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says that the actual number of full and
ccmpleto copies of The Dally , Morning ,
Evening and Sunday Bee , printed during
the month of Deccmbsr. 1S98 , was as fol
lows :
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4 . Ulf , > 70 20 2U,80i :
E . 21.22.1 21 2iBDi : :
G . 2 1 , Kid 22 2i : , < ! ll
7 . UI.82B 23 2i,47O ;
8 . 2.-5.172 21 2 : ,7aS
9 . 2i : , 'l 2o 24,200
10 . 21,111.1 28 uiuo : :
11 . Ul.bSO 27 2.1,721
12 . v.n.ir.n 23 2.1,41(1
is . 2iit2. : : . 29 2.1,504
it . ui.xim- 20 2.1,407
is . 2 , : i2.-i 31 2.1.70O
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Total . 7-l , ( )00 )
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( Seal. ) N. P. FEIL , Notary Public.
Investing in kindergarten pianos is
expensive child's piny.
Tlio most conspicuous nrtlclc on the
front page of u Manila paper is an art- ,
vcrtlsctncnt of a Milwaukee brewery.
Evidently our civilisation Is taking a
rapid hold on the Filllpluo.
The three \toytt \ who tried to wreck a
pay car ut ISoise , Idalio , had probably
just finished "Tho Heroic Adventures
of .Tense James" and a few choice sclcc-
tloiifi of Old Sleuth's refilling literature.
The llht of people who have bilked the
gus company out of 115,000,000 cubic
feet of gas the past year would make
Interesting reading for the consumers
who paid their gas bills and the public
generally.
"With a sulllcient army , a bountiful
supply of Hour mash and a few concert
halls of the Dnwson City type , we
should 11 nd no dllllculty in engrafting
our clvlll&utlon into the green stock of
the 1'Mllplno.
During these days of doubtful issues
lion. David It. Hill Is keeping his
mouth as dipomaticnliy shut ns though
lie were not dead but slumbered , and
expected a stroke of political lightning
some day to wake him up.
The estimated cost of street repairing
for the coming year Is ifao.OOO. It Is
enfe to'say that at least one-half of that
amount In the penalty paid for the crime
of paving the public thoroughfares with
wretched wooden blocks and other cheap
and perishable material.
Five per cent royalty , which the gas
company Is required to pay Into the
city treasury annually , amounted to
? 11,400 for the past year , nltordlng
striking proof of the wisdom and bcneltt
In exacting a franchise royalty In the
contract made four years ago.
The Hon. Dove' Muskrat proposes to
show the full weight of his trouscrlcss
personality against all enervating re
forms , and consequently he I now on
the way to Washington to protest
against the ratification of the treaty
dissolving the tribal relations of the
Cherokee Indians.
General Sangullly in going to Wash
ington to make complaint against Uen-
eral llrooko for falling to accord to him
the courtesies due to his rank turn per
formed for himself the same services
requested by old Dogberry , when that
worthy exclaimed , "Oh , for pome-one
to write mo down an ass ! "
The ui'inocrats of the West Virginia
bouse of delegates having duly un
Boated enough republican members to
give it a safe working majority , has
notitled the governor that It is ready
for business. However , the senate Is
to be heard from later on , and when
Jt reports ready for business , the
( . hnnces arc that there will be enough
democratic senators without a Job to
even up matters.
Surveyor * nro at work in the suburbs
of Omaha , running lines from the north
eastern quarter of the city southward ,
presumably to South Omaha. What
company Is doing this work has not been
disclosed , but the survey Is causing a
great deal of Interesting speculation as
to what It portend * * . Wo know there are
several railways heading for Omaha ,
but It was not supposed they proposed
to Invade the interior of the state.
The Bee cheerfully accords space to
the statement of President Pen fold of
the Board of Education 'contradicting
the charges made by Mr. Van Glider in
relation to the purchase of text books.
These charges had been made In the
open session of the board and It was
perfectly natural for The Bee to take it
for granted that the figures cited and
assertions made by Mr. Van Glider were
substantially correct. The explanation
made by Mr. Tenfold places the matter
In a different light and will go far to
ward dispelling the unfavorable Im
pression created against the members
who voted for the appropriation to the
American school book concern.
The currency bill reported to the
IIOIIBO of representatives from the bankIng -
Ing and currency committee nt the llrst
regular session of congress was on Tues
day recommitted , at the Instance of the
republican members of the committee ,
nils undoubtedly means that the meas
ure will not ngnln bo heard of at this
session and that no further effort for
currency revision Is to be made In the
present congresw. If sucli Is the deci
sion It Is wisely taken , since It Is not
possible to accomplish anything and
currency discussion In the house could
have no good result. The McCleary bill
ns the recommitted measure Is called
Is perhaps satisfactory to the currency
reformers generally , but-It has not re
ceived that measure of popular ap
proval which Its authors expected and
besides existing conditions are not fa
vorable to euch legislation. There IN
nothing in the financial situation that
calls for or would Justify such radical
changes In'the ' currency system ns this
bill provides for. We nre steadily ac
cumulating gold , the legal tender notes
nre causing the treasury jio trouble and
are not likely to In the near future , and
public eonthneut is perhaps stronger
than ever before In opposition to a policy
which would give the national banks
the monopoly of the paper currency of
the country * The bUHlmws Interests of
the nation are as a whole very well sat
isfied with the currency system as It
Is , Jt having been most conclusively
shown that the assumption that the
system Is an obstacle to prosperity Is en
tirely fallacious. The country has had
during the past year the greatest for
eign and domestic commerce In Its his
tory ; there has been an enormous aug
mentation of capital and a large in
crease In the circulation. This demon
strates that our currency system Is not
as bad as the reformer ! * urge and that
no such radical changes in It as they
propose are necessary to business pros
perity , ns they have persistently con
tended.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce , who
gives close attention to the trend of
financial opinion in congress , observes
that the remarkable economical ten
dencies of the lant two years , which
have made the United States one of the
great storehouses of gold of the world
and promise to continue the process by
means of the gteat trade balance in Its
favor , are Inspiring the belief among
some members that the retirement of.
the greenbacks ds no longer an absolute
necessity. "The great Influx of > gold
into the country , " he says , "has modi-
fled the views of some of the currency
reformers also In regard to the details
of providing a banking currency. They
are now convinced that the country will
never be subjected to such a severe pres
sure for the yellow metal as In 1803 and
that a broader basis of metallic reserves
might bo properly required ns the basis
of the bank note circulation. " Such
views , it may confidently be anticipated ,
will grow and become more general , un
til those who see evils and dangers In
our currency system will constitute nn
Insignificant minority and the demand
for the elimination of the legal tender
notes from the currency will become so
feeble ns not to command any attention.
With the United States possessing
a larger stock of gold than any other
nation and steadily adding to it , the
gold standard Is secure. There can be
no danger from the government notes
while we have this vast supply of gold.
Thus the chief reason advanced by the
currency reformers In support of their
policy Is swept away and there Is llttie
else for It to rest ujion.
THE RIVAL CAXAL ROUTES.
Representatives of the Panama Canal
company were before the house commit
tee on commerce Tuesday and submitted
statements In regard to that project.
The Panama canal promoters nro not
seeking aid from this government. They
claim to have at command nil the capital
required for the construction of
the canal , upon which work is
now in progress. The committee
was assured that th.j company
would give a gunranfy of _ its
financial ability to complete the canal ,
"as good as a United States bond , " If
the company were given the assurance
that action antagonistic to its Interests
would not bo taken. It was declared
that the Panama company is not antago
nizing the Nicaragua canal , but urges Its
route ns the best one.
Perhaps these representntlons will not
exert a very great influence upon con
gress , but It Is unquestionable that there
Is a great deal to be said In favor of the
Panama route. The distinguished engi
neer , General H. I * Abbot , who was a
member of the International commission
of engineers appointed by the Panama
Canal company to Investigate the
project , has given his unqualified opin
ion , botli as to its practicality and the
superiority of the route over that or
the Nicaragua canal. The entire
length of the Panama route is forty-six
miles , while the Nicaragua route Is l"P (
miles. Nearly one-half the former will
bo ut sea level , In which respect there
is a most Important advantage over the
latter route. The engineering dltllcul
ties to bo overcome in building the
Panama canal nre far less , according
to this authority , than those of the
Nicaragua route. For the Panama
canal two excellent harbors , which will
require no outlay for protection , are
available and the Panama railroad
skirts the canal throughout its entire
route to bo availed of In construction.
For the Nicaragua canal the necessary
'harbors must be created and a long and
difllcult railroad will have to be con
structed. About two-fifths of the Pan
ama route has been completed , while
practically nothing lias been done In
the way of construction on the .Nicara
gua canal. In the matter of cost , the
highest estimate for the Panama route
Is $100,000,000 ami for the Nicaragua
canal $140,000,000 , with the chances of
Its being a great deal larger If built
by the government. But It matters not
to the American people what the Pan
ama canal would cost , since Its promoters
meters are not asking any financial aid
from this government. Finally , it Is
the opinion of some who have given the
matter careful Investigation that the
Panama route lias very decided ad
vantages'as a thoroughfare for com-
inorce , which Is of course the most Im
portant consideration.
But BO strong Is the sentiment In con
gress In favor < f the Nicaragua pro
ject , ns a distinctively American enter
prise , that It is to be apprehended tiic
facts showing the advantages of tltc
Panama route , together with the fact
that no government aid Is asked for It ,
will not exert much Influence. It ap
pears to be virtually assured that the
Nicaragua bill will pass the senate
and wdth some modifications It will
probably pass the house. In that event
there will bo two isthmian canals , as
suming that the Panama company
renlly Intends , as Its representatives
told the house committee , to carry Its
project to completion.
MUSIC FOIl THE TAXPAYERS.
Now that the Board of Education has
provided pianos for the kindergartens It
would seem to bo In order to produce
the musio to make the taxpayers dance.
Estimates of the necessary expenses for
running the city government have just
been placed befote the city council. In
round figures they aggregate $510,000. ,
Add to these figures the rent for lire
hydrants and cost of street lighting and
the total cannot fall below $700,000.
According to the estimate made by the
city treasurer the annual tax to meet
interest on the city debt amounts to
$170,000 and the sinking fuud another
$170,000 , making In all at least $1,040-
000 to bo levied and collected for main
taining the city government during the
fiscal year of 1800. But this Is not all.
The expenditures of the Board of Ed
ucation , exclusive of construction of new
school buildings , aggregates over $400-
000 , of which amount $150,000 must
come through direct taxation. The city
taxes for 1899 will therefore aggregate
$1,100,000 , exclusive of the deficit of the
school board , computed to bo $175,000.
When It Is further borne In mind that
Omaha's share of county tuxes is fully
$250,000 , the enormity of the tax burden
imposed upon tills community cannot
fail to Impress Itself upon every tax
payer. The problem that must be grap
pled with Is how to bring about rational
retrenchment that will enable the city
to carry on efficient government nnd
enable the school board to provide pub
lic instruction without crippling the
schools.
The bill .now pending before the
North Carolina legislature to disfran
chise the negroes of that state Is cham
pioned by Prof. Crosby and Rev. K. H.
W. Leakc , both of whom nre colored.
Prof. Crosby declares that there are
not one-sixth of the 125,000 negro voters
of the state capable of an Intelligent
exercise of the franchise , and that iis
they nre a menace to good government
they need to be saved from themselves.
Considering the fact that the census
reports show more than half of the pop
ulation of the state to bo Illiterate , the
same argument would seem to apply
with equal foice to a large percentage
of the whites ,
i ' '
General Ludlow has begun the moral
sanitation of Havana. The outcasts
who sleep in the parks nre being picked
up each night and where they nre able
to work they nre put to sweeping the
streets at 00 cents per day. Children
nnd those physically disabled are cared
for at an improvised hospital. This
task is likely to prove more difficult
than the work of physical sanitation ,
but It Is equally , If not more , Impor
tant , and General Lmdlow deserves
credit for the promptness with which
ho hasigrappled with the problem.
The "Paul Jones Flag" that was
saved from the "Bon Hommc Richard"
In her engagement with the "Scrapis"
has Just been presented to the National
museum. It Is claimed that tills was
the first American Hag ever hoisted
over a man-of-war and the first ever
saluted by a foreign power , but It maybe
bo remarked in passing that not less
than nine other flags now In existence
claim a similar honor.
The gas company has paid $11,400 Into
the city treasury under the provisions
of Us contract that exacts the payment
of 5 per cent royalty on the aggregate
amount of gas sold in the city exclusive
of gas consumed in street lighting.
Gauged by the amount of royalty paid
in for 1898 , and estimating the capital
Invested at 4 per cent , the value of the
gas franchise would approximate § 300-
000.
000.If
If the projectors of the Yankton road
intend to accomplish anything more
than building a paper railroad they
must enlist the nctlve co-operntlon of
men able and willing to Invest money
in railroads. If resolutions and wind
could have built that road fast mall
trains would have been running be
tween Omaha nnd Yankton ten years
ago.
Flag ClmnKCs Out of Order.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is proposed to alter the American flag
"to flt the colonies. " '
> new Wouldn't It be
better to make the colonies flt the flag ?
Dewi-x nn < l Imiirriallnm.
Chtcaco Times-Herald.
The Times-Herald is In a position to state
that Admiral Dewey is opposed to the
United States annexing the Philippines.
Munt Ilnte Our Food.
Cleveland Leader.
No one can study the food supply of the
British lales without reeling certain that
English statesmen -will always go to ex
treme lengths to prevent -war or serious
trouble of any kind with the United States.
They must avoid at all hazards the loss ot
American food for tbo swarming millions
ot British cities.
Honey , Kot ItenolntlnnM , Xeeded.
Chlcnco Inter Ocean.
The St. Louis Republic tells us ( hat
"Philadelphia , Chicago and Omaha gave very
creditable Imitations of the possibilities of
a world's fair In this country. In 1303 St.
Loul's will reveal the full possibilities by
their concrete materialization Into the
grandest expedition known to history. " St.
Loula may rest assured that she will have
the best wishes of this city from the begin
ning to the end of her great undertaking ,
but If she gets up nn exposition that will
come within gunshot of the Centennial , the
World's fair or the Transmlsslsaippl Expo-
sltlon It will be because she has abandoned
her usual procedure In all luch cases. The
The adoption of resolutions on the mer
chants' exchange never did accomplish very
much for St. Louis , anyhow , nnd ho might
just AN well inftko up her tnlnd to the fact
that It taken an awful lot of money to give
a big show.
The Philippine Communion.
Uhlcnco Times-Herald.
If this comml.ialon , after an exhaustive
study ot the situation nnd of the obligations
of the United States , should recommend the
extension ot our sovereignty permanently
ever thePhilippines ns the safest way out
of the dilemma , It would go far to reconcile
us to that uncongenial relation. If , ou the
other hand , tbo commission should find
reasons for the complete and early abandon
ment of the Philippines to their fate , the
people of the United States would accept
the conclusion with mingled feelings of re
gret and relief.
in IlcllevliiK.
St. Paui Pioneer Press.
It has been telegraphed from Washington
that the sultan of Turkey , after a private
audience with Minister Strauss , has "prac
tically directed" that the demands of the
United States , amounting to about $100,000 ,
for ttio destruction of American property
during the Armenian massacres , shall bo
paid. It by no means follows as a certainty ,
however , that the end of the trouble has
been reached. The sultan's "directions"
have often carried no more weight than his
promises ; and U will bo safer to wait until
the money is counted out to our representa
tive at Constantinople 'before patting our
selves too vigorously on the back over "an
other triumph of American diplomacy. "
Ilnllrnnd Ai | llnncc .
Springfield Republican.
Par inoro lives are now saved yearly
among railway employes from the adoption
ot safety coupling and train-brake appli
ances than were lost on the American side
In the recent war. This Is one of the Inter
esting facts brought out In the annual re
port of the Interstate commerce commis
sion. It might therefore be urged on the
part of the Jingoes that we save enough
llfo In this way to justify more frequent
Indulgence ! la war and colonial conquest ,
and when all the freight cars and trains
are so equipped tve could afford to "ex
pand" almost every year. It is worth
noting , by the way , that the application ot
self-coupling devices Is at last being con
sidered In Great Britain. There the ratio
of lives lost in coupling and uncoupling
cars to number of men employed la 1 to
350 , while In the United States it has been
reduced to 1 In 600.
CIVILIZATION AT HOME.
Senator MoLnurln'n Pica far Imperlal-
Inni in the Month.
Chlcnco News.
There 1s a good deal of logic in Senator
McLaurln's unique plea that Imperialism ,
like charity , ought to begin at home.
The South Carolinian argues that It tbo
stronger , more Intelligent , better civilized
race has the right to Impose Its will upon
the people of the Philippine Islands , why
shouldn't the same race , In virtue of the
same superiority , settle the vexatious color
question In the south by frankly dlsfrjan-
chlslng the negroes and ruling them In the
same benevolent but tyrannical spirit in
nblch it proposes to rule the Filipinos.
It is beside the question to answer that
something of that sort has In effect hap
pened and that the superior race in the
south IB bestowing the blessings of a higher
civilization upon the .Macks by aid of shot
guns and whitecap organizations. The gov
ernment nt Washington does not sanction
that form of political benevolence , and on
the statute books and ItijUie constitution , If
not in fact , the negro is as Inalienably free
and equal as anybody else. Theoretically he
Is governed only by ; h.l30wn | Consent.
What would be-tho , final effect , in the case
of the negroes , It , ih'f elation to the Filipinos
pines , the statutes sHbiiJd formally Indorse
the proposition that the consent ot the gov
erned is immaterial as regards a race of in
ferior education ?
The Philippine question is going to prove
rather indigestible to the national conscience
until some more evidence can bo adduced as
to whether Agulnaldo's attitude Is fairly rep
resentative ot his people.
A NEAR-HY JUDGMENT.
An Annlo-Cliliiene View of American
1'roniiecta In the Philippine ! .
H'onz Kong Telegraph.
The United States have still several mat
ters to look to before the job ot taking over
the now possession can bo considered to
have been completed. It is not a mere
question of a transfer of property from one
holder to the other , for the Filipinos come
Into the transaction ns a third party , and
their claims will have to be considered and
properly dealt with or trouble may result.
They are not a mere race ot savages to
whom It matters not , a Jot what nation
claims their allegiance. The Filipino lead
ers are men of Ulgh education and attain
ments , many of whom have been trained In
Europe and are fully capable ot Judging
matters from a civilized standard. They
have certainly gained possession of large
tracts of country , which they now rule , un
aided by the Americans , except In the mat
ter of a few arms that have been from
time to time handed over to them. They
can and doubtless will say that at the tlmo
when Spain sold the whole of the archipelago
pelage to the United States there were
whole provinces in which Spanish rule had
been abolished and the Filipino govern
ment et up In its place , nnd that , there
fore , the whole of the Islands were not
Spain's to dispose of.
So far the Filipinos have acted through
out In a very sensible manner. There has
been no collision with the Americana , and
Agulnaldo appears to have been striving to
show the fltness of himself nnd hla country
men for self-government , and wo presume
that .the Filipinos will ask to bo formally
recognized by the Americans as' having a
voice In the government of their country.
We do not know what the Filipino demands
will be or what privileges the Americans
will be prepared to grant them , but It Is
patent that the question of their claims Is a
delicate one' which will require the meet
careful handling. Provided that they are
satisfied with the status granted them by
the United States they can be of the utmost
use In reducing the now chaotic state of
affairs prevailing throughout the Islands to
order. On the other hand , should they con
sider that they have been unjustly treated
and are entitled to moro than the Americans
are willing to grant , then they are In a posi
tion to prove an immense stumbling block
In the way of the establishment of Ameri
can away In the Philippines.
Agulnaldo , it la said , has now a well-
equipped army of some 23,000 men at hla
command nnd is In a position to place
many thousands moro In the field , who ,
although poorly armed , are fully capable of
making matters exceedingly unpleasant for
any troops that may be brought against
them. They have shown a dogged stead
fastness of purpose throughout the whole
of the late rebellion against the Spaniards
and It Is presumable that they would be
equally determined In on attempt to oust
the Americans should they come to the
conclusion that such a course-was neces
sary. We do not of course for a moment
suppose that they would be successful In
any such attempt , but still they'would be
able to carry on a most trying guerrilla war
fare for a long period and who can say that
In such a case a champion might not arise
among the European powers , as the United
States did to the aid of the Cubans. His
tory , It U said , has a way of repeating
Itself and the United States might well
take the lesson ot Spain's misfortune to heart
before pughlng the queition of the claims of
the Filipinos to * conclusion ,
01n AIIMY
ArmjOlttrrrn Who Were Conrl-Mnr-
llnlfd fur EnunMlo K | tU > tlvon.
Chlcnco Tribune.
General Miles is not the only commander-
In-chlcf ot the army vlio has been willed
n llnr by a subordinate. Ninety years ago
General then Captain Wlnfleld Scott was
tried by court-martial for having Raid "at
a public table" that "ho never na\v but two
traitors , General Wilkinson and llurr ami
that General Wilkinson was a liar nnd a
scoundrel , " Ho was found guilty nnd wns
suspended for a year. The sentence vns
rather severe In view of the fact that Wil
kinson 'Mas all Scott said ho was. At a Inter
day Scott's own conduct wns severely criti
cised by subordinates. When ho wns com
manding lu Florida In 1838 General Jcssup
wrote a letter to the Globe an Improper
proceeding In which ho assorted that Scott's
Florida campaign had been "destructive of
Itio best Interests ot the country. " After
the capture of the City of Mexico General
Worth 'wrote ' to President Polk declaring
that "from the arbitrary nnd Illegal conduct ,
the malice and gross Injustice practiced by
Major General Scott , I appeal to the con
stitutional commander , the president of the
United States. " On account of his contro
versy with Worth and Pillow Scott was re
moved from command of the Army of Mex
ico. So Miles Is not the only general officer
who has had a quarrel with a subordinate.
It must bo admitted , however , that never
lias a subordinate been es deliberately nnd
studiously offensive and ungcntlemanly In
hla remarks as Commissary General Eagan.
DOMINATION OF TllUSTS.
Springfield Republican : One of the first
acte of the new wire trust Is to reduce wages
10 per cent in the mill nt Newcastle , Pa. ,
and tell the men that If ithey do not like
It the mill will bo closed , as the trust hns
other plants In abundance. This is one way
In which trust "economics In production"
are effected.
Louisville Courier-Journal : One of the
greatest cvlla In connection with trusts Is
the power they possess to depress the re
turns of the producer. Whether the raw
material take the form of the working man's
brain and brawn or the products of the
farms or mines or the forests , it is all the
same. Ultimately the profit must come out
of the class that gets the least. No wonder
popular prejudice against trusts la con
stantly growing.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : It Is a dull day
that does not see the formation of a new
trust , the closing of factories or other works
as a coneequonco of consolidation Into trusts
or great corporations that are in effect trusts ,
or the raising of prices through the crushIng -
Ing out of competition by the trust process.
The reason given to the public for consolida
tion into trusts Is the ability It will' glvo
for the cheapening of production by the re
duction of expenses through the concentra
tion of capital and labor. The effect Imme
diate Is in most cases an Increase in prices
to the consumer.
Indianapolis News : We have a law passed
by the legislature two years ago on our
statute book directed against trusts. No > a
elngle effort has ever been made by anybody
to enforce It. It is not at all unlikely that
wo shall this winter see numerous fresh at
tempts at anti-trust legislation in the dif
ferent states , and then the forming of trusts
or combinations will go steadily forward.
The tendency toward vast aggregations of
capital and toward large business enter
prises Is the moat powerful tendency now no
ticeable In trade and Industry In all parts of
the world where European civilization pre
vails. No one has yet suggested a practica
ble way to check the tendency ; many believe
that , on the whole , more good than evil re
sults therefrom.
Philadelphia Ledger : It lias always been
the contention of sincere protectionists that
the encouragement of home Industries by
means of a high tariff did not tend 'toward
monopoly , as domestic competition could bo
relied upon to avert the practice of extor
tion upon the consumer. But "o. condition ,
not a theory , confronts us. " The domestic
manufacturers in numerous lines ot trade
have pooled their issues and by means of
vast aggregations of capital have been ena
bled to limit production , buy out or starve
out minor competitors , curtail the number
of employes and indirectly reduce the wage
rate and dictate extravagant prices In order
to pay dividends on largely watered stock.
No scheme or artifice on the part of congress
oc the state legislatures Las operated to
suppress the trusts or hold them in subjec
tion. They have risen superior to every
statute ever written. There Is but one way
In which to bring them to account and that
Is by moderating or abandoning the tariff
on every article the subject of a domestic
monopoly. The Ledger Is , as it has always
been , a firm and consistent advocate in the
protection principle. But taxation in the
Interest of monopoly and for the benefit of
capital alone Is not protection as the found
ers of the republican party conceived It eras
as the party in its lost national platform
defined It.
PERSONAL AJVD OTHERWISE.
Colonel George B. M. Hawley , who is at
the head of a syndicate reported to have
bought the Havana street railway for
$1,472,000 , began life as a newspaper man.
Commodore Louis C. Sartorl , retired , who
has Just died in Philadelphia , was born in
Trenton , N. J. , and began his career In the
navy In 1829. He served with credit in the
Mexican and the civil war.
Chaunccy M. Depow will not lay aside his
facotlousness when he goes to the senate.
He considers It one of the most effoatlvo
styles nnd says that under cover of a humor
ous speech things can be said that would
have to be omitted In a serious talk.
The king of Slam has ordered a mfrdal to
be struck In commemoration of his tour In
Europe last year , and to perpetuate a record
of his travels In foreign parts. Ilepllcas of
the medal have , by his directions , been pre-
een\ed tii the government of each country
visited by him.
Speaker Reed on a recent cold night was
riding In a crowded car , the front door of
which the motorman persistently kept open.
Mr. Reed at last called to him and asked
why this was. "I want to keep warm , "
was the explanation. "So do the rest of
us , " said the speaker. "Suppose you shut
the door. " He was obeyed.
Jacob H , Schlff ot New York is given
credit for being the moat philanthropic Jew
in this country. Mr. Schlft is one of the
few men of the land who gives annually a
tithe of his income for charitable purposes.
His recent gift of $150,000 to the Young
Men's Hebrew association of Now York helps
to corroborate this statement.
Captain Richard P. Leary , new governor
of Guam , Is a Baltlmorcan , and has been In
the navy for many yearo. During the Samoan -
moan dispute ho was at those Islands In
command of the steamer Adams. When the
commander of a German fleet of Ironclads
was firing on the natives the American of
ficer steamed his wooden hulk In the line
of fire , threatening to use his broadside on
the Germans If the natives were used for
targets any longer. He didn't have to burn
any powder.
unions OF tun WAH.
OftlcerB nml privates of the American nrmy
at SiuitlnRo , without ncarcoly nn exception ,
denounced the conduct of the Cuban ollle
In that campaign. They were condemned
nn cowards because they could not be Induced -
ducod to stand up nnd fight In the open , nnd
wcro roundly nliuncd for falling to prevent
the nrrlvn ! ot fiuuilnh reinforcements nt
SniitlnKo. The subslniico of American testi
mony wn Ural tlio Ciihnnn worn utterly un
reliable , t'XCPpl wlidi ( iMnultlnK the com-
mlminry , Now roincn rrportn from Spanish
ftourci'H proving roricliulvcly that thn
CubaiiH did flRlit , nnd fought bravely , In their
peculiar buchnhucldiiK xtylit , nml Urn I their
puridatpnl hnrnmiliiK of the HimnUli rolmnn
Rent to tliu relief of HnntlnKO t'riivrnkvl ' It
from succoring tlio bilwiKUcrpil city until
after tlio AinuilcntiH captured Kl Cnnoy nnd
San Juan and Cervi'rn'n fleet lind Rene in Its
doom. Thcfiu fnctn nro brought to Unlit by
the publication of the illnry of the march
ot General Ilscnrlo'n Spanish column from
Mnnzanltlo to
General Escnrlo' force of 3,752 men Irft
Mnnzunlllo on Juno 22 for Santiago , willed
was 1GC miles away. It had to march
through a wild nnd hostile country In single
file and under a steady downpour ot rain.
The roads had been so long neglected that
the machete had to be used constantly to
open up n path through the jungle-like
growth of vegetation. At night the Span
ish soldiers slept In tlio mud , and aa the
march proceeded , sickness seized them and
the line of litters carrying sick or wounded
men grew longer with each day.
The march was contested every Inch by
the hostile Cubans , the effectiveness ot
whose lighting Is conceded by the Spanish
commander. Insurgent skirmishers struck
Escarlo'a column the second morning out of
Mnnzanlllo and hung "about it like hawks
over a wounded snake throughout the whole
of Ita painful journey. " The Cubans had
ambuscades at every ford and occupied
In force nil the elevated positions. The
ambuscades were usually smoked out by
Escarlo's skirmishers and the stronger po
sitions captured , after sharp brushes with
tlie Cuban forces , owing to the effective
use by the Spaniards of their mountain bat
tery. The number of killed nnd wounded
on both sides grew steadily to largo pro
portions.
On July 1 , after eight days of constant
bush fighting , the Spanish column reached
Aguacote , where the hottest fight of the
march took place. The Cubans were tound
intrenched nud their number , according to
the Spanish claim , was at least 2,000 , al
though it was considerably less probably.
General Escarlo himself testified to the
line resistance made by the Insurgents , sayIng -
Ing that It surpassed any he had ever seen
them make. The Cubans were finally driven
from their position , leaving seventeen dead ,
while large pools of blood testified to other
casualties. General Escarlo's loss was seven
dead and forty-three wounded. The next
day , July 2 , the Spanish column reached
Palma Sorlono , within hellogrnph dltttanco
of Santiago , and received urgent appeals to
hurry to the defense of the city. Eacarlo
formed a flying column , -which reached
Santiago at 3 p. m. on July 3. while nil of
his men , Including the wounded , were within
the Spanish lines by 10 o'clock that night.
The reinforcement had come too late , how
ever , to be of any substantial use. The
American army on July 1-2 had fought the
battle of El Caney and San Juan and now
held the heights in front of the city. Cer-
vera's fleet had gone to its destruction on
the morning ot the 3d.
The .band of one of the Illinois volunteer
regiments now doing duty in Cuba was not a
very enthusiastic admirer of Captain Sher
wood. The member had a colony of griev
ances against him , but wisely refrained
from airing them on their instruments. They
kept their own counsel and awaited the drift
of events for revenge. Two daya after the
regiment landed In Cuba Captain Sherwood
took sick and tslghed for Illinois air. A few
days later he resigned , and the band re
joiced on the quiet. The day and the hour
of Sherwood's departure for homo arrived
and the regiment was drawn up on dress
parade. The band was there , too , In all Its
glory. It had just started to swing around
the right end of the line to march down
past the regiment. At such times the se
lection of music is left with the bandmas
ter. The band had started "Dixie,1" but as
the first note was played Captain Sherwood ,
sitting on top of his. baggage piled In an
army wagon , came riding past.
The band did not seem to notice the cap
tain. But "Dixie"was dropped with a
dull thud and upon the evening air came
tbo 'beautiful ' refrain :
"I Don't Care If You Never Como Back. "
It's a long way down a regiment drawn
up In company front nnd the bands at dress
parade usually play three or four pieces ,
but the band hung on to "I Don't Care It
You Never Come Back , " until Captain Sher
wood and his wagon had disappeared over
the hills.
A PATRIOT FOIl IlEVENUE.
General Gome ' Attack on the United
StntcN Tronntiry.
Chicago Chronicle.
The latest pronouncement of that disin
terested and self-sacrificing old patriot ,
General Maximo Gomez , leaves no room for
doubt that Cubans como rather higher than
Filipinos. The latter , as Hon. Thomas B.
Reed pointed out , may bo quoted at $2 each.
Maximo Insists that Cubans or at least
Cuban members of "the nrmy of liberation"
are worth $1,000 a head , with every pros
pect that the market will advance.
Maximo , In short , wants the United States
to pay "the army ot liberation" $40,000,000 ,
and In order to save the American govern
ment the worry of small details he volun
teers to distribute the currency himself.
Maximo , it will bo observed , is nothing If
not obliging. There appears , however , to
be some little hesitation at Washington con
cerning the acceptance of Maxtmo's offer.
The "sum named by him Is considerably In
excess of that suggested by Hon. William
McKlnley as suitable remuneration for the
patriot nrmy. The president had thought
that $2,500,000 of good American coin ought
to bo accepted In discharge of all obligations
by Mnxlmo's hosts , who , as Individuals ,
probably never possessed to exceed $1.75 each
In their lives. It Is natural , therefore , that
Major McKlnley , despite 'his ' generous ten
dencies , should view with some doubt a prop
osition to Increase the sum twenty-fold. Ho
has certain other expenses to meet and feels
that It would perhaps be unwise to accede
to Maxlmo's request until the assimilative
process In the Philippines shall bo satisfac
torily In operation.
And there are other reasons , It seems , why
Maxlmo's proposition Is regarded with
apathy , If not with positive disfavor. Ho
bases his request upon an estimate of 40,000
men in the patriot army. This would give
each man $1,000 certainly a generous com
pensation for burning sugar plantations and
eating United States rations In the cauee ut
freedom. But It Is maintained by those who
should know that Maxlmo's braves never
numbered 40,000 or anything like it that
15,000 would be an extravagantly liberal
estlmato of the machete wloldcrs who fol
lowed Maximo through the underbrush to
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the serious detriment of their health and
their trousers. On tlih bnnls It will be
ncen ( tint each liberator would get not $1,000 ,
btu $2COO , or n sum cqunt to n year's pay fern
n cnptaln In the United States army. Kveu
lavish KoneroBlty heflltntcs nt thin expendi
ture nml hence it nppenrs ttmt the presi
dent linn been compelled to reluctantly
deny Maxima's request.
I'OI.\Tii : II KM.IIKH. .
Itccoiil : "What's your hurry ,
Itoblnson ? "
"I v sot my wife's new 1 , outlet nnd I
wntit to get It homo bcfoio the style
chlllllfCH. "
Hoiiiervlllo .tnttrnnl : Men have low Idcnl * ,
nn n rule. What the average man wants
chlclly Is Irss work nnd moro pay.
Detroit Journal : Yen , he would leave the
town , wlnco hh neighbors reqiif'tpd It ,
"Your logic , " ho remarked , with un ef
fort to be tray , "la quite convlnclngl"
" \V > II , " replied thn chairman of the vlp-
llniitf > n , modrntly , "It Isn't precisely a rep
uf mind , nt least1 !
Hrooklyn Life : "How did you set such a
pleasant expression on that ugly Miss
J'liHHcn'H portrait ? "
"I got her to telling mo about men she
might huvo rnnrrled. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Whnt Is thin hero
onHtcrn ciueHtloti ? " nulled thn lown mnii.
"How to git the pore man's little home , "
said the ICnnunD iinin who still were a 10-
to-1 badge.
Washington Stnr : "Do you see anything
so very brutnl about u prize Hunt ? "
"I do , " answered the particular tnnn. "I
nm nlwnys Kind when the mill actually oc
curs. It puts a temporary stop to 10 much
unrcllned lutiguiige- the newpapi8. . "
ChlcnRo Tribune ! The edlto * rnn his eye
critically over the manuscript thp young
poet had tendered.
"It occurs to me , " he Bald , "you use a
faulty foim of s ! > eech wnen vu apostro
phize the 'bravo old ye < irWhnt Is thcr
brnvo nbout the yenrs ? "
"Well , " replied the youn < poet , with some
stiffness , "thero are lonipniutlvrly few people -
plo who can m.iUo u rciuury run. "
Cleveland Vlaln Denier : "Bllklns Is
awfully crubbcd , but he. has a good heart. '
"But what's a good heart to n depraved
liver ? "
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Chicago Post : "My henrt Is broken ! " she
cried
"Hnicxclnlmcd ! the plumber. "Klght In
And ho Btrnlphtwny cnlled for his tools ,
for well ho knew that If ho once began
work ho would bo In n position to get the
girl or bankrupt the old man.
Detroit Krco Press : "Aro you nn ex
pansionist , Mr. Scndds ? " nsked young Mr.
Hunker , who felt bound to tnlk to the. old
gentleman while he waited for Miss Scndds
to descend to the parlor.
"No , I nm nn nntl-expanslonlst , " replied
Mr. Scndds. "My family is quite as large
now as I care to have 4t. "
Detroit Journal : The youth , Indifferent to
consequences , bade her defy the parental
Interulct and fly with him.
Beyond , It was true , nil wna uncertainty ;
but when wns love wont to think of thnt ? ,
"I-tH us , " ho plended , strenuously , "cross
the Ilublconl"
"Ah , but I had my heart set upon croixi-
Ins the Atlantic when I married ! " protested
ttui maiden , with a sigh.
OhlcaRO Post : "Did she auk you If she
wns the only girl you had ever loved ? "
"No ; she said she wouldn't Insult me by
Intimating thnt I had so neglected rny op
portunities. And besides - "
"Well ? " , .
"Sho said she didn't have to nsk ; she
could tell. "
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AVJIHX SUMMICK COMES AGAIN.
Somcrvlllo Journal.
The snowy landscape , bleak nnd cold ,
The frost upon the pane.
The Icy nlr , the shortened days ,
Proclaim Klni ? Winter's reign.
Wn sit beside tno glowing1 grate
Such Is the wav of mcnl
And ponder on the joys wo 11 have
When summer comes again.
We'll sport among- old Ocean's waves
So Icy nnd so chill
Today ! We'll Hktm upon our bicycles
Until we strike the hill !
We'll play nt golf-lf WP nre "Hmnrt"
Through meadow iindlth.roufehniopiiviciiy
We'll tnko the best qf life , in fihqrt , ,
When summer comes again.
Such dreams nro plensant , nnd the cost
Is very , very small
So moderate that they nre brought
Within the reach of all.
In point of fact , when summer comes i
There'll bo no drenmlng then.
And wo shall have the mi mo. old grind
When summer comes again !
Do not
delay.
Take advantage of
this great chance we
offer you before it's too
late. These pants we
have talked to you /1 f
about are about gone ,
so if you are in need ,
don't put off until 'to
morrow what you
should do today.
Come today and
pick out a pair.
You can choose for
i
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$1.50 , $2.00 ,
$2.5O , $3.00 ,
$3.50 , $3,75-
and from a good as-
'sortment of materials.
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