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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 0 , 1898.
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Notary Public.
Now that the scalping bill has gone to
the United States senate , every senator
will have to look out for his ecalp.
What au appropriate Christmas
present another distribution of exposi
tion surplus funds would make for the
stockholders.
No popocratlc member of congress will
be doing his full duty who does not In
troduce a resolution for another war In
vestigating commission.
America expects to lend the world In
Its bicycle exhibit at the Paris exposi
tion. That Is because the wheels go
round so much faster lu this country
than In the more slow-going nations of
Europe.
The First Nebraska boys have earned
discharge If auy of the volunteers have
earned It. The order for their return
homo to be mustered out would unques
tionably be the most acceptable holiday
greeting that could be sent them.
The president has asked congress to
make provision at once for the taking of
the 1000 census. The people of Omaha
should take the hint by beginning at
once to make provision for a creditable
standing when the enumerators come
around.
There are doubtless urgent reasons
why Douglas county should have anew
now Jail , but the Jail problem cannot
well bo separated from the court house
problem. When the time arrives to
take the question up It must bo con
sidered lu all Its many bearings.
The popocratlc organs are becoming
extremely anxious to stir up strife
among the ranks \ > f the republicans lu
the coming legislature. The repub
lican legislators , however , may be de
pended on to appreciate' this popocratlc
solicitude for their welfare at Its true
worth.
The chairman of the house committee
on immigration has wisely decided that
the Immigration bill can wait. If the
United States la to annex all the stray
Islands of the Pacltlc and leave the doors
open there may be no need of further
legislation for the restriction of immi
gration.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
True , wo want few changes In the
Omaha charter , but we want those
changes all In the Interest of the gen
eral taxpayer and mass of the citizens
and not lu the interest of frauchlscd
corporations , city contractors , grasping
taxeaters or taxshirkiug property
owners.
According to the offlciul statement
5130,000 of the $50,000,000 emergency
war fund has been expended by or
placed at the disposal of the American
representatives on the Paris peace com
mission. Peace commissions camehigh ,
but not quite so high OB a war estab
lishment.
Things must bo getting to a pretty
pass when members of the facksonlan
club democracy are referred to as bolt
ers for refusing to support a man whom
the Jacksonlau club by resolution de
nounced only three years ago as a
bolter and traitor to the democratic
party who forfeited the respect of
all decent democrats.
It should be easy enough to establish
the notorious fact that Nebraska cor
poratlons have expended hundreds of
thousands of dollars to corrupt legis
lative bodies and to procure favorublo
legislation or prevent objectionable leg
( station. What would Interest the pub
lic more would be the exposure of the
bribe-givers aud the bribe-takers.
Democrats in congress never cease to
lament the decadence of the merchant
marine of the United States. Repub
licans regret the fact as much a j the
opposition. The difference bftweei
the two parties lies in the fact that the
republicans seek to correct the evil ,
while the democrats Just as persistently
oppose any measure which gives prom
ise of accomplishing this result A
popocrat divorced from his chronic
habit of grumbling would be at a loss
'
t know what to do with himself.
THE THE ATI" FlStSHKD.
The announcement that agreement
has been reached on nil the matters that
will be embraced in the treaty of pence
and thnt negotiations on the part of
the commissioners are nt an cud , will
cause a general feeling of relief. There
1ms been no doubt , of course , since Spall )
yielded to the AmeVlcnu demands ill re
gard to the Philippines that n treaty
would be concluded , but the recent tem
per of the Spanish commissioners caused
apprehension that the negotiations
might drag along for n considerable time
nnd it appears from the dispatch that
the American commissioners even
thought a rupture possible. It is not
dlfllcult to understand thnt the Span-
lards should be , under the circum
stances , lu anything but nu amiable
mood , yet the exhibition of ill-temper
nnd resentment they made was not at
all creditable.
The treaty will include little outside
of the terms of the protocol , most of the
other proposals submitted by the Amer
ican commissioners having been re
fused , among them thnt for the ccssiou
of a coaling station in the Caroliue is *
lands. It Is highly probable that the
offer made by the United States for a
coaling station was rejected In the ex
pectation of being able to make a hotter
deal , either with this country or some
other. Although there has been a de
nial , said to be semi-official , that Ger
many wants a coaling station In the
Carolines , it will not be at all surprising
to find that country negotiating for one
after the conclusion of peace between
Spain aud the United States. The mat
ters not disposed of by the treaty which
were presented by our commissloucrs
will become the subject of negotiation
through the regular channels of diplo
macy when these are again open.
The treaty to become operative must
be ratified by the United States senate
and the Spanish Cortes. The latter will
not convene until next month , Sagnstn
having refused to cull It together sooner.
Perhaps the trenty will not be laid be
fore the senate earlier than January.
At all events it will probably be at least
two mouths before It is ratified , assum
ing that it can command the required
two-thirds vote In the senate , which is
not now assured. There Is no doubt
as to Its prompt ratification by the
Cortes , In which the Sagasta government
has an overwhelming majority.
THE CUBAN ANJHEXATtONlSTS.
The assurance given by President Mo
Klnlcy that the promise of the United
States that Cuba should have an inde
pendent government shall be faithfully
carried out has not wholly discouraged
the annexation ists. One of the organs
of this clement , the Philadelphia In
quirer , declares that Cuba must be an-
ucxed. "Let congress take the commonsense
mon-sense view , " eays that paper. "Ac
cording to the president himself , the war
was Justified as one of self-preservation
ou our own part and our interests can
only be preserved by maintaining con
trol over the islaud. Cuba will have far
greater freedom and Independence as a
part of the United States than as a sep
arate nation continually torn by strife
and revolution. Leave her to herself
and it cannot be long before the same
old conditions will prevail and wo shall
have to send our troops there to do the
flghtlug all over again. Far batter end
the matter now. Cuba's destiny Is with
the United States and military occupa
tion should be followed by annexation
and that annexation , with our hold upon
the Island * can very readily be arranged
for without a resort to force. "
Our Philadelphia contemporary would
fiercely resent any reflection upon the
Integrity and honor of this government ,
yet it counsels a coursa which would
place the nation In a most dishonorable
position before the world and Justly de
prive us of the respect and confidence
of the world. We are glad to believe
that a very large majority of the Amer
ican people are In full accord with the
position of President McKlnley.
OAOE ON TUB CURHENCY.
The consideration which Secretary
Gage gives in his annual report to the
question of currency and banking re
form is not likely to materially
strengthen the cause which he unques
tionably has most earnestly at heart.
He has really added nothing of sub
stantial value to the discussion of this
question and ns the arguments which
had been presented In favor of elimina
ting the legal tender notes from the cur
rency have failed to convince the people
ple or a majority of the business men
of the country of the wisdom of that
proposition , or of the necessity for such
a policy , we do not think that the latest
contribution of the secretary of the
treasury to the discussion will make
a very great impression.
The American people are extremely
practical. They are Influenced and
guided largely by facts rather than
theories. This country has had lluau-
clal experience as varied as any other
nation aud It is not necessary to go out
side of this experience for lessons. Ono
thing the majority of the American
people are convinced of Is that their
currency must be sound-that the mone
tary standard must bo the standard of
the civilized world. Another thing
they know Is that the country has
grown enormously In industries , com
merce and wealth during the last thirty
years , lu which period the legal tender
no tes have constituted a large part of
the currency. Mr. Gage implies that
this money has been and still is an ob
stacle and embarrassment to industry
and commerce. It is easy to assume
this , but impossible to demonstrate It.
The United States has made greater
progress lu the last thirty years than
any other nation. Can any rational man
believe that wo should have accom
plished more If we had had a paper-cur
rency Issued exclusively by the banks'/
Mr. Gage says of the legal tender money
Issued by the government that It is a
deranging aud disturbing factor In Its
relation to Industry and commerce.
When has It shown Itself to be so ? Sll'-
ver legislation that impaired financial
confidence caused a demand for the re-
dewptloq of legal tender notes nnd
this for 11 time had an unsettling and
disturbing effect , but except during this
brief period there has .been no derange
ment or disturbance to Industry and
commerce that ran fairly bo attributed
to the presence of the greenbacks In
the currency. It is true there have
been panics In the last thirty years , but
there were panics before there wera
government Issues of pnper money and
besides such experience has not been ,
peculiar to the United States. Other
countries whose governments do not
issue notes have panics.
Secretary Gnge wants n system that
will give more elasticity to the currency.
Doubtless this is desirable , but is It
not practical without eliminating the
legal tender notes ? The banks nre free
to issue notes to nuy cxteut for which
they deposit the required security. Lot
them bo given some ndditlonal Induce
ment to take advantage of this privi
lege , as permission to issue notes to the
par value of bonds deposited to secure
circulation. The secretary of the trea's- ,
ury Is entirely correct In saying that
there Is an honest prejudice against the
proposal to substitute bank Issues for
government notes nnd he must also
realize that It is very strong and gen
eral. Nor docs it arise , as he asserts ,
"from a failure to comprehend the true
philosophy of a paper currency. " but
rather from a well-deflned conviction
that It would not bo in the public Inter
est to give to the banks a monopoly of
the paper currency of the country.
A'O ItEACTION VISIBLE.
The most plausible excuse with which
people consoled themselves who dis
couraged "the Trausmlsslsslppl Exposi
tion project was that a reaction was
certain to follow Its close that would
nullify all the good Omaha might de
rive from the enterprise. Chicago , San
Francisco , Atlanta and other cities were
held up ns examples where the after
effects of the expositions held there were
most harmful and demoralizing to the
business Interests of the community.
The predictions were likewise ventured
that before the Omaha exposition had
closed Its gates a week Omaha would
wish it had never taken up the exposi
tion plan.
The Trnnsmlssisslppi Exposition
passed into history six weeks ago , but
the much-heralded disastrous rcnctlon
is not visible , nor nrc there any signs
of its approach. Of course the floating
population attracted solely by the show
has in a measure thinned out , but the
permanent gains are evident on every
baud.
The demand for dwellings and tene
ments is greater in Omaha today than
at any similar period. The working
classes are generally employed. Busi
ness Is brisk in all lines. Although a
rigorous winter has set In , the pressure
for charitable relief is so small that it
Is not to be compared with the recent
years of industrial depression. What
Is more important , the confidence of
Omaha In Itself has begotten a confi
dence in Omaha abroad that cannot fall
to redound constantly and continuously
to its benefit by promoting .Investments .
and stimulating population growth.
It Is wife now to assert that all ap
prehensions of an Injurious reaction
'from the exposition have proved ground
less and'visionary.
1 Those Cubans have the proper'concep
tion of the , problem how to bring Cuba
up to..the. plane of modern civilization
and self-government who have fallen
in with the plan for an effort toward
educating the people of the Island. The
people of means In Cuba at present are
well educated , but as In all Spanish
speaking countries , particularly In
those directly under Spanish rule , the
masses are densely ignorant The
world's history has demonstrated too
thoroughly to bo questioned that no
country is capable of self-government
with any great measure of personal lib
erty in which the masses arc illiterate.
Castcllar , the most broad-minded man
in Spain aud an ardent republican , has
been compelled to admit that the people
ple of that country are for this reason
unfit for a republican form of govern
ment That plans for educating the
masses In Cuba arc seconded by the
intelligent Cubans themselves Is the
best encouragement for the future of
the country.
Evidences are multiplying that the
great rival steel manufacturing con
cerns In this country are fortifying
themselves for a struggle for supremacy
in the home markets which may have
results amounting almost to a revolu
tion In that Industry. The new Federal
Steel company on the one hand and on
the other the Carnegie and other great
concerns of Pennsylvania , which have
heretofore dominated the market , are
each securing sources of supply in iron
nnd coal mines and transportation
facilities. This will place them prac
tically independent of outside intlu
onccs nnd enable them to produce and
transport for themselves every thing from
the raw material to the finished product.
Backed by unlimited capital aud
managed by aggressive and cxperleuced
men , tills struggle of the giants cannot
but strengthen American Iron and steel
products in the markets of the world
where they already occupy a command
Ing position.
Charles Wooster , the Merrlck county
statesman , wants it distinctly under
stood that he Is against any Omaha ex
position this year , last year , next year
or next century. The only wonder Is
that the recent exposition proved n
success in the face of the persistent op
position of the Mcrrick county man.
This is as much of a puzzler as the
question why the wheel continued to re
volve after the fly had alighted upon it
It Is announced that General Wheeler
will see no more active service in the
army , but from now on will devote his
time to congressional duties. The gen
eral can furnish useful Information to
his democratic colleagues regnrdlng tho.
conduct of the recent war , though it
is probable his well known views will
not be greatly sought after by those
who think they can make capital by
perpetual war investigations.
Haverhlll , Mass. , Is the first city in
the United States to have a socialist
mayor , or , more strictly speaking , a
mayor elected on an out-and-out socialist
platform. He will have the. backing ot
three members of the city council ,
elected nt the same time , though this1 Is
not enough to give them the control of
that body. This fact may bo fortunate
for Hnverhlll , bi t unfortunate for other
communities which have n desire to
learn Just how the socialist theory will
work in actual practice under conditions
existent In this country , but whose
curiosity does not go to the extent of
bclug willing to take the chances of ex
perimenting for themselves at their own
cost.
There Is little to Interest creditors In
a majority of the petitions In bankruptcy
filed In the federal court. In most
cnscs the petitioner has several thousand
dollars of cleats , and no assets. Wher
ever the debtor has failed to take ad
vantage of the restored prosperity of
the country there Is little for the court
to do but perform an autopsy on what
was formerly an estate.
There Is no more reason why the
teachers lu the public schools should
have to be re-elected by the board every
year than that they should have to be
re-elected every term or every month.
Employment In the teaching force of
the public school system should be ob
tained solely by merit and retained
solely by demonstrated fitness and
faithful service.
Reports from Lincoln that a prac
tically clean sweep of the appointive
state employes Is to be made when
Poynter becomes governor are cal
culated to have a chilling effect on
the Christmas festivities lu several
homes. Moving , never a pleasant
task , when accompanied by a separa
tion from a public salary Is actually
' ' '
painful.
Lll' Little Dill.
Chicago Record.
Mrs. Domlnla has put In a claim for
16,000,000 as indemnity for the loss 'of Ha-
vall , but why she limited the amount to
his figure Is a regal secret
Swelling ; rinnkn of the IleBnlari.
Globe-Democrat.
The regular army has nearly reached the
ircsent legal maximum of 61,000 men and
ho recruits have been selected with great
care. There will be less talk hereafter of
defective camps and military Inexperience.
A Dill Loaded with Hope.
Minneapolis Times.
, General Miles' army bill Will bo popular In
ha army at , least It doubles the existing
number of regiments , adds several brigadiers
and thus increases the chances of promo-
Ion In a way \tiat \ must fill the humblest
second lieutenant's heart chock full of hope.
Where to Place the Load.
Washington Star.
If this country reaches the conclusion that
t docs not desire to assume the cares ot
colonial possession Great Britain will doubt-
ess be willing to drift gracefully Into the
responsibility and make liberal arrange
ments as well.
Dalklnk at the Co t.
New lYork World.
Nothing Is more rldculous than the outcry
ot the wildest-eyed "Imperialists" over the
estimates ot the cost of the new policy. If
we are to have 'A ' ' 'great army and a bigger
navy and spread ourselves over the earth , Is
t any wondert&fctr the4 estimate * of ex
penses mouhfaftiojoar ? Every rod of " x-
> anslon" means a permanent war tax. . < . ,
8kr , crnper .
.Buffalo Express.
"Slow-burning construction" ( there Is no
such thing as fire-proofing ) ) vindicated Itself - ,
self In New York on Sunday night. The
trouble with the ; big building was that It
was too > high. The hose could not reach to
Is top stories. - This is another warning
against skyscraper construction , which
was sufficiently condemned already on ths
artistic side. >
Where Will the Moiier Come From ?
Chicago Chronicle.
There Is food for reflection In the fact
noted by the London Chronicle that In spite
of the small army maintained by the United
States the expenditures chargeable to the
War department are far in excess of the
sums expended In maintaining any of the
European armies. That is to say , our army
pension charges aggregate $145,000,000 per
rear , while the .British military establlsh-
nent costs but $90,000,000. Thus , we have
o begin with a larger military expense
than any of our foreign neighbors before
we have paid a single soldier or bought a
single round of ammunition. We are heavily
; andlcapped aud the Increase In the strength
of our army will correspondingly Increase
be handicap. When our colonial policy Is
n full swing , with the Philippines , Porto
fllco and Guam heavily garrisoned , it is
going to be a very serious problem to find
money to meet military expenses especially
as the revised "open door" policy bids fair
to decrease our revenues rather than in
crease ithem.
CITIZENSHIP IN COLONIES.
fitutu * of the nc ldcut ot American
Dependencies.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
The legal status of the inhabitants of
the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico under
annnexatlon will be determined by con-
cress. These people will not necessarily
become American citizens when we have
taken their countries. Their allegiance to
their former sovereign will have expired ,
and they will become amenable to the laws
ot the new government proclaimed over
them. In a sense , they will be the sub
jects , under International law , of President
MoKlnley , but citizenship and Us privileges
can bo denied them so long as congress
wills.
All children of those Inhabitants , how
ever , born after the proclamation of Amer
ican sovereignty , will be citizens of the
United Slates. In his Worcester speech
Senator Hoar , who la chairman of the sen
ate's Judiciary committee , said with entire
accuracy : "If the Philippine Islands be
come ours , then under the late decision of
the fcupremo court , every child born here
after In them becomes an American citi
zen , free to come , free to go. " It will be
* 033lblo to Interpret the constitution
otherwise. The fourteenth amendment
cays : "AH persons born or naturalized In
the United States , and subject to the juris
diction thereof , are subjects of the United
States. " The clause , "subject to the jur
isdiction thereof , " to unmistakable In Ite
reference to the territory , or possessions ,
of this nation.
Western newspapers that advocate ex
pansion , yet halt at the idea of the very
closest of connection * , eay that the Philip
pines or Porto Rico can be governed as
colonies without making any of their In
habitants American citizens with the rights
ot citizens. They neglect to state , how
ever , that the preient Inhabitants will be
deid within a few years , and that every
one of their descendants will be an Amer
ican citizen with all the rights of a Chicago
cage editor to pass from one part of the
national domain to another.
You may .bottle up the present generation
ot Flllplnoa , Tagals , Tagalogi , Mores and
Chlneie 1n these Islands within so-called
colonial bounds , but you cannot bottle up
the next one. And generations are short
In the tropic *
UNCLE SAM'S NEW 8DIIJECTS.
The Filipino Army nnd the Hopes of
the Klllplnoi.
The views expressed by American cor
respondents at Manila respecting the
Filipinos and the hopes and ambitions ot
the Insurgent leaders make Interesting readIng -
Ing nowadays. The hope entertained in
expansion quarters that tA natives ot
Luzon are divided In their support ot
Agulnaldo is refuted by a correspondent ot
the Now York Sun. He asserts the south
ern natives are thoroughly loyal to
Agulnaldo , regarding him as a liberator , and
will support him to the end.
A correspondent of the Chicago Chronicle
details a reception given the Insurgent leader
at San Fernando , elxty miles from Manila.
The correspondent nnd three other Ameri
cans were special guests at the "fiesta" and
enjoyed exceptional opoportunltlcs ot viewIng -
Ing the insurgent army on parade , ot
measuring Agulnaldo and gauging the senti
ment of the people. Ot the Insurgent
soldiers , 3,000 of whom appeared In the re
view , he says :
"The review was by no means imposing.
Indeed there Is nothing imposing about the
Filipino soldier. He is neither Romnncsquo
nor statuesque. Wherever I have seen him ,
on guard or standing in line , he presents it
llfo-llko representation of one afflicted with
'that tired feeling. ' Ilia backbone appears
to be plastic and his legs of unequal length.
In all my experience ot four months around
Manila I have never seen a company perform
evolutions with anything approaching the
precision and snap displayed by the Ameri
can soldier , either regular or volunteer ,
even with but a few days of drill , nor have I
seen anything but the simplest , movements
attempted. They do not even keep step well ,
and the nlanual of arms seems as > a sealed
book to them. They utterly lack that coher
ence and solidity that come from drill and
discipline , and to me eecm but an armed
mob that would easily be brushed aside by
a much Inferior body of trained troops. A
few of them have served In the Spanish army
and show signs ot training and possess a de
gree ot military bearing , but the great
majority have little of either. "
A banquet followed the review and
Agulnaldo and his counsellors responded to
enthusiastic toasts. "Let no one Imagine , "
says the correspondent , "that this was a
feast of rice and garlic. On the contrary ,
way out here in an Interior province of
Luzon , with no one present besides the na
tives , except the few American guests , I sat
down to as fine a banquet as it was over
my good fortune to attend. There were
spotless linen , fine crockery and tableware
in abundance , cut glass and silverware ,
while the menu embraced a multitude of
finely cooked dishes , with wine and Cham-
pagne. Flan , flesh , fowl and fruit , with innumerable - '
numerable delicacies , served promptly and
In good style , kept us busy for more than
an hour , and then came the toasts , bpth In
Spanish and Tagalo. "
Concerning the sentiments of Agulnaldo
and his associates as expressed at the ban
quet , the correspondent saya they were
friendly to America and at the same time
clearly and fervidly for the Filipino
republic. Every allusion to the work
of the Americans was cheered , but
these cheers were mild In comparison with
the shouts that greeted home rule and In
dependence. "In my judgment , " says the
correspondent , "all the masses care for is
to be relieved from Spanish rule and bur
densome taxes , and If the American govern
ment gives them this they would be perfectly
satisfied with the present status were it
not for the influential classes urging them
on to the support of an Independent repub
lic. At present the influence of the leaders
Is powerful. Agulnaldo la almost venerated
as 'el llbredor , ' and the idea of an inde
pendent government under the. .protection of
the" United States has taken a strong hold
upon the class composing the army. It Is on
this basis they cheer the Americans , and
they always are careful to Include -the Re-
publlca Filipinos In all such sentiments.
Still , I believe the wealthy classes are satis-
fled that 'American rule is better for them
than an unrestrained government of the
people , while the masses , as I aald before ,
are well enough satisfied to be relieved
from the dominion of Spain. The element
of danger in the situation , as I conceive it ,
Is the Filipino army , both organized and
unorganized. Their heads are so swelled by
their success in arms that they imagine
themselves to be great fighters , and even
think they could whip the Americans should
it become necessary.
"They want to rule , to confiscate Spanish
and church property and collect taxes and
exactions such as they have become ac
customed to. Their Idea of a government ot
their own is an opportunity to run things
with a high hand and to do unto the
Spaniards as was done unto them. The
American Idea of government and civil and
individual liberty they do not comprehend.
For this reason there may bo friction In fully
establishing American authority and laying
the Republlca Flltplnas on the table In
definitely , and It will call for diplomacy and
delicate handling ; yet I believe this can be
accomplished without a clash ot arms. My
own Idea Is that the more wealthy and In.
telllgent natives should be given positions ,
such as provincial governors and district
offices , and that a degree of local self-gov
ernment be provided for. In this way the
aristocracy might be placated and the back
bone of opposition broken. "
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
There la still a demand for about 25,000-
000 paper collars In the United States each
year.
James Whltcomb Rlley recently won the
championship for checker playing in his
native county.
A young woman Is said to have been seen
on Fifth avenue , New York , sporting a
monocle. It Is English , you know.
The Vermont legislature adjourned Just
in time for congress to convene. The coun
try is not large enough for both at once.
The czar has had his special den in the
St. Petersburg palace papered with cartoons
relating to himself , including a great many
caricatures of the most ridiculous sort.
Harrteon M. Seal of Whltcomb , Ind. , prob
ably holds the voting record of that state.
He voted for Jackson in 1828 and for each
democratic presidential candidate since then.
George B. Holllster , the well known law
yer of Cincinnati , who has just died , was a
close friend of President Hayes. He was a
native of Plattsburg , N. Y. , and came of old
revolutionary stock , his maternal great
grandfather having been a soldier under
Ethan Allen.
Nathaniel and Albert von Rothschild of
Vkmna have established a foundation of
$40,000 , the Income of which is to be used
for the support of musicians , painters ,
sculptors and draughtsmen of the Jewish
faith. Applicants for Its benefits must be
Austrian citizens.
The late Dr. Bliss was for many yeara
General Sherman's physician. Once when
the soldier complained , "Your stuff's doing
me no good , " bo replied : "Take Shake
speare's advice , then , and throw it to the
dogs. " "There are too many valuable dogi
in our neighborhood , " replied Sherman.
Benjamin 8. Lear la first sergeant of
Company O , First Colorado Infantry , now
stationed at Manila. His father , Benjimln
E. Lear , l a private In the same company.
Sergeant Lear Is just turned 22 and Private
Lear Is close to 60. Ben Lear , the elder , Is
a first-class compositor and as suoh Is well
known in various parts of the Rocky moun
tain region. In days gone by he played good
ball "with " the Plttsburg and Cincinnati
tetroi. ,
OK Till ] ARMY ,
Should He TnUeii lltil of Politic * and
n Clrncrnl SlnfT Provided.
Kovlcw of Reviews.
The molt urgently needed reform Is the
absolute divorcement of the army In all ot
Its departments from politics. It Is absurd
to expect the same thorough efficiency and
preparation found lu other departments ot
the public service unless the same methods
nro' used. Military service Is certainly as
Important as civil service more so In time
of emergency. Its administration ought to
bo conducted with the same single eye to
efficiency , and no department ot the nrmy
should bo more exempt from political in
fluence than the staff. This points at once
to the most urgent reform , viz. , make the
commanding general the real working head
of the army , Instead of tha secretory of war.
No good results have come to the service
by tha extension of the secretary's powers
in Grant's first administration. Most ot
the evils of the service can bo traced < o the
fact that the general commanding haa sine *
that tlmo been practically deprived of his
proper functions , and the real head of the
army has been a 'politician ' , usually not
versed In military science. Promotions In
ths service should never depend upon politi
cal Influence In any department , nor should
the , recommendations of a politician carry
any weight In the military service more than
they would in those offices filled through
fho civil service examinations alone. The
testoratlon of Its proper functions ito the
office of the general commanding , as Grant
exorcised them when ho was commander-in
ch let , would bo a long step In the right di
rection. It would put the administration
of the army in the hands of a soldier , and
that would bo an origin of all other neces
sary administrative reforms.
Another thing Is the need of a general
staff for the army. To this body pertains
the problems of organization , strategy ,
logistics , the larger problems of supply , and
the acquisition of classified Information pre
vious to the outbreak of war. It forms
plans for all emergencies In advance , super
vises their execution at the critical mo
ment , acts as eyes , cars and hands for the
commander. As the will of the commander
is the electro-motive force of an army , so
la the general staff Its nervoussystem. It' '
Is the channel through which the com
mander harmoniously energizes the whole
military machine. It Is the thinking and
planning part of an army. A commander
has enough to do to meet unexpected emer
gencies and to execute on time , without fall ,
the operations Intrusted to him. The gen
eral staff relieves him of the burden of a
mass of detailed work and leaves his mind
free to attack larger problems.
| I Such a staff need not be a largo body ,
but it should be very select. It should be
I obtained by a process ot elimination , retaln-
ing those most fitted for Its duties. There
Is no part of the army where the principle
of Interchangeablllty between the line and
staff Is more Important than in this body.
Its members should be acutely sensitive to
the needs of the line of the army , should
be thoroughly familiar with the operations
of all the supply departments , and should
have reached that age where long experi
ence lends dignity to counsel. They should
be distinguished In the profession of arms
and proficient in its practice.
Hence the general staff should be taken
originally from the line of the army and
should contain representatives of all the
other parts of the service. It should con
sist of men of mature years , and there
should be a novitiate , or apprenticeship , In
It , before an officer becomes a fully consti
tuted member of the body. The great prin
ciple of competitive examination should en
ter Into the selection ot Its members , com
petition being open to all properly qualified
officers , and promotion into It should carry
increase of rank and pay.
ECHOES OF THE WAR.
tt >
Uncle't am is 'unloading about $500,600 of
good American money every month at Ma
nila , with the result that the town la en
joying a boom of large proportions. Artist
McCutcheon , in a letter to the Chicago
Record , eays Manila la being Americanized
at a rapid rate. The natives are adapting
themselves to the customs of the conquerors.
Already the signs' in the streets are Ameri
canized , several American papers are in the
enthusiasm of infancy , every third house
sells American beer , and the Escalta in the
busy morning hours , when It is booming
with traffic , has such an American activity
that one forgets ho Is so far away from
borne. The Spanish business houses are
printing their advertisements in English ,
and that sterling American Institution , pie ,
has been established in Manila. "A good
many Americans , " ho writes , "are here
watching chances for investment. One firm
has bought up all the prominent saloons In
town and is simply coining money. Tnero
Is a great deal of drunkenness , and the men
In this condition are so demonstrative that
the Spanish women dread driving on the Ea-
calta. All business houses are booming and
prices have gone up. So far as trade Is
concerned , a wave of prosperity Is making
its headquarters in Manila just at present. "
Rear Admiral Schley belongs to the Royal
Arcanum , and the Arcanltes are going to
give htm a $1,500 sword of Damascus steel.
Inscribed with a description of the naval
battle of Santiago , and the positions of the
ships etched from the Navy department
drawings. Schley Is past regent of Farragut i
council of Washington , and built that coun
cil up by his personal efforts. It is com
posed almost entirely of naval officers , from
commodore down.
Most of the newspapers of November 23
published a dispatch to the effect that the I
sentence of death passed by a court-martial I
at Huntsville , Ala. , on Private Lindsay T.
Holt ot the Tenth cavalry , for the killing j
of Private Twlsby of the same regiment , was
the first case of the kind to occur In our
history for many yeara. This Is a mistake.
On the 2d of last August Private Alex
ander La Duke of the Second Wisconsin
shot and killed Private Stafford ot the
regular nrmy , In a quarrel In a saloon In
Ponce , Porto Hlco. La Duke was sentenced
to death by a court-martlol on August 3 and
on August 4 the sentence was executed.
The city of Olympla , Wash. ( Is going to
place n commemorative tablet on the for
ward turret of the Olympla , the flagship of
Admiral Dewcy1 during the Manila fight. Th
design wilt bo done In relief on copper , the
central attraction being n figure represent
ing Fame. Suspended from the arms ot th
figure and falling across the front of the
body will be streamers , on which will bo In
scribed Dewey'8 famous order , "Grldley , you
may fire when ready. "
Hardtack Is no longer the exclusive reli
ance of the army. Several divisions have
been supplied with field ovens of galvanized
Iron which turn out 200 loaves ot bread at
a baking. Each soldier Is entitled to
eighteen ounces of flour a * part of his dally
ration , and economic baking represents an
Important Item. A regiment at Savannah
recently received $900 In cash for flour saved
in one month. The bakery is set up by tha
men lusldo of twenty-four hours and tht
bakers are selected from the ranks.
"Even heroes set upset , " says the Phlla ;
delphla Press. "Admiral Schley , n tew
nlghta ago , was the guest of a largo part
ot Philadelphia of ns much of it as could
fill one of Its theaters. He sat In a box with
the handsome nnd benignant Colonel Mo-
Clurc , and every movement he made was
watched by the thousands In the place. It
he took a glass ot water they applauded. It
ho smiled they applauded. In fact , the wholi
evening was an inceaaant ovation. But
Schloy's defeat came at the end of ths
second act. Ho arose with his usual grace
and started to the next box to call on friends' ,
but be had not taken two steps before a
deep bass voice from the upper gallery rolled
forth : 'Let's all go out and take a beer,4
placing the accent on the 'all.1 The hero
collapsed , sank Into a chair and shook with
laughter , .while the audience shrieked. "
LIGHT AND UHIGHT.
Somervllle Journal : Once more the Unlttd
States has a standing nrmy. At least , the >
rcBtilars are slowly getting on their feet
again.
Chicago Tribune : "They say BlnkU
women live longer than single men. Why
is It ? "
"I think they only seem to live longer
because they are thinner. "
Indianapolis Journal : "This " wild the
mnn on the end of the disabled telephone ,
"this is simply unspeakable. "
Chicago Post : "Do you believe in tht
use of money In politics ? " asked the Amcr-
"No , sir , " answered the Spanish states *
man. "If you think the small fry In thfi
government are going to get any of tnat
$20,000,000 you're wrong. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "What slM
shoe , docs your father wear , Mr. Blossom. ' . '
"My father's shoe ? Really. I don't
know , Bobbie. Why do you ask ? "
"Cause ma said all you waa doingWM
sitting around waiting for your father'i
shoes. "
j
Chlcauo Record : "In your daughter hap-
plly married. Mrs. Plump ? "
"Oh , yes : her husband has bought her a
sealskin cloak which comes down to her
heels. "
_
Washington Star : "Your friend doesn't
pay much attention to the duties of hl
office. "
"Now , my dear sir , " Bald Senator Bor
ghum , "don't be unreasonable. It only
pays $6,000 a year and It cost him $5,997.59
to get it. You don't expect a man to
subsist for n whole year on a profit of
$2.60 , do you ? "
Indianapolis Journal : "I know ; th
pumpkin pie was rather thin as to filling , "
said the landlady , almost crying , "but t
don't think he had any right to say what
he did. "
What did he say ? " asked the second
e If I didn't think that th
piecrust w6ula < bb'ImproVed'ilf Ht > had' an * '
other coat cf paint" *
Detroit Free Press : "My family 'can't
help feeling n llttlo proud of having been
carried over l > y the Mayflower , " said th
young worn in who was visiting In Chicago.
"Is that ED ! " answered the young man
Interestedly. "None of our folks ever went
Into the llor' t business. What brought us
through wnr wheat. "
TUB DATTLEFIELD.
William Cullen Bryant
Once this soft turf , this rivulet's sands ,
Were trampled by a hurrying crowd ,
And fiery hiarts and armed hands
Encountered in the battle-cloud.
Ah ! never shall the land forget
How gushed the life blood of her brave- *
Gusher warm with hope and courage yet ,
Upon tliq soil they fought to save.
Now all is calm and fresh and still ; I ,
Alone the chirp of Hitting bird ,
And talk ot children on the hill ,
And bell of wandering klne , are heard.
No solemn host goes trailing by
The black-mouthed gun and staggering
wain ;
Men start not at the battleory
O , be It never heard again !
Soon rested those who fought : but thou
Who mlnglcst In the harder strife
For truths which men receive not now ,
Thy warfare only ends with life.
A friendless warfare ! lingering long
Through weary day ana weary ytar ;
A wild and many-weaponed throng
Hang on thy front and Hank aim rear.
Yet nerve thy spirit to the proof.
And blench not as thy chosen lot ;
The timid good may stand aloof ,
The sage may frown yet faint thou notr
Nor heed the shaft too surely cast , ,
The foul nnd hissing bolt ot scorn ;
For with thy sldo shall dwell , at last ,
The victory of endurance born.
Truth , crushed to earth , shall rlso again *
The eternal years of God are hers ;
But Error , wounded , writhes In pain ,
And dies among his worsnlpcrs.
Yes. though thou lie upon the dust.
When they who help thee flee In fear , <
Die full of hope and manly trust ,
Like those who fell In battle here !
i
Another hand thy sword rhall wield , e
Another hand the standard wave , *
Till from the trumpet's mouth Is peaieA
The blast of triumph o'er thy grave.
To Close
in our children's department on second floor yesterday we told
you about $6.50 , $7.50 and $8.00 reefer suits that we were sell *
ing at ftG.OO. The sale was good , they are nearly gone ,
and for the benefit of those who did not secure one of those fine
suits. We are going to put all our Russian Blouse Suits on the
same table and make them the same price as the reefer suits
$5.OO. These Russian Blouse Suits we speak of have
been selling at $6 , $7 and $7.50 they are made up in the very
best of manner of cheviots and tweeds , plain or fancy , with plainer
or nickerbocker pants. They are dainty , sightly little suits , and
at $5.00 ought not to last one day two styles now to select
Reefer or Russian Blouse , and only.
$5.0O each.
S. W , Oar. 10tb and