Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAHA DAILY KE.E ; TIIUUSDA Y , JANUAHY 20 , 1890.
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The lumbermen's black cat Is liowl-
itiK in St. Louis' buck yard and it can
howl In more different languages than
St. Louis ever heard before.
The question of sinking funds natu
rally demands public attention when
the llRtires representing overdrafts and
deficiencies take the. form of rising
funds.
It Is asserted -0,000 ! Omaha people
are carrying vaccine virus around with
them In various parts of their anato
mies. No wonder the physicians are
registering no complaints.
To use his own lan iince , .Tmlno Skip-
ton seems determined to make the Skip-
ton habeas carcass case no down Into
history along with the other celebrated
trials for legislative contempt.
There-Is a mine of rich material In
the batch of bills Introduced Into the
legislature , but It cannot well bo pros
pected until the senatorial .situation has
gone through the rellnlng process.
The vote In the senate on the
measure to amend the ballot la\v Indi
cates that some fuslonlsts are unwill
ing to adopt any reform ballot measure
which does not give them the advan
tage.
After a careful analysis , lion. John
AVanamaker expresses himself de
cidedly of the opinion that the Quay
ecnatorlal boom has been so success
fully embalmed that there Is green
mold on It.
We have yet passed no laws for the
government of Uawall. which Is sug-
Uoatlve that It might be a good thing
to imusu long enough In our search
after Islands to set up in business those
already acijnircd.
One of the speakers at the cattle
men's convention spoke of the uniting
of the beef producers In a trust for
mutual protection which would differ
from all other trusts In that there was
lo be no water In the stock.
Vlrdtlng Nebraska editors are Invited
to follow their usual custom of making
themselves thoroughly at home , even If
It is necessary to draw the entire re
maining supply of keys to the city
Blacked up Jn Mayor Moores1 oltlce.
While preparing to send delegates
lo the czar's disarmament conference ,
France has defeated ft resolution to
place Its army on u defensive basis.
Perhaps this Is the French etiquette
tor a. polite vote of lack of conlldence.
From the manner in which the
| Vene/.uelan arbitration commissioners
Bre being wined and dined It Is evident
the people over on the other side under
stand the fact that a man Is In his
most receptive mood when his til-
gestlve apparatus Is working steadily.
Holdup measures are beginning to
put In nn appearance In the legislature.
tThoro Is a determination on the part of
li majority to watch such measures
and squelch them In tlielr Inclplency
nnil If this gang could bo sent homo
poorer than It came It would be not
only a credit to the present legislature
but a great help to future ones.
Councilman Stuht's resolution for a
Complete list of the employes of all the
city departments and the salaries paid
them Is In order. It would bo equally
In order to have the list , printed among
the city's olllclal advertising for the In
formation of this taxpaylng public ,
Which should bo just as much Inter
ested as the members of the council.
The present year bids 'fair to go
down In history as the banner ship
building era of this country. There ate
now lu course , of construction at the va
rious ship yards In the United States
Blsty-llvo war vesscln and 1MI mer
chantmen , yachts and transports , while
it Is reasonably certain that work will
bo begun on forty-six more before the
Close of the twelve ninths.
Tllfi rOMMRllt'lAt , .
The president of the National As
sociation of .Manufacturer. " , In his an
nual report , consider * the commercial
aspect of territorial expansion , of
which ho speaks with a moderation
which Indicates that he Is not among
those who believe that our commerce
would be amazingly Increased by pos
sessing territory In the far ant. He
thinks there In In the Philippines op
portunity for a very large Incroaxe of
our present commerce , our exports to
the Inlands In 1&IHI , the latent year for
which statistics are given , amounting
to less than % HiO,000. .Surely there
would need to be a very large Increase
to justify us In assuming the responsi
bility and danger of governing that
distant territory.
Hut what good reason Is there for
thin Idea , that we can develop a great
trade with the Philippines ? The ex
pansionists urge that when wo shall
have clvlll/.ed the natives they will
wear more and better clothing , eat
more and live better generally. Their
consuming capacity will Increase as
they grow in civilization , that Is , ac-
iuli' < ! knowledge of American and
European methods of living. In the
llrst place It will take a very.long time
to effect tills civilization , If It can ever
be effected. In the second place we do
not believe It possible to educate the
masses of these people to a much
higher standard of living than they
now have. Hut admit that commerce
with the Philippines would bo largely
Increased under American government
of the Islands , how much of the Increase
would this country get ? We offer to all
the world equal privileges with our
selves In the Philippine markets. We
make no discrimination there In favor
of American goods. This policy wo
should have lo adhere to. We auk the
open door In China and therefore must
maintain It In the Philippines. Thus
we have no advantage there over com
mercial rivals and since these In the
past have done nearly all the trading
with the Islands they will probably
continue to have by far the larger part
of it. Great Britain has about three-
fourths of riliis commerce and It Is
needless to May that her mnnufociiirers
and merchants will make every effort
to maintain this position. Germany Is
pushing for commerce in the Orient and
it Is safe to say will get her share.
Other countries that know quite as well
as we do the value of the trade of that
quarter of the world will strive to get
a part of It , We thnll obtain such
share of the trade of the Philippines
and of the far east generally as we are
able to win through superior enterprise
and our ability to compete with other
commercial nations , lu order to secure
this it .Is . not necessary that wo hold
the Philippines. A naval station In
the Islands M'onld be aw effective for
the extension of our commerce as pos
session of the entire archipelago.
In regard to increasing our trade
with Cuba , there Is sound reason for
expecting that It will grow to larger
proixn'tlons than In the past. Under a
eood government that will Insure per
manent security for Industries atnl In
vestments Cuba will realize rapid de
velopment. The Island Is capable of
supporting three or four times the pres
ent population and Its productiveness
can bo greatly Increased. As the prod
ucts of Cuba arc chiefly marketed In
this country , from here most of the re
quirements of the Cuban market will
be supplied. Our Imports from Cuba
have amounted to $80,000,000 In a year ,
while the exports of merchandise from
this country to Cuba have reached
$110,000,000 In a single year. When nor
mal conditions are restored we shall
buy more of Cuba and sell more to the
Island than we have ever done.
The commercial aspect of expansion
does not warrant the United States In
holding permanent possession of the
Philippines.
AKUTllBn CU/fKKA'tr KILL ,
Another currency bill has been re
ported to the house of representatives.
The distinguishing feature of this
measure Is an emphatic declaration for
the gold standard. It provides that the
standard unit .of value shall , a.s now ,
be the dollar and shall consist of 25.8
grains of gold , nine-tenths fine , or
23.22 grains of pure gold. It further
provides that all obligations for the
payment of money shall be performed
In conformity with this standard and
that all obligations of the United
States for the payment of money now
existing , or hereafter to be entered
Into , shall , unless hereafter otherwlso
expressly stipulated , bo deemed and
held to be payable In gold coin of the
United States. The cotnaco of silver
dollars Is forbidden , except from the
silver bullion now In the treasury ,
which may also be applied to the coin
age of subsidiary sliver.
In its other features the bill em
braces nearly all the provisions for re
vising the currency which have been
made familiar to the country through
the monetary commission. It provides
for an Issue and redemption division in
the Treasury department , which shall
conduct the redemption and exchange of
money Independently of the llscal opera
tions of the treasury and requires n gold
reserve to be set aside equal to 25 per
cent of the legal tender notes and equal
to fi per cent of the entire coinage of
standard silver dollars. This reserve
Is to bo kept unlmpaitvd In amount and
used for the redemption and exchange
of different forms of money. It Is pro
vided that United States noton or treas
ury notes once redeemed In gold shall
not be paid out again except for gold
coin. There Is n provision for the
gradual retirement of the legal tender
notes and any of these notes outstand
ing at the end of ten years shall cease
to bo legal tender , except for dues to
the United States. It Is provided that
national banks may Its sue circulation to
the par value of the bonds deposited
as security , the organization of na
tional banks with a capital of ? 'J. > .000
Is authorized and provision Is made for
the establishment of branches of na
tional banks under rules and regula
tions to be prescribed by the comp
troller of the currency , with the ap
proval of the secretary of the treasury.
This Is In most respects a good bill.
It Is certainly desirable that the stand
ard unit of value should be fixed by
law , as proposed In this measure and
all supporters of the gold standard will
cordially approve this feature. The
provision regarding the redemption
and reissue of the legal lender notes Is
in line with the recommendation of
President McKlnloy In his last annual
message , which 1ms been very gener
ally approved. The weak feature of
the measure Is that providing for the
retirement of tho. legal tender notes.
AH to the banks , we have never been
able to Iind any good reason why they
should not be allowed to Issue circula
tion to the par value of the bonds de
posited as security. John Sherman
and other eminent financial authorities
have advocated this , which would be
alike fair to the banks and beneficial
to the public. The wisdom of allowing
national banks to csta'nllsh ' branches
and permitting the organization of
banks with less capital than Is now
required is unquestionable. Of course
there Is no expectation that this meas
ure will pass the present congress , but
It Is ready for the next congress and
In the meantime can receive public ( Us-
cushion.
Tin :
The first duty of the council In figur
ing on the now tax levy Is to consider
the Interests of the taxpayers. The
taxpayers are concerned In two vital
points , llrst to secure the lowest possi
ble levy and second to secure the most
elllclent service from the expenditure
of the proceeds.
In framing the annual levy ordinance
the council Is always confronted with
conditions rather than theories. Cew
tain items of municipal expenditure are
In the nature of fixed charges , some are
for current expenses , some for better
ments and Improvements , while still
others contemplate outlays which
though desirable might possibly bo de
ferred without great loss. The Items
which offer scope for expansion or con
traction arc therefore comparatively
few In number and to these the atten
tion of the levy makers must be chiefly
directed.
What the taxpayers will Insist on Is
a tax rate only large enough to produce
the revenue actually needed for an
economical administration of the city
government. In submitting to the in
creased valuation of their property the
understanding was that tlio levy would
be correspondingly reduced. The ex
traordinary drafts upon the city during
the exposition year have , to bo sure ,
cut down the balances In the different
funds and the enlarged school board
deficit Is not conducive to a smaller
tax rate , yet at the same time the tax *
payers' protests against unreasonable
burdens must not bo Ignored.
TIIK XAVY 1'EHSUSNEL BILL.
It appears probable that the navy
personnel bill will pass the senate prac
tically In the form lu which it was sent
to that body from the house. Some
changes and amendments are to be ex
pected , but these will probably be of
a minor character.
The necessity for such legislation Is
not questioned and the measure pend
ing lu the senate is the outcome of ma
ture deliberation on the part of repre
sentatives of both the line and staff of-
llcers of the navy , aided by civilians
who have taken an active Interest in
the subject. While neither the line r.or
the staff otllcers are as a whole en
tirely satisfied with the bill in all Its
details , both sides admit the gem-nil
fairness of Its provisions and It Is con
ceded that the measure Is the best that
can bo devised under the existing cir
cumstances. Indeed , naval olllcefs of
all grades have united In urging its
passage.
The bill provides for a substantial in
crease in the active list of the navy
Which will stimulate promotions and
It contains certain regulations by which
ofllcens who after certain terms of years
of service shall demonstrate by reason
of 111 health or other Incapacity , their
unfltness for promotion , may bo placed
on the retired list and room thus made
In the higher grades for what Is con
sidered the proper average number of
advancements. The provisions of the
bill relating to retirements contemplate
giving the younger ofllccrs the oppor
tunities to rise in their profession which
have been denied them since the reor
ganization of the navy after the close of
the civil war.
The proposed legislation will bring
about an adjustmeht of
a longstandIng -
Ing controversy between the line and
staff otllcers and settle questions that
have been a source of no little 111 feelIng -
Ing between these branches of the serv
ice.
The railroads ,1m , vc Intimated they
will have new viaduct plans ready for
submission by the end of the month.
There appears to be no good reason
why they cannot be drawn In such a
way as to bo acceptable and not neces
sitate still further delay. There Is cer
tainly no excuse for the draftsmen not
being fully advised as to what Is
wanted and also that no makeshifts
will bo tolerated. The city wants a
viaduct of ample capacity with endur
ing qualities and nothing else will be
satisfactory. If this Is provided It mat
ters little who draws the plans.
South Carolina proposes to suppress
lynching and as a means to that laud
able end a bill Is now before the legis
lature providing that no olllcer of the
state shall hereafter assume the duties
of the otlicc to which he has been
elected without first taking an oath
that he has not engaged In a lynching
bee since the llrst of January , ISO ! ) .
Evidently a crop of candidates Is ex
pected to break Into the political Held
down there , which , numerically speak
ing , would put to shame the hordes of
Cienserlc and Attila.
Jn case some of the dissatisfied Cu
bans take to the hills and adopt
brigandage as a profession the United
States will bo prepared to glvo the people
ple of that Island another Illustration
of the difference between American
and Spanish methods. Instructions
have been Issued to start ufty the out
laws and never let up until they are
captured , Just treatment for law-
abiding people and prompt and sure
punishment of offenders will be a good
example for the Cubans to follow
when the government Is turned over to
them.
Congressman Clark of Iowa has In
troduced a resolution providing that
no one who practices polygamy shall
become a member of either house and
that no person guilty of that offense
shall bo allowed to take his seat. Evi
dently this measure Is aimed at Con
gressman-elect Roberts of Utah , but It
Is dllllcult to see how It Is going to
effect the Intended purpose. The house
Is the exclusive Judge of the qualifica
tions of Its members not the clerk of
the house and when the proper cre
dentials are submitted It Is the duty of
the clerk to enroll Uio person presentIng -
Ing them and ho then becomes a mem
ber of the congress to which ho Is
elected. Mr. Roberts has been elected
to the Klfty-tdxth congress , which r'et
has no existence , and when ho shall
present his credentials no subordinate
otllcer has any more right to Inquire
Into the fact as to whether he is a
polygamlst than he has as to his age ,
nationality , residence or any other
question affecting his right to the seat.
These are questions that only congress
Itself can settle and whatever might be
the effect of the resolution , should It
be adopted , It Is certain that It cannot
prevent Mr. Roberts from at least tak
ing his seat as at duly elected member
of cougross and holding It as long as
he Is not unseated by his associates.
If the treaty of Berlin Is to be modi
fied It will afford the United States an
opportunity to wash its hands of the
tripartite guardianship over the Samoans -
moans , which ought not to be neg
lected. Our one-third interest in these
orphans IIIIH been neither profitable ,
pleasurable , nor anything else but a
prolific source of annoyance and dan
ger. The harbor of Pnngo Pango is
already ours and affords us a coaling
station , which Is all that we need lu
that quarter of the globe.
If a writ of mandamus has been
Issued by the courts ordering the coun
cil to levy at once all the back taxes
demanded by the school board for sev
eral years past , how can the board sus
pend the court's order by asking this
year for only part of the deficiency ? In
a word is there any way of staving off
an almost ruinous tax levy for IS'.M )
except by appealing from the decision
of the lower court In the school board
case ?
1 u I'll U.YCltemcnt.
Xe\v York I'reHS.
Spain seems content to worry along with
out a war Investigation.
An Eimy Wuy Out.
Chicago News.
The German government does not approve
of the acts of her Samoan consul , and It Is
now believed that with tlie tlireo nations
against him the consul'will agree to arbitrate
the matter.
Money In Sunnr Ilrctn.
Globe-Democrat.
Germany's beet suRnr last year , of 1,844-
399 tons , was raised on 1,080,250 acres , an
average of 3,733 pounds lo the acre. The
crop is evidently one of exceptional value
to the farmer.
Crokrr'M Futile niufli.
Buffalo -Kxurcss.
What Croker or any other democratic
leader thinks now on any Issue Is unim
portant. The question Is : Would they bolt
the party platform If It was wrong ? And
the answer , Judging the future by the past ,
must be : No.
Culiuii ViilucH Soaring.
St. Louis Republic.
Gomez Is putting a high price on the
services the Insurgent soldiers rendered by
burning a few sugar plantations , and en
dangering their health and trousers crawling
through the underbrush , when ho demands
they shall be paid $2,500 apiece.
.Mortem IIH n I'linluT.
Philadelphia Record.
Senator Morgan baa carried his Nicaragua
bill triumphantly through the senate. It
gives the Maritime company $5,000,000 for
Us franchise and property and provides that
the United States shall expend a total of
$115,000,000 in building the canal. This re
sult shows In a striking light the engineer
ing capacity of the senator from Alabama
and the amiable subserviency of the senate
to speculative dictation. It Is not probable
that the canal bill can bo forced through
the house.
Definition of IleNtliiy.
Hoaton Transcript.
Wo have heard a great deal about destiny
with a big D of late , and yet there are many
to whoso minds the word does not convey
a definite Idea. All such should bo grateful
to Bulwer , who In "The Last of tlio Barons"
gave this clear analysis of U : "It la destiny
and who can resist his fate ? It is destiny
phrase of the weak human heart ! dark
apology for every error. The strong and the
virtuous admit no destiny. On earth guides
conscience , in heaven , watches God. And
destiny Is but the phantom we Invoke to
silence the one , to dethrone the other. "
CrlnifN Aualnxt the llullot.
Philadelphia I'rusH.
Governor Roosevelt's decision not to do
anything to ameliorate the punishment of
men rightfully convicted of crimes against
the ballot box Is an encouraging step to
ward an honest vote. There Is always great
difficulty In convicting a man of crime
against the election laws. And If a convic
tion Is gained the criminal can almost al
ways count upon thu clemency of a governor
of his own party for a pardon , or , at least ,
a shortening of the sentence. Even presi
dents of ttie United States have stepped
down from their high otlices and thrown
back the prluon doors to let violators of
election laws go free. For this reason
Governor Roosevelt's decision will be par
ticularly reassuring.
( ioverniuent O\VIIITMI | | | > of Cnlilrx ,
Chicago Times-Herald.
No Pacific cable project should bo con
sidered that does not connect us with Manila
as well as Honolulu and Japanese ports.
Whether we retain the Philippines or not ,
we are certain to hold the harbor and port
at Manila. This cable should bo owned and
controlled solely by this government. Any
company that lays ttio cable will have to get
a largo subsidy from the government to pay
them for laying It. To expend money in
subsidies that would pay for the entire con
struction of the cable by the government
woulij bo an egregious national blunder.
livery military , commercial and national
consideration demands the ownership and
control of the I'aclflc cable by the United
States government. The chief element In
England's strength Is In the fact that t > ho
has pushed her own lines of cable com
munication around tlio world.
Fiini.\fi : : run AVOIII.D.
HimAinerlenii 1'ai-tiix Promote the
llniilneNH | | of .MiinUlml.
Chicago Times-Herald.
U required no table of stntl.ttlra from the
Treasury department to prove that the year
1S9S was "the farmers' year. "
Hut the extent to which American farms
have furnished food for the world can only
bo adequately appreciated by reference to
the comprehensive tables compiled by the
statistical experts of the treasury. These
tables disclose the fact that the farm pio-
ducts exported from the United States last
year wcro valued at the enormous sum of
$850,000,000 , which Is a gain of $120,000,000
over the exports of 1S97 and surpassing by
over $100,000,000 that of the great export
years of 1S91 and 1892. Of breadstuff * alone
thp exports of the year wore $63,000,000
greater than those of 1897 , while the exports
of cotton were alco considerably In excess
of these of 1897 and 1893. That the
Europeans ro beginning to appreciate the
nutritive value of our corn Is also Indicated
by the fact that for the first time In our
history the exports passed the 200,000,000
bushel mark.
Although wo purchased nearly ono-thtrd
less of Great Britain In 1S9S than wo did In
1897 , our sales of agricultural products to
the United Kingdom during the last year
aggregated $500,000.000. which was nn In
crease of more than $50.000,000 over 1S97.
Fifty per cent of our total exports of wheat
and flour went to the United KVngdom.
Next In Importance as a foreign customer
Is Germany , which , In spite of alleged dis
criminations against our products , doubled
Its purchases of wheat and Hour as com
pared with 1897 , and Increased Its purchases
of corn 20 per cent. To show that It had no
prejudice against the American hog It also
Increased Its purchases of our hams 100 per
cent and bought five times as much of our
fresh pork as It did In 1897 or 189G.
STOCK IJAMIIMXC5.
Some 1'oluteil llenmrk on the Pro-t
ent Sneeulntlve Crnre.
ChlciiEo Record.
The enormous speculative activity which
has been going on for weeks , with cumu
lative effect , In Wall street , has finally burst
the ordinary bounds of { speculation and over
flowed n thousand virgin pastures. More
people are gambling In stocks today than
ever before In the history of the country.
For two weeks transactions on the New York
Stock exchange have averaged about 1,000,000
shares o day and this at a fair estimate
means that a dally stake of something like
$10,000,000 Is wagered there.
Brokers' offices not only In New York but
In Chicago , Boston , Philadelphia and other
money centers are thronged with men ,
among whom are many that were never seen
there up to a short tlmo ago.
It Is an everyday occurrence now to over
hear talk of stocks on the street cars and In
the theaters and other places of common re
sort. Evidences of the overflow of the gam
bling mania are found also In newspapers ,
where stories of great winnings In the stock
market are conspicuously printed In the col
umns devoted to the ordinary news happen
ings of the country. Very naturally , with
all this rushing to buy stocks arc advancing
and nearly everybody who has bought has
made a profit on paper at least. Moreover ,
his good fortune has Induced others to buy.
Every Intelligent person knows the cor
rupt effect of all this gambling. It weakens
industry and blurs moral perceptions. To
the man who has won $1,000 In two or three
days without turning his hand the gains of
legitimate business seem slow and petty. It
Is In no sense a creation of wealth , but a
mere lifting of one's self by one's boot
straps. The reaction will come In duo time
and the army which happens to stand In the
gap at that particular period will be In a'
position to realize the slnfulness of betting.
I'KIIHO.VAI , AM ) OTHERWISE.
According to Major Daly ther were no
flies on that refrigerated beef.
Russell Sage's pet charity is to gWe from
$23 to $100 to all babies that are named
after him.
Admiral Dewey has a number of autograph
letters from Agutaaldo , all worded In the
most elaborate fashion and referring to
the American as "my honorable and Illus
trious friend. "
In Governor Roosevelt's study at Albany
is the head of a large deer , the victim of
the owner's rifle , and on the spreading nnt-
lors hangs the campaign bat of the Rough
Riders' lieutenant colonel.
Representative T. E. Burton of Ohio , new
chairman of the house committee on rivers
and harbors , Is a capable French scholar ,
and two years ago translated a report of a
similar committee In the French House of
Deputies.
The Pennsylvania commandery of the MM-
llnry Order of Foreign Wars of the United
States has voted to present to Rear Admiral
Dewey the gold Insignia of the order , whlcn
the United States government penults offi
cers of the army and navy to wear.
Mr. Choato tells this lltllo one on himself :
It was when his name was sent lo Iho sen
ate as ambissador to the court of St. James.
His old friend , Russell Sage , who was lashed
so unmercifully by Mr. Choato In the Lald-
law suit , heard the news and asked if It was
really true. On being assured that It was
correct , the old man looked heavenward and
exclaimed : "Well , God save the queen. "
The New York World almanac Is the most
welcome of the annual publications that come
to a newspaper ofllce. The Issue for 1899 Is
an encyclopedia In Itself. As a reference
book It has no superior and few equals.
Within Its 500 crowded pages 1a an abund
ance of material for the historian , the
statesman , the politician , the student and the
business man. The war of 1898 properly
forms the leading chapter , together with
other momentous events of a stirring year.
Among other notable features arc : National
politics and election returns , a battle record
of the republic , official data from the |
weather bureau , postal regulations , various
national laws , the annexation of Hawaii ,
necrology of 1898 , otllcers and history of
secret societies , the arm I CM and navies of
the world , statistics of population and
finances , the Fifty-fifth congress , Informa- i
tlon about state governments , and the year's j I
record of sports. i
Following up a custom of recent years the
Portland Oregon Ian Issued an annual number
on January 1C which surpasses anything of
the kind that has been attempted by any
northwest Pacific coast paper. It consists of
slxly-four pages , including an Illustrated
supplement which Is a work of art , being an
album of views of the picturesque city of j
Portland and the famous Willamette and
Columbia river valleys. The half-tone views
are printed on enameled book paper mid
as a souvenir of the west there has not
been anything finer Issued In years. The
Oregonlan devoirs some forty pages to ex
haustive write-ups of the Industries and re
sources of the stale a theme largo enough
to inspire the dullest writer. It must have
been a very properous year In Oregon , for
there are abundant evidences of it reflected
In the Oregonlau'R broad pagen. The annual
number Is a handhomo advertisement for
the Oregon country.
r.cnons or Tim WAII.
Orluln of "Mn-aUfnul Unit" In ( lie
Itnllle of Manila Hay.
Joseph L , Stlckncy , the correspondent ,
who was on the Olympla and viewed the bat
tle of Manila Bay from thn brldgp of the
flagship , uvplalns In Harper's Mag.ulnp the
true meaning of the "halt for breakfast" and
why that pleagnnt fiction was put In cir
culation from Manila.
"When we hauled off from tin- fighting
line at 7:36 : o'clock. " says the correspondent ,
"tho situation had become apparently seri
ous for Commodore Dewey. Wo had been
lighting a determined and courageous enemy
for more tlmn two hours without having
noticeably diminished the volume of his
Ore. It Is true , at least three of his ships
had broken Into Ilames , but eo had one of
ours the Boston. Thtno llres had all been
put out without apparent Injury to the ships.
Generally speaking , nothing of great Impor
tance had occurred to show that wo had
seriously Injured any Spanish vessel. They
were .til steaming about In the bight back of
Sangley point , or In Baker bay , as actively
as when we flrjt sighted them In the early
dawn. So fur , therefore , we could sec noth
ing Indicating that the enemy was lews able
to defend his position than ho had been at
the beginning.
"On the other hand , our condition was
greatly altered for the worsw. Tliore re
mained In the magazines of the Olympla
only olghty-flvo rounds of 5-Inch ammuni
tion , and though the stock of 8-Inch charges
was not proportionately depleted. U was ro-
duccd enough to make thp continuance of
the b.ittle for another two hours Impossible.
When It is remembered that Conunodoro
Dewey was more than 7,000 miles from a
home port and that under tlio most favor
able condlllons a supply of ammunition could
not bp obtained In less than a month , the
outlook was far from being satisfactory.
The commodore knew that the Spaniards had
Just received an ample supply of ammunition
in the transport Mindanao , so that there was
no hope of exhausting their fighting power
by an action lusting twice as long. If we
should run short of powder and shell , wo
might become tlio hunted , Instead of the
hunters.
"I do not exaggerate In the least when I
say that , as we hauled off Into the hay , Ihe
gloom on Iho bridge of the Olympla was
Ihlcker than a London fog In November.
Neither Commodore Dewey nor any of the
staff believed that the Spanish ships had
been sufficiently Injured by our fire to pre
vent them from renewing ttio battle quite
as furiously as they had previously fought
Indeed , we had all been distinctly disap
pointed In the results of our fire. Our pro
jectiles seemed ( o go too high or too low-
Just us had been the case with those flred
at us by the Spaniards. Several times the
commodore expressed dissatisfaction with
the failure of our gunners to hit the enemy.
We had begun the firing at too great a dis
tance , but wo had gradually worked In fur
ther on each of the turns , until wo were
within about 2.500 yards at the close of the
fifth round. At that distance , In a smooth
sea , wo ought to have made a largo per
centage of hits ; yet , so far as we could
Judgp , wo had not sensibly crippled fhe foe.
Consequently , Commodore Dewey hauled out
Into the open bay at the end of the fifth
round to take stock of ammunition and de-
vlso a now plan of attack.
As I went aft the men asked me what wo
were hauling off for. They were In a dis
tinctly different humor from that whl'cli
prevailed on the bridge. They believed that
they had done well , and that the other
ships had done llkcwi.sc. The Olympla
cheered the Baltimore , and the Baltimore
returned the cheers with interest. The gun
captains were not at all dissatisfied with the
> results of their work. Whether they had a
better knowledge of the accuracy of their
aim than wo had on the bridge , or whether
they took It for granted that the enemy
must have suffered severely after so much
fighting , I do not know ; at any rate , Ihey
wcro eager to go on with the battle , and
were confident of victory. I told one of
them that wo were merely hauling off for
breakfast , which statement elicited the ap
peal to Captain Lambcrton , as he came past
a moment later :
"For God's sake , captain , don't let us stop
now. To hell with breakfast ! "
When I told the commodore that I In
tended to attribute our withdrawal to the
need for breakfast , ho Intimated that It
was not a matter of so much Importance
what reason I gave , so long as I did not
give the true one. And so the breakfast
episode went to the world as a plausible ex
cuse for what seemed like nn extraordinary
strategic maneuver one which has been the
subject of moro comment than almost any
other event during the battle. Many people
have said to me that It would be a pity to
spoil so good a story by telling the truth ;
but , as the commodore will be sure to let
the cat out of the bag some day , I may as
well lot her have her freedom now.
Of course wo learned the truth about the
effect of our flro when we saw , soon after
ward , the flames rising from the Relna
Crlstlna and the Castllla , and heard the ex
plosion of their ammunition and the former's
magazine.
FHHTIMSVr TIUITIIS.
Development nl Home More I'rollt-
nhle Than In the l'hll ! | > | iliiex.
Ix ) ? Angeles Tlmw.
May not the old fable of the dog that
overlooked the bnne he had In his mouth for
the shadow he saw In the water be well ap
plied to the millions of the American people
living east of the Mississippi river , who arc
eozlnz for thousands of miles clear across
arid America and across the broad Pacific
ocean to the distant Philippine Islands , on
which they have centered their thoughts of
annexation HO Intently that they fall to see
the crand possibilities of the empire lhat
lies nt their feet In the broad expanse of
territory comarlsins arid America ? This
territory bcloncs to us now. Jt needs only
to bo Irrigated to be made vastly more pro
ductive than the far-away Islamlx of the
orient , for which we are to pay $20,000,000 ,
In addition to what the war has cost ; and
the wealth that Is In the waters that are
sent by nature and needed to Irrigate arid
America Is worse than wanted , year by year
as those same waters flow down In floods to
do damage and curry desolation lo the lands
of the valleys far below.
Do the people of the east covet Ihe Phil
ippines because Ihcy believe Ihey will afford
a murkel for the producls of Ihelr factorlea
mid mills ? If so , have they ever calculated
what a market for their wares would be cre
ated If the vast arable area of arid Anu > r-
lea were peopled wHh the dense population
which it would support If Its lands were Ir
rigated with the waters which now go to
waste ?
The people of the Philippines are an alien
race and must ever remain so. To govern
them will always bo a costly burden. What
ever other products they may yield , thrhe
Islands will never produce sturdy men and
women of the Anglo-Saxon race , such men
and women as wo must have to uphold by
their Intelligence our Institutions of free
dom. In arid America all this is reverted.
The- people who will dwell In the homes
Into which the deserts may be transformed
POWDER
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
. .
Ovll EUKVUI POWDER CO. , NE OflK.
with water will be American cltlren * . mm
and women of our own race nnd blood ,
citizen * of our own country , speaking our
own language , living In our midst , Bharlng
our national advantages and burdens , and
aiding -to maintain our lntlttitlon * of
civilization and freedom. In arid America
thp wa to places In the land would , with
Irrigation , become- Its most beautiful
garden spots and where now In nothing ,
there would bo close at hand a market for
more of the wans of the eastern manu
facturer than the Philippines will over
afford , a market that no foreign manu
facturer could ever compete In ft near-by
market where seller could reach buyer In a \
two-days' trip , and nil the risks ami cost
of long ocean transportation bo saved and
In a land whore the coming of a dense
population would so gtlmulato the develop
ment of latent mineral wealth that the
riches from the mines to bo uncovered year
by year would rival thp wealth of Ormua
and of Ind.
MMII.IM : MM- :
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "The days are
KL"\V ! " ' \ n bill collector In my
olllfp as late as 5 o'clock ! "
Indianapolis Journal : Weary Walklns
Oh , tluil I had the wings of a bird.
Hungry IllKKlns Thpy'H less meal on the
wing * th. in they IM on any olhcr piece.
Washington Slur : "What uro thp present
pro.xpcots ? " asked the clew friend.
"There don't neeni to bo nny , " unsworn !
Senator Sorghum. "I haven't Imd a present
In six months. "
Detroll Journal : NtAvspaper Correspond-
iinl The tlrpt step In your campaign Is < i
mlslake !
Commanding General You. my present
plans provide for the tlrst. tenth and seven
teenth steps being mistakes.
no.Mton Transcript : Culm Is a land of
denotation , but there will bo no lack of
real Havana olgars so long as the label
factories hold out.
Indianapolis Journal : Klrst Statesman
What Is your opinion of Agiilnaldo ? Do
you think he Is elitllled to nny respect ?
Second Blalestnun .lust between * 1 am
not prepared to say. I don't know the size
of Ihe syndicate' ' that Is backing him.
Puck : "Beauty. " sighed the gazelle , "la ,
Hfler'all , only skin deep ! " .
"Well , we pachyderms ain't kicking. " re- .
piled the hippopotamus. beiiiK altogether
deceived as lo Iho motives of the people
ulio stared at her.
Cleveland Leader : "Yes , " said the young
doctor to his wife. "I fell greatly worried
until the ollmnx was pawed. "
"Will ho be out soon ? "
"No. " said Iho youiiR doclor , "not until
the day of the funeral. "
IndlnnapollR Journal : Watts Did you
rver know a doctor who would take his
own modlclno ? . .
l'otls-1 think I did , once , an old back
woods fellow who proscribed whisky for
nearly every possible complaint.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I thought the
landlady charged extra for food taken from
thu table ! "
"Sho does. "
"Then how does It happen she permits
thp now boarder lo carry awny half his
soup in his whiskers ? "
Chicago Journal : "Women love to get
logothor and gossip miletly about one an
other. " he remarked in an Irritating way.
"Yes. she answered : "It Is very seldom
that they lake the trouble to call names In
official documents and the nowspapera.
Chicago Ilccord.
Whom do I love ? And must I tell ,
Sweelheiirt , Ihe whole llsl through ?
1 love now let mo think u spoil
1 love well , 1 love you.
Nay , don't prolcst , and hide your face
Do.lir mo ! and blushes , too !
And Is It , then , a pud disgrace ,
My own , that 1 love you ?
One , day you came a-vlsltlug. . .
" "Ol
Sty heart : no floubl you know '
You entered without knock or ring ,
And stayed ; so 1 love. you.
You're not so very large , arid sllll
1 fear me It Is iruo
Thai In my hcarl no oilier will
Kind pluco while I love you.
So hero's it kiss n now-signed lease ;
Thus love shall uyo renew
Your freehold In my heart , and peaca
Shall relgu , for 1 love you !
A glance
in the
mirror
Will show you a well
dressed man , if we
have had the pleasure
of furnishing your at
tire.
We keep everlast
ingly at it , trying al
ways to improve upon
the products of our
factory which we offer
to you each season.
No careless workman
ship is permitted to
pass our rigid inspec
tion of every garment
that goes out.
If you find a flaw ,
we'll admit the faults ,
and make it satisfac
torily right.