alone.
Truth never loses of Its ? owcr by being
I spoken In love.
Too many neglect the golden now for the
silver hereafter.
Your clretiny will bo decided Independent
of your funeral sermon.
, The man who gives to God will never havi )
to complain ot ingratitude.
Don't preach patience to the people and
practice petulance at homo.
I The men who have made a nolso in thl
world have not used their mouths alone.
The man who cannot change his opinion
belongs cither to the grave or the asylum.
The world judges the church from the
level of the pew rather than from the stand
ard ot the pulpit.
DOMESTIC I'l.KASANTllIKS.
Chicago Record : Lawyer Are you n mat *
rlccl man ?
Witness No ; but I was run over by a
trollev car once.
Detroit Free Press : "Eleanor , when wo
are married will you love me well enough
to rook for me ? "
"Yes , dear Henry , but jou will have to
litre somebody else to do my cooltlng. "
Detroit Journal : Reth I shall marry no
man unless ho has strong temperance sen
timents.
Itess Of course not. You want ft mun
who Isn't easily driven to drink.
Chicago Newa : "Delia Is going1 to be mar
ried In the HpriiiK. "
"How do you know ? "
" 1 henrd her say she wns going to wear
her old cloak all wjnter. "
Harper's Bazar : "I suppose you are look
ing ovur the paper for n bargain , ch ? "
"If I were to look over It , I would so *
the greatest bargain I ever struck. "
Indlunnpolls Journal : "Anent the con
trariety of woman , " said the Cornfcd Phil
osopher , "she never has so much self-pos
session us when she knows she belongs to
bumo one else. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "She doesn't lack
for nmuriincc. "
"I should say she didn't. Why , she actu
ally had the assurance to refuse to marry
me. "
Detroit Free Press : "What do you gy |
your wlfo for birthday presents , Uadger ? "
"Well , when we mnko gifts of nny kind
wo always buy something to cat ; people
that live In flats can't afford to accumulate
uther thlnes. "
Plttsburg Chronicle : Mrs. Pitt Has Mr .
Oakland any children ?
Airs. Penn She has two , a boy end a
girl. The boy Is a ' 95 model aud the fc'lrl
U ' ! J7.
Cleveland Leader : "I'm afraid my wife's
affection for mo Is cooling. "
"Why ? "
"When she bade me good-bye this morn
ing she didn't say : 'Re sure to hurry home
as early ns ixisslble. ' "
I I HAD KNOWN.
Detroit Journal.
"If I had known ! " How many time *
We say with keen regret ,
These bitter words , when far too late
To heal or e'en forgot.
"If I had known , " the hasty word
Had never spoken been :
Perhups Its utterance withheld
Had saved a soul from eln.
"If I had known , " how fared the heart
That longed for comfort so ,
I mlKht havft reached the loving1 hand
And spared the weight of woe.
"If I had known , " behind still lips
Thcro trembled tender speech ,
I might have won the happiness
Th.it sours beyond my re.ich.
"If I had known ! " Too much we fear
To lot the heart spe.ik out.
Lest alt our tenderness may meet
Indifference and doubt.
"If I had known ! " Ah ! better far
To speak the tender word ,
Than let the melody of life /
Slip by u ull unheard.
"If I had known ! " O true , true heart *
Let love but rule the dny , / '
And all this keenness of regret ( .
Like mist shall pass uwuy ! *
OUH DAILY IlULLETIN.
HAVANA , Nov. 13 , 1S93. The mail steam *
er Vllhivcrde , on which General Cumpoa
sailed for home , starts for Spain toduy ,
having General Ulancu and staff olllcers
on board. Officers and soldiers left behind
will hold a farewell demonstration In honor
of their General.
V ;
"You Know"
Because vfz have told you about
that special sale of our whole
sale stock. But we have only
given you a general idea. Just
named our range of prices , To
day we call your attention , to
just one line of that stock its a
4-button cutaway sack suit
made of an extra quality of
brown , fancy mixed , Scotch
cheviot , every thread wool , cut
in the very latest style , single
stitched edges , Italian linings ,
with extra shoulder lining of
Skinner satin , regular custom
tailor cut to the trousers , and
in fact a suit that were it made
to your order would cost you
$25.00 at least. We consider y
it extra value at $15.00 , but as
long as these suits last we are
going to sell them at
$10.OO
each. Sizes 34 to 42. Be sure
not to pass this bargain up.