0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi TUJS8DAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1808 , TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE E. sn , Udltor. , I'UULISHHD EVERY MORNING. TEUMS OP SUBSCRIPTION , pally Hce ( without Sunday ) , One Year. . $ < ! .U < pally Hco ana Sunday , Quo Year 8.01 filx Months „ 4.1X Three Months 2tt Bundav Bee. One Yrnr 2.IX Saturday Ucc , One Year I. ft Weekly Bee. Ono Year K OFFICES. Omaha : The Hce Building. South Omnha : Blncor Block , Corner K and Twenty-fourth Streets. Council lilufrs ! 10 Pearl Street. Chicago : Stock ExchanKO Bldg. Now York : Temple Court. Washington : Ml Tourteenth Street. COUHESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and fu.torlal matter should be addressed : Tc the Keillor. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addremed to The Bee Publishes Com pany , Omaha. Drafts , checks , express aim postofllcij money orders to bo made Payable to the order of the company. TUB BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss _ , : Gcorgu H. Tzschuck , secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Dally , Morning , Evening and Sunday Hee , printed during the month of November 1S93 , was as fol lows : Net dally overage 24itii GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In my presence this 30th day of November , 1893. N. P. FEIL , Notary Public. The year 1808 will go down as a red letter year Iti tlie calendar of Omaha business num. . The annual announcement of the com plete suspension of the railway free list Is on tlie way. Omaha's Christinas stocking has been pretty well filled this year , but the new pair for 1890 will be still more capacious , When it comes to Christmas shopping there Is no need for any one In Omaha to go awny from home to suit even the most fastidious taste. Wo have at least one new cause for congratulation the returning peace com missioners are beyond the reach of inter viewers for a few days at least The promise of Btrcet railway Im provements In tlie near future is wel come. A little more leeway for the pub lic on transfers would , however , bo ap preciated In the interval. Having held session steadily for nearly two whole months the local courts will now have to take another vacation until after the commencement of the new year to avoid fatalities from overwork. There is considerable curiosity mani fest to know just how long It would require tlie railroads to check up the viaduct repair , account In case the balance due was in favor of the railroad companies. If the Greater America Exposition draws no attendance except Investigat ing committees from cities which con template holding expositions in the neat future It is assured of a fair record ol attendance. If the United States naval vessels keer growling around long enough there will be no excuse for failure to have all hid' den rocks charted. If the war elilps cannot ground on them it will be use less for others to search. Congress serves notice on the Germar government that the inspection busl ness Is one that two can play at A few microbes and other carnivorous animals may possibly be found In the products of that country If diligent search is made. By reading the Chicago paper * ' ar ralgnmcnts of boodle aldermen sold U be contemplating presenting the street ! of that city to the street railroads foi fifty years to come any one can readllj distinguish a paragon of virtue in the Omaha city council. Our amiable popocratlc contemporarj need not bo frightened BO easily. Then is no Imminent danger as yet of eomt new-born Filipino occupying the prwl dentlal chair in the White House. Tin constitution prescribes tlie ago of 35 a : ' one of the qualifications of chief cxccu live. live.A A move Is being made to secure a par don for the Maine artilleryman sen tenced to the chain gang for hugging i Savannah woman. He has alreadj served two weeks. The Maine Yankee ii generally considered to be pretty shrewi and it hardly seems possible ho couli have displayed such poor Judgment ai to warrant so severe a sentence. If the Cubans who shoot off lire crackers and shout "Cuba Libre" si lustily every time the Spanish forcei evacuate a town would only exert i fraction of their zeal In preserving order and suppressing the rlotou : eccncs enacted every few days thej would In all probability bo much neare the coveted goal than they are likely t < be for some time at the present rate o progress. It Is reported that Admiral Dewe ; desires to come home and rest , OH tin constant strain upon him Is bcglnnluj to tell. If ho really wishes to rest tin United States is the last place in should think of coming to. While tin ovation which would be accorded to tin popular hero of the war would bo hlghl ; gratifying , the public receptions , ban quets and handshaking would a ( Ton ulra little opportunity for rest HECOMMKNDATWA'S t'OIt OVDA. The report of Commissioner Porter on the economic condition of Cuba show * thorough Investigation and carcfu ! study and undoubtedly most of hi ! recommendations will bo adopted l > > the government. In regard to the tariff the commissioner concluded that Itviu not possible to rectify the Spanish sys tern and that consequently It was news oary to frame an entirely new tariff , carrying duties about CO per cent belon throe Imposed by the Spanish law. Mr Porter is of tlie opinion that the lowei rates will not reduce revenue , for t\vc reasons. In the first place Importations will Increase and In the second place collections under American olllcers will bo honest , which has not been tlie rule under Spanish olllclals. As there are very few Industries in Cuba requlrlun protection , manifestly the question ol llret Importance Is revenue and It Is believed this will be best subserved by moderate duties. Besides , such a tarlfl will be favorable to our commercial In terests In promoting trade with the Island. There will have to be changes , also , In internal taxation , some of whlcli Is exceedingly burdensome. For ex ample , there Is a tax on the killing oi cattle , which of course enhances' price of food ; then there In'the burden some head tax , varying from a fe\v cents to ' .flOO. These oppressive taxes will of course be ubollshcil. It is the opinion of Mr. Porter that with strict L'couomy the customs , the internal reve nue and tlie taxes on municipal real estate will meet the costs of the gov ernment. There Is one recommendation of the commissioner that will not be generally concurred In. This is that the govern ment shall aid the construction of a railroad extending the whole length ol the Island. The entire railroad mileage In Cuba Is only 017. The extreme ends of the Island are not connected. It is doubtless true that a railroad the entire - tire length of the island would be ol value both politically and commercially und would greatly help In developing the Interior , but it is not the business sf the government to aid In constructing iiuy railroads in Cuba. Wherever rail roads are needed and there is promise that they would pay , all the private cap ital required for their construction can readily be secured. Besides , it Is not proposed that the United States gov- srumeut shall take upon Itself the task sf the industrial development of Cuba. The duty tills government has assumed Is that of pacifying the Island and en- ibllng the people to establish their own noverumcut. The question of the In dustrial development of Cuba our gov ernment has nothing whatever to do with. If the United States should aid In the construction of a railroad In Cuba Its aid would be asked for a like purpose in the Philippines and with much better reason , since the latter are lo become American territory and Cuba Is not Secretary Alger suggested the construction of a railroad In Cuba by the government and estimated the cost it $20,000,000. The suggestion has found no public support , nor will the recommendation of Commissioner Porter ter receive any. The Industrial development of Cuba will proceed as rapidly as the condi tions permit. The capital required for this work Is in abundant supply and It Is not to be doubted that it will dis cover whatever opportunities there are In the island for profitable investment. Americans are now examining that Held and as soon as affairs shall have become settled there and the political future of the Island Is assured , capital will go there for whatever purposes it may be required that promise satisfac tory results. PROPOSED RETALIATION. A disposition is being shown in con. gress to retaliate for the discrimination against American products by European countries. This appears In the clause of the agricultural appropriation bill providing for the Inspection of Imported articles dangerous to health and their exclusion and also in the resolution in troduced In tlie senate with the same object While the former Is general , however , the latter Is directly aimed at German products and would become op erative only In the event of proponed legislation now before the Reichstag ] providing for further discrimination against American meats , being enacted. It Is certainly time that congress should take notice of the unfair treat ment of our products by the German government This country has been exceedingly patient with a policy ol discrimination for which there Is no justification and now that an extension of this policy Is proposed retaliation becomes a duty. Having made every possible effort to induce the German government to act justly In this mnttci without avail , nothing remains for us but to employ such means of redress as wo are able to. If the plan of retalia tion proposed shall bo adopted and thoroughly carried out tliere Is no doubt that it would seriously affect the trade of Germany with the United States , foi undoubtedly there Is more or less adul. terntlon of wines and other German products exported to this country , n Is possible , though hardly probable , that the proposed action by congress will cause the abandonment of the pending legislation In the Reichstag. LAWS FOR ABU * DKPRyDEXCIES. Beyond providing for the government of the Hawaiian Islands It Is not likely that there will be any legislation bj the present congress regarding ne\\ possessions. Washington advices snj that a great many members are of the opinion that military government , will : such mitigations as the president HOOT fit to Introduce under his authority at comnmudcr-ln-chlef , is the best mannei of controlling all the dependencies uu til complete Information has been .ob tnlned regarding their condition and economic future. It is possible thai Joint committees or special commissions will bo authorized to study economic and political conditions In each dependency pendency and to report to congress a < Its regular session one year hence. A resolution has been introduced in the senate providing for a commission ol senators to visit Cuba and Porto Rlct and Inquire Into the military require mnnts for the establishment and main tcnniice of order in those Islands , pcnd Ing the institution of civil government and to further investigate and repor upon present conditions military , pollt lent , economic nml sanitary. There is , however , considerable oppo sltlou to commissions , upon the groum that they would bring In a project o : legislation putting the dependencies 01 the highway to statehood and there li said to be a strong determination to op pose any steps which will bring tin dependencies into the union. The prev alent Idea seems to be that the ue\\ \ possessions shall be held and govcrnct as colonies , though there is no author Ity In the constitution for such a policy There is no doubt that it is the unan imous fecntlmcnt of the country tint there shall be no legislation for any 01 the acquired territory which might Icui to future statehood , but there Is tin difficulty that under our political sys tern .statehood Is contemplated ns tin ultimate destiny of every territory while a colonial system of goverumcn Is distinctly repugnant to our instltu tlous. If tlie new possessions are note to become states we must renounce tin national policy since the foundation ol the government. There Is no necessity for haste li legislating for the so-called dependen cles. Military government for a yuni or two will better prepare their people for the Institution of civil government SOME NEEDED CllAKTEU AMENUMEN28 In the main the present charter foi cities of the metropolitan class Inn proved satisfactory. It has simpllHee the machinery and reduced the cost 01 city government. It has centered re sponslblllty in tlie mayor and counci and brought greater efficiency Into tin various departments. It has luaugu rated a new method of assessment auc taxation which Is a step In the directioi of general revenue reform. The defects of the charter are for tin most part of minor Importance and cat be readily remedied by a few amend ineuts that have suggested thcmselve < by experience. The most Important of these amend nicnts relate to the assessment of rail road property , which Is now vlrtuallj exempted from local taxation. The property of railroads Inside of this cltj siijoys nil the benefits of police and fin protection , street lighting , water supplj and so forth that accrue to any otliei class of property. There Is no good reason why they should not share squally the burdens of taxation Imposet upon other owners of real estate. Next In Importance are proposed amendments relating to paving and . > thcr street Improvements. The passing wny of the wooden pavements necessl tates the rcpaving of many streets. This tvork is obstructed by non-resident prop arty owners whose signatures to pctl tions are essential under the present law. Some remedy should be devised to enable the city to make its thoroughfares - fares passable. Another needed amendment to the charter Is a grant of authority to create sidewalk paving districts arid for the laying of uniform sidewalks by the city it the expense of the abutting property jwncrs. The city can never hope to liave uniform permanent sidewalks EC long as Individual property owners can jxerclso the privilege of laying them bj private contract. The decision of the supreme court hae left the charter without any provision for the election or appointment of a po lice judge. The present police judge ex ercises' his office only by sufferance , This gap In the charter should be filled either by making the office appointive te cover the period until the next election sr by requiring the mayor to designate 3110 of the duly elected justices of the peace to perform the duties of police ludge. Incidentally amendments may be ad vlsable to raise the limits of annual ap proprlations for specific purposes and tc Rive greater latitude in certain depart ments in the matter of employes' sal nrlcs. The proposed revision of the revenue laws is of greater importance to Omaha nnd Douglas county than any other "one measure that will come before the leg Islature. Every proposed change should be fully discussed by men thoroughlj versed on the subject before the leglsla ture takes action. As there Is no time tc bo lost The Bee would suggest that tht L-ouuty commissioners make an effort tc Induce parties qualified for this work te consider and discuss revenue law rev ! slon and recommend such changes ns IK their Judgment are desirable nnd forinu late a bill for Introduction In the legls laturc. There appears to be some mlsnppre hcnslon concerning the invitations tc members of the Douglas delegation tc take part with the charter revision com mlttco in the discussions on chattel amendments. The Invitation issued through the press was expected to serve the purpose and It Is to be hoped evcrj member-elect will consider hlmsolf spe dally Invited and privileged to take part In the work of the committee. The sultan of Turkey has lately en Joyed a visit from the German emperor who assured the Ottoman ruler of his firm friendship , nnd now comes the per sonal representative of the c/.ar on the same mission. The.Turk , however , maj be pardoned for harboring some doubts of the genuineness of these pretension ; when , he takes an inventory of his rap idly decreasing dominion. The state dairymen's convention meet ! In Fremont today. As Goveruor-eleci Poynter Is president of the assoclatlor there has been considerable interest manifest In regard to what action , it any , will be taken in the matter of fur nlshlug oleomargarine to the state In Btltutlons , Hud it been known that all the prettj girls In the country would want to klm them on their return there would cor taiuly have been a surplus of volunteer * ready to sail Into Santiago harbor on the Merriniac. It Is to bo hoped , however that the oscillatory epidemic will abati before Ilobson reaches the land of thi Filipino. The investigation Into the methods o men who are given the privilege of cut ting dead timber on government am Indian reservations Indicates that the : should bo subjected to a civil servlci examination to determine their nbllltj to distinguish between green nnd deai timber. JtiK-lIniulle' Ultilomncr. Philadelphia Ledger. Reciprocity , ns interpreted on our north crti boundary line , seems to mean gettlui tbo better ot the other fellow , Crudest Thrimt of All. Globe-Democrat. Again the rumor comes from Nevada the Senator Stewart will not be re-elected When silver , trimmed with gold contracts loses Us charm In the Sagebrush state th < cause might as well bo abandoned. Intolerable tncunnliitritcr. Philadelphia Record ) The refusal of the house of representative ! to toke up the Lodge Immigration bill ma ; have been duo to a realization of the In consistency of barring out thousands o ; civilized men seeking a place under the flai at the same time wo are raking In million : of savages. Eleventh Hour "Ileforiii. " Buffalo Express. Two years ago the populists of Kansai carried the state by promising to enact err tain anti-corporation legislation. The ; failed to do so and , In consequence , wen turned out at the last election. Now the ; have called a special session of the leglsla Hire to make these laws before the repub Means have a chance. This Is reform of thi get-even kind. 1'lijtUoru. of Money. Troy ( N. Y. ) Times. The Nebraska banks have agreed to re duce their Interest rates by from 1 to I per cent. This action Is taken on account of the plethora of money In that state. Th ( farmers are no longer borrowers , and manj of them have actually become lenders Under these circumstances it U surprising that the Dryanltes should have done ever so well as they did at the last election The gallant colonel will find his work cm out for htm to keep < hls home bailiwick It line for the party of calamity. An Oncnliiir for the Filipino * . Philadelphia Record , According to a decision of the supreme court of the United States , rendered lr March last In the case of Wang Kim , r child born In this country Is entitled to cit izenship even It both its parents , be allot Chinese. The decision opens'a magnificent prospect of the tlmo when not only Kanakas whom It Is proposed to Invest with the rights of citizenship by the bill to organize tht territory of Hawaii , but the Tflgalos , No- srltos and Mongolians of the Philippines ae well shall have become full-fledged Ameri cans by birth. Zone SyHtem of Knllrond Ilnte * . Buffalo Express. A railroad law having the zone system has been In operation In Germany since Oc tober. Its prlnclolo Is exactly opposite tc that of the long-and-ahort haul , which ob tains In the United States. Its result is said to be that manufactures have been devel oped In remote portions of .the country. As concentration of population Is one ot the problems of Uio day , the German law te worth observing. If Its principle could be ipplled fairly , with the Jdea of putting all localities on equal basis as to freight rates , It might be an improvement on the long ing-short haul theory. , , - HMMM CliarncterlHtlo Speech "of a Soldier , Indianapolis 'News. General Lawton has given anoth'cr illus tration of that terseness and straightfor ward style of speaking characteristic of sol- llera. In responding to a call from the cltl- : ens of Alabama , at Montgomery , after more notable and finished orators had spoKen , Qeneral Lawton said : "I am not an orator ; I am a soldier. 1 ( vas * not a hero ; I am a regular. I am one 3f the 16,000 regular soldiers sent to Cuba. On behalf of that part of the nrmy I com manded , I thank you people of Alabama. " One feels , in reading these epigrammatic sentences , that one has columns condensed Into lines. Others had spoken at length ol American patriotism , ot tbo millions who offered their sen-Ices as volunteers in the Spanish war. Here , In one brief sentence , were force- and eloquence in simply calling attention to the regular army , "I am a regular ! " No need to say that ho was proud to bo a regular. The world knows what tnc regulars did on Cuban soil. Every one wag i hero. "I am not an orator ; " "I was not a tiero" but "I am a regular. " Words worthy of Caesar or Grant of a soldier. PERSONAL AND'OTHERWISE ] . Senator Platt of New York has an enor mous stock of conundrums which he origi nates himself. Admiral Dewey'a portrait was unveiled al the annual banquet of the Gridiron club ol Washington. Itwas placarded "The Bat tle Him of the Republic. " Congressman John Murray Mitchell ot New fork is a most enthusiastic wheelman. His bike Is of the most expensive make , as are all Us accessories , Including a | IO lamp. A brochure , by Mary Footo Henderson , wife of ex-Senator J. B. Henderson of Mis souri , advocating a new White House to be erected on Meridian Hill , Is being dis tributed at the dapltol. Frank Moran , -who died In a Philadelphia hospital tbo other day , v.a.3 the oldest ex ponent of black face minstrelsy , having been born In 1827. Ho was one of the. great est natural wits In the world. When the late Calvin S. Brlce failed In his earliest ventures he was about to give up entirely , had It not been for the encour agement and aid given him by Mr. Foster , who was afterward secretary of the treasurj under President Harrison. The government has Just closed a contract for tobacco for the navy. The sailors are expected In the coming year to chew , smoke nnd otherwise get away with about 200,000 pounds ot tobacco. The contract price la about 42 cents a pound. William Pitt Kellogg , who at one time represented Louisiana In the United States senate , Is now one of the roost active mem bers of the lobby In that body. As an ex- member be Is entitled to the privileges ot the floor , where he works openly and with out seeming to care who knows It. It U told of the late General Garcia that [ in a rough road near Holguin he and some of ibis troops overtook an old women bear ing on her head a heavy load of ' wood , Gar cia dismounted , took the burden. gave it to two of his soldiers and put the woman on hla horse , which bo ordered another of his men to lead. Ex-Judge , Augustus Van Wyck , still re membered as the brother of New York's mayor and the man who was a candidate ugalnst Roosevelt for governor of the state , Is quietly sending around circulars an- noun lne that he has resumed the practice of law. His friends cay ho never wanted to run for governor , and bis enemies say he never really did. Raid on Counterfeiter ! . BUFFALO , N. Y. , Dec. 19. About $400 in spurious coin was captured In an Italian ten ement house In Scott street today. The sup posed counterfeiters are under arrest In the persons of Frank Perrel and Pasquale An- tonacb , who were captured Saturday evening while engaged in passing the counterfeit money. ECHOr.fl OF THE LATH WAH. TiYcnty-.leoonil Infnntrr In CnmimlKU Sketched tir Member. The note * following poiscss historical in well as a melancholy Interest. They are t concise history of the operations ot tht Twenty-second Infantry in the Santiago cam paign. They were written by a member ol the regiment while on the march , In the trenches and In the camps and reflect thi emotions and the sentiments of the bravi men whoso valor on that occasion forms t glorious chapter of American history. The scenes and Incidents briefly sketched , suet as the fighting qualities of the Cubans , tin terrible marches , the exhausting heat , the shortage of rations , the ravages of lover are familiar to readers , but they have dashci of local color which invest them with par ticular Interest at this time , inasmuch a ! the Twenty-second Is booked for Manila , The writer was Louis W. Hotzcl of Companj E , chief clerk of the regimental head quarters. Prior to the departure ot the regiment from Fort Crook , last April , Mr , lletzel acted as The Bee correspondent al the fort and performed his duties falthfullj and well. Ho was onu of the most populai men In the regiment , "as fine a man and as brave as a man could be. " The joy he expressed over the departure of tbo regi ment from Santiago was short-lived. Ap pended to his notes sent to The Bee by a friend is this melancholy certificate : "Camp Wlkotf Hospital , Montauk Point , L. I. , New York , Sept. 5 , 1898. There died at this hospital today at 5 a , m. Mr. Louta Hctrel , Company E , Twenty-second In fantry. ( Signed ) T. G. HOLMES , "A. A. Surgeon. " Private Hetzcl's notes are as follows : "The Twenty-second United States Infan try raujk-cl on the Island ot Cuba , Juno 22 , 1898. "Ue-enforced Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders and , to save them from being licked out of their boots , ran up a hill and down again. "Our brigade comprises three regiments all told ; Eighth and Twenty-second United States Infantry and Second Massachusetts vol unteers , under bravo General Ludlow. "At El Caney we fought In front of th ( main batteries of the town. "Generals Ludlow and Chaffee had the brunt of the whole engagement , and from 6:45 : a. m. , after marching all night , we as- eaulted the town , bushwhacking the Spanish sharpshooters and then with those en trenched and at last we had them afraid to raise their heads from behind their owe trenches. Not one inch did we give , bul hid about five yards apart , crawling on oui very bellies for a better view , and as oui guns make no smoke , those In the forts ol etonc and rifle pits were unable to find us "The Twenty-second Infantry formed the left center of attacking force against El Caney , In which one man In the companj was killed and five wounded , including Cap tain Jones. "The line , a skirmish , was hardly formed before a poorly aimed volley of Infantrj was fired Into us. "I was on the line- and kept advancing under heavy fire for a mile. "The Cubans , about enough to eat the United States troops and Spaniards together , were Inthe rear of the town , therefore , It was surrounded. When the Spanish found themselves powerless , With all their fine light uniforms , they sought an avenue ol escape , so. they made at once for the Cubans , and you ought to see that Cuban army take to the bills ! We could eeo them running over moun. : < ns for hours , getting In the rear of the United States troops for safety. "Tho Cubans can't fight at all ; they bush whack that Is , lie In the mountains and fire down on troops In the ravines , but as soon as fire Is returned they take to the hills or get'behlnd huge rocks for safety. "The Spanish soldlerls a brave soldier and liard fighter and n , gentleman. With us they were unlucky , but at no 'tlmo cowardly or Fearful , but the bravery and daring wo ex hibited , mostly from that known as the en * srgy of despair , seemed to mystify them. "We fought nine hours at close range ( twelve hours without food or water ) , finally chasing them out of the town , "We marched about thirty miles , taking positions and making trenches for volun teers to hold. "Reinforced the main body July 3 , the * Corco fighting hard to capture the trenches an a hill aroung Santiago. "These wo captured , and that night the Spanish tried to regain what they had lost , but they didn't find the Yankees asleep. We beat _ back their midnight attack and their loss 'will never be known ; many hundred never got back. "The bombardment was of little activity on our part , only firing Into their trenches when they dared show themselves. "Several tlmea ihelU from their guns landed near our trenches , bnt no one was Injured. "The heavy firing was Just like when a crash of thunder breaks directly overhead , only it Is continued with more speed. "Their masked batteries did not stand masked long too many field glasses and ex pert _ gunners on the American Bide and they soon quit their guns. "That first day when It startfid it. was Fearful. Wo could see plainly the shrapnel shells bursting and the dirt fly underneath. iVl 1 these are eights one never need hope to see again few do. These sights of dead men are , Indeed , appalling to witness and the ivounded no less so. The casualties ot the Jay were heavy. Colonel Wlkoff was killed. "Wo lost two captains ; Lieutenant Colonel Patterson Is wounded , mortally , I think , md two lieutenants. "Yes , Indeed , I have seen nnd participated In sights I will never forget. It was her rible. No one except these who have been tiere can relate U as It is. "On July 10 , made deep trenches under the very guns ot Santiago. We can sets right down Into Santiago from the brow of the hill we are on. The artillery have their guns trained on the city , range set at 5,000 yards. "A poor flght from them tomorrow is all that is expected. We may get fooled I "Hurrah ! War Is over In this province ! The final etruggle was about to take place when the flag of truce floated and 20,000 Spaniards became prisoners of war. The following day President McKlnley'a letter was read to us. "Now that all Is over It IB Impossible to say what has been suffered. "The heat Is so Intense , of a moist at mosphere , not unlike that experienced In a largo hothouse where tropical plants are jrown damp , clammy unto suffocation. Wo have not yet been supplied with that can- iras uniform , our heavy blue uniforms being ill we have. Here all metal ruits over night. "In this condition General Shatter's First brigade under General Ludlow was ever in ndvance , pushing steadily up paths where two could not walk abreast , making ten to twelve miles a day and only about five miles 'as ' the crow flies , ' up steep hills and down abrupt declivities our path was laid and so continued our march until tha division pulled up. "General Lawton commanded our division , the marches , and to the d jr ot the gurrendc ho was foremost , and ot the close the Twenty-second Infantry had covered more ground than nny other regiment In th Fifth corps. It reinforced twice , founh twlco and was present during the slcKo o Santiago. It was always moving farther tc the right. This may establish a good recon but I have opinions of my own aggros filvcno8 means forced and night marches. "Rations are sent us each dny. Wo bcln farthest from the landing their condition Is the poorest nnd often the pack-trains ar unable to keep up. Our field ration is mostlj don't taste as KOOI cann < xl goods and they as thcv generally do. Mostly everylhlna Is decayed before It reaches us. ThU can not evidently bo helped. If It could , why , suppose some Improvement would be effected. "As a ruleIt rains each afternoon. Thl mined and dls means n soaking , rations comfort for the night , for wood is poor am hard to get. Mail also wet this Is wart am 'War Is hell , ' said Sherman. "Many of the mules have died , road blockaded had to bo cleared , the Spaniard tore up the rails and no rapid transit car bo had. "Tho real reason the colored regiments wera engaged so often Is that the Spanlst mistook them for Cuban soldiers unlforraei like regulars. "These volunteer regiments all have cor respondents with them. That Is why the Seventy-first New York , Second Massachu setts and Roosevelt's Rough Riders are no frequently mentioned , not because they are more frequently engaged , but because some paper ls an advocate of the city or town to which many belong. "Omaha has none ( reporter ) ; It Is too much taken up with the exposition , which must bo the center of attraction. Really with the exception of these Interested , bellovo three-fourths of the population o ! Omaha and vicinity don't know a war Is on "We are still In the mountains overlooking Santiago , the trenches were In the bottom around the city and bay , but so many men became sick we had to take to the hills marching In rain and mud. "About twenty men in the company are Bttll well from the scourge. "July 29 and our clothes are still on the ship , so we had to wash everything we had on to be clean. "Malls are still awful slow and when we do get them they are mostly wet through. "One mall came on a pack mule through a thunder storm. The rider and mule ha < fallen In the mud , pouch and all , and the next day they came In In the worst kind of shape. "Of news there is little. The Cuban hills still stand nnd are growing more and more direful members. Each tlmo we hear 'taps we know an American soldier baa beun lowered into his everlasting resting placet three 'volleys' echo through these gloomy valleys of death and die In the distance. "Many regiments' numbers have dwindled more since the surrender than previous on account of these fevers. Whether It Is really 'yellow jack' or not we don't know. Of this we are kept In Ignorance. "Hello ! We hear we start to load tomor row night at Santiago. "On account of the Intense hcaf all duty of great exertion Is accomplished at night. "I wonder where we will be taken to be fumigated , like so many pieces of mer chandise ? "If everything works well this will be about the last ot my notes about Santiago , "I am awfully anxious to get back to Fort Crook and the sooner this reglmenl plants Itself on Nebraska aoll the happier you will find Louis W. Hetzel , Company E , Twenty-second United States infantry. HIGH LICEN8E IN BOSTON. Regulation and Control of tha Liquor Traffic n Fixed Toiler. Chicago Times-Herald. However erratic in Its allegiance to po litical parties the city of Boston may bo , it Is finally and firmly planted upon a fixed policy regarding the control of the liquor traffic. For the second time within two ycara the city has rendered an emphatic verdict In favor of regulation and license Instead of hidden dramshops with no reve nues. It has taken a long time for New England to learn that men cannot be made temperate by legislation ; that no enactment by a city council or legislature will destroy the ap petite for drink , and that prohibitory legis lation has always resulted in a clandestine traffic In liquor by which the business es caped Its just share of the tax burden , thereby Imposing additional taxation upon the people. The proof furnished ty the no-license cities of Maine and Massachusetts that pro hibition is a failure , ethically and politically , Is incontrovertible. While it secures more or less concealment of 4ho traffic Itself , it can not hide from the public gaze the demoral izing results of a business that U conducted In a clandestine manner , and hence It can not be claimed that the effects of prohibitory legislation are morally edifying. Moreover , this sort of legislation does not relieve the city of the burden of maintain ing the penal and reformatory Institutions that are made necessary by intemperance. So long as a municipality IB compelled to support such institutions the traffic that Is largely responsible for them should be made to contribute In juet proportion to their maintenance. High license and enforcement ot liquor ordinances Is the solution , of the liquor problem for a municipality ; education Is the solution of tbo ethical phase 'of the problem for the people. VANISHED SECTIONALISM. Philadelphia Times : The brief speech de- Ivered by President McKlnley before the legislature ot Georgia on Wednesday last Was certainly the most eloquent and 1m- ireselvc of all the many eloquent dellver- inccs ho has made in his extended public : arcer. It is one ot the few gpeecbea that intelligent and thoughtful people , north ind south , will turn to read over and over igaln to gather In the full measure ot its patriotic and exquisite expression. St. Louis Republic : Before the president risked the south sectionalism was dead. H received a staggering blow when the war iVlth Spain was declared and volunteers from Dixie crowded to the recruiting camps to : nroll themselves under the flag. It weak ened when McKlnley , who fought on the jnlon side , appointed ex-Confederates Lee , Wheelo'r and Butler , to share In the com- nand of the armlee organized against a for eign foe. It went down when Hobson , that taring son of the south , scuttled the Merrl- nac beneath an iron hall from Spanish forts , t perished when old Joe Wheeler led his llvlslon up the deadly slope of San Juan illl. Baltimore American : All through his louthcrn trip will the president find thla lame heartiness , this same rejoicing and the same proofs ot prosperity. This Is a sec- ion of the south with which Baltimore does i very large amount of builnets. It may lave occasionally a temporary petback , but RAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome . , . HOYU tutma KMron CO. tiew YORK. this soon p.mt * away. Tno nrogreii u n making Is nolld and aubitantlal. The people have gone to work with a will , and they art achieving nptendld results. Boston Transcript : There wa n time when \o the great majority of southerners there could bo no such people M repub licans good , > bad and Indifferent. To the southerner * In their mood of noctlonal bit terness all republicans were bad. Now we believe that they are generally prepared to admit that the republicans of the north and west are men of good character who held erroneous political opinions. This la mighty progression for the south from the days whoa It was a confession not unattended with danger to ndmlt , in some places south of Mason and IIxoil's line , afMllatlon with tht republican party. ' MNHS. Brooklyn Life : "Ho died of M complica tion of ( llHCJiHeo , didn't ho ? " "No. Ho had only one doctor. ' ' Detroit Journal : MakliiK sURgsstlons to the fool-killer Is much In the nature of turning state's evidence. Washington Star : "You can't tell what IB goltiff to turn up In politics , " remarked th sn KO. "Thiit Isn't the worst of It , " remarked the Now York statesman , "You can't tell What Is going to bo turned down. " Chlcaco Ilecord : "MuKfilns called up hi * first wife at the sennco last nlsht , and What do you think lie said to her ? " "Goodness knows. " "lip told her he wished she would give his second wife her rcclno for mincemeat. " Detroit Free Press : She People talk of Sunday being' a day of rest , nnd yet look at the way the poor women have to work to get tliolr huMianda to go to church. He YCP. und yet look at the way the poor husbands have to work to get out of going. Indianapolis Journal : "Say , I'll bet that fpllow In the oth'r end of the room who Is talking so confidently about handling the ribbons never drove n liorso In all hla life. AVlmt rlKht tins ho to talk about ribbons ? " "He sells 'cm In a dry goods store. " Chlcapo Tribune : Snuallop ( who has Just received his commission ns a justice of the pace ) Miss Wellup , when you make up your mind It li not Rood for woman to be alone I wnnt the job of marrying you. Miss Wellup La , Mr. Squallop , now un conventional you arc ! Well , go and ask pupa. " Somervllle Journal : Wiggles Lend m $10 , will you. WaKglcs Sorry , old man , but I can't do It this time. You see , I'vo KOI $3 loaned already , and If I should lend you $10 , It tvculd make just $13 out. Brooklyn Life : There Is a boy now In an academic Rradp at the "Poly" who will probably become either a lawyer or a nows- rapcr man. At the close of le Hon In Brammer a few days since , the teacher was explaining the new work for the next day , a study of word forms In Bender. Turn- Ins to thla bov , lie said : "Now , what would you call the feminine of stnc ? " Like a flush came the reply : "An after noon tea. " LAST LOME TKNEH. Philadelphia Record. Swift the daar. delicious dimples come and KO when Mnslo smiles ; Swifter still my heart's a-tliumplng as she spins her gracious wiles ; But the swIttcHt thine 1 know of In this world of flcctlnff folk Is the way your money leaves you when your last lone ten Is broke. Badly slow It quits your wallet , back there comes a lot of change- Ever watch the summer lightning playing1 the horizon's Tonne ? Ever try to time the fancies of a maiden nny one ? rhuse are. lame and halt nnd distanced by the race those dollars run. Reasons why a mnld wa.i smiling , reasons why a maiden frowned Mortal .men these mysteries have given up as too profound. But a deeper , darker question : Where'B the sago or saint who knows , Dr who has the dimmest notion where the 'foresald money goes ? C bet Maslo that she daren't well , I'm happy that I lost ; Tot I won none of your business , none of mine Is count the cost ; 3ho shall have the gloves this evening , though I go through flame and smoke ! Inyhow , I'll Bee those dimples though my last ten's broke. Before Christmas , We wonder what we want ' Santa Glaus to give us ? Maybe the following will aid rou in your wishes. NECKWEAR. We are showing all the different weaver , napes and coloring at 50c , $1.00 and $1.60 -a beautiful somcnlr box with every tie. GLOVES. Dress Kid , lined and unllned , at $1.00 , 1.50 and $2.00. Mocha , lined and unllned , at $1.00 and l.CO. Dog Skin and Reindeer , Angora and qulrrel , lined , 13.50 and $5.00. And a big assortment ot Wool Glovei nd Mittens at EOc. HANDKERCHIEFS. Linen Lawn , at 16c , 2 for 25c ; pure linen t 25c up to $1.00 ; all silk , from 25o to 1.50 ; hem stitched or tape edge. HOSIERY. Fast colors tan , blue , red and black at 3c , $1.40 halt dozen. Fancy hosier/ ate ) o and 7E > c. c.SHIRTS. SHIRTS. The best makes In white and colored , at 1.00 and $1.50. COLLARS AND CUFFS. 4-ply (21.00) ( ) linen collars , lOo , 1-ply (21.00) ) linen cuffs , 20c. MUFFLERS. All qualities and styles 25o to $6.09. UNDERWEAR. ' Camel's hair and fleeced lined , at BOc ; atural gray , 75c and $1.00. Fine cashmere t $1.00 and $1.50 and up to $3.50. IMOKING JACKETS AND ROBES. > s The largest and beat assortment In mali a. Look over our lines before you decide. Many novelties for tbo boys , as well at 10 men , that are not mentioned hero. Our Indowa will glvo you some idea ofwhat o have on the Inildo. , ' STOUE OPEN EVEHY EVENING.