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unya that the actual number of full und
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Kvenlne and Sunday Itee , printed during
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During cold weather In peculiarly the
time for the \vejl-recl and wiirmly-clotlicd
to remember Hie Joss fortunate poor.
Tim weather man will be gladly ex
cused from further demonstrations or
LIs versatility In juggling with the ther
mometer.
3fo one will question tlio fact that the
groundhog knew his business when lie
retired for another nap In his warm
winter qtiartcrs ,
The legislative 1 > I11 machine can he re-
Hod litxm to work overtime from now
until the forty-day limit tor introducing
now measures arrives.
POII Carlos' revolutionary perform
ance is again scheduled to come off , but
thl time Marquis tie Cnrulbo Is to have
charge of the animals.
Those plans for a new Sixteenth Htroet
viaduct arc promised for the end of this
week. Hut then the railroads have
uiadu very similar promises ou several
previous occasions.
* The legislature will ber compelled to ,
do something more exulting than It 1ms
yet attempted IC.lt expects .to keep Itseijt'
In tlio public eye In competition ivlth'the
Nebraska contingent In the Orient.- *
If 'the senate ejiuuiot negotiate'li' jJrb- !
tocol between Itself and Ueu Tiiliuan'lt
might avoid some grave consequences
by according belligerent rlglits and de
claring pitchforks contrabands of war.
If n little of the refrigerated air of
which this country now has n surplus
could only bo exported to the 1'hlllp-
plnes It would doubtless be appreciated
by soldiers Hwelterlug- under a tropical
BUII.
AVItli the price of whisky steadily go
ing up and a coal lamlne ou hand in
Kentucky there seems nothing left to
the colonels hut flu ; humiliation of talc
ing to red pepper tea and blankets a la
'Comauche.
Ttie Internal tax iniposed or. mixed
flour lm during the eight , months of Its
operation produced $5,189 , whl'ch'f.t . lias
cost ? 18,5tKto ) collect. As it revenue
producer It deserves to rank tiocond only
to the late lamented " \VUson \ bill.
Now that Judge llazeu has knocked
Urn contentions of tlio unconstltutlon-
ulltj1 of the extra session of the Kansas
legislature Into a cdtfkod Jiat , the attor
ney .genenil should lose no time In de
claring .liulge lla/.c-n unconstitutional. .
The present legislature has innrto anew
now record In Nebraska In the matter of
( senatorial ballots. Willo the contest of
bus beuii devoid of tlio excitement which
bos chimu'lerl/.oil several of the preced
ing ones It is already longer drawn out.
It
The Alabama legislature has parsed
an net requiring the United States tlag
to bo hoisted over every school house
iu the BtutuThinexample of patriot
ism should liulmro Ooloni'l liufns Cobb
to let bygones bo" bygones and come
back Into the union.
The report of the condition of Iowa
savings banks cannot but bi > gratifying
to tins people of that state. Since
October I flip deposits have Increased
S'.GO OOO and fur the year J8SIS the In on
crease \van over $1',000,000 , Hanks of
this claims , iiuw h"d ) ifllJ.OUO.HU of thu up
savings of Iowa people. Ing
It
thu
It has come to n pretty pass when No-
AVlll
brasku congres.tiiHeii gej up In tlio IIOUKO
nnd opnjWti thu ciwctiheut of bills p-
proprlatiug- money for Nebraska public
buildings , Tlic people of. Nebraska are
not litinkcflujf 'for u repetition of the
pcrformanco f'Kein'In ' connection with be
the Transinlstdsslppl Exposition bill.
And npw'wo arc. told that ihore Is a
ques on whutlicir Juo police Jurtgu of
OiutUia Is a statei otllcer or a municipal
otllcer. If he Is a state ofllccr , and thus the
exempt from the limitations put-by the ou
charter oncity olllclult * , wo suggest
that lie apply io the state treasury for
his Hillary the sumo as other state otll- the
CITS , That would dejermluc the ques
tion , if there is uny , In u jiffy , tlio
AMKHlt .1X WE1.V.IHR I'l/JST ,
The first and hlghe.st duty ol n govern
nifiit Is to I'oiMcrvu and promote the in
terests nnd welfares of Its own pe-oplc.
It was wild on the floor of tlio Huiinto
during tltt ( U'lmtc ou the- pence treaty :
"It In the Aincrlcnn people who have got
the first mortgage iiiwn our diligent in
tention and loyalty to ttielr luttrcsts , to
j their constitution , to their principle's ' ; It
Is the American people who have got thu
preferred In any thing that we may < leer
or project concerning olir national poi-
Ity.Vo \ may have tioiiie obligations to
others. They are secondary. " Thu pro-
prwed aiMitilsltlou and permanent oevti-
itiation l y the United States of tne P hit-
jlpplne Islands Is not nereHsnry to the
security and promotion of American In
terests Iu that quarter of thu world and
iu extinguishing Spanish sovereignly
there we assumed no responsibility or
obligation that requires or JustlllcH such
u jwllcy.
AVe should have no political Interests
In the fur east. Our. commercial Inte'r-
osts there arc not threatened nnd are
not likely t be. ' So far as the trade of
the Philippines is con eel null It Is not
likely ever to be very much larger than
It has been , but whatever the Increase
It will probably bo shared by the com
mercial nations in about the proportions
they have shared thta trade , so that the
Fulled State's would get a very small
pnrt of It. ill Is to bis. borne hi mind
that we propose not to give our own
products any advantage In the I'lilt-
Ijiplne market. They will be placed , so
far as tariff regulations arc concerned ,
upon an equal footing with the products
of other countries and this so-called
open door policy will lune to bo main-
tallied. Once having adopted it wo shall
have to permanently adhere to It , 1C we
retain possession of the Philippines.
But It Is urged that we must hold the
Philippines In order to protect pur Inter
ests hi China. This Is specious. There
Is uo danger , near or remote : , to our In-
terests In China and If tneru were our
possession of n uuvitl station simply hi
the Philippines Would enable us to pro
tect those interests as fully nod effect
ively as If we held the entire archipelago.
No European country Is now seeking
more territory In China and there is the
authority of r/ord Salisbury that Ureut
Britain Is hostile to the Aismemhcrmcnt
of that empire. In this pa-sltlou she
will have the moral support of" the
United Status. Neither Uussla nor Ger
many , it Is safe to say , lias any desire .
to acquire more Chinese territory. While (
this condition lasts and It will probably
continue many years there will be no ,
Interference with American commercial |
Interests In China. There Is no force ,
therefore , in the proposition that we
must permanently hold the Philippines
for the safeguarding- our Interests In
China. They are secure and will remain
so ns long as Great Britain und the
United Statnes agree to stand together
for the protection of common Interests In
that quarter of the world.
As to our duty to extend civilization ,
that also iinwt be measured by our duty
to ourselves. How great a sacrifice are .
the American people prepared to make
Iu order to civilize' , If that be p&sslble ,
the numerous races sonic savage ) , some
semi-savage ' of the ? Philippine islands ?
The'y do not ask our civilization , ' but on
the contrary arc In ai'ms7 fo 'resilst any
attempt to Impose It upon them. They
iisic .to be purmlttesd to ivork. out their
own destiny. Shall we force our civ
ilization upon them Jit the cannon's
mouth , at the cost of thousands of Uvea
and the expenditure of tens of millions
of dollars ? "Would this be In accord
with the spirit of civilization ? On Uio
contrary , Is It not distinctly hostile to
that spirit , as well as to the principles'
of freedom nnel liberty which the Ameri
can people represent nnd cherish V Ex
tension of civilization Is the wish of nil
enlightened men , but its accomplish
ment should bo by peaceful ways and
not by the sword.
The welfare of the American people
will not be conserved by the acuuteltion
of territory thousands of mlleis distant
and by forcing our rule upon an un
willing people.
TUB IIUUSK GAiV.lt 1HL.L , L
Len
The Nicaragua canal bill agreed on by
the house committee on commerce and
which Will be ivported as a substitute | , ,
for tlio measure passed by the senate ,
has the merit of simplicity in compar-
Ison with what Is known as the Morgan
bill. It provide * that thu president .iliall . ]
secure concessions from Nicaragua ami
Costa Him to build , maintain and for (
tify the canal ; Unit the wurlc ot con-
structlon shall be carrleelon by the War ) sj ,
department ; that the San Juan river and "
the lake shall form part of the con- . ,
titrtictlon and that ? 115,000,000 , Is up- ,
proprlatcd to be drawn on'thu warrant „
the president for the work. It pro-
j
vldes for government ownership nnd
control of the canal. It differs from the co
tscnatc bill In the Important respect that
gives the president less latitude of : ic-
tlon in the matter of negotiations , thu
t )
measure that passed tlio senate giving
| U
other tiiiial franchise which may be ru
jjo
available uliould thu Nicaragua project
jc
prove to ho Impracticable or should such , , ,
other rights or routes be shown to be .
preferable. It also differs from thu senate -
ate bill In ignoring thu 31nrltlmu Canal
,0) ,
company ,
It is probable Unit thu house will pass
the bill reported from Ita committee
commerce and that , a conference the
committee ) will agree ) on a measure made I
of both bills. Although the remain-11' '
time of the present session l.s short ?
Iu the expectation that legislation for s"
construction , of an Isthmian canal
be passed. 18i
do
yei
TI1K SAUO.IN HtTUATlOX.
poi
Latest advices from Samoa seem to COI
leave no doubt where thu blame should on
placed for the recent troubles on those
islands. The attitude of our consul , half
Chief Justice Chambers and the British cent
consul seems to have been scrupulously
correct und iu perfect accord wltl ) the
treaty of Berlin. The German consul and
president of the municipal council
thu other hand early In the campaign
placed themselves in the position of
fomenters of rebellion and later became
allies of thu rebel chief .Mvitiuitii. the
This Is all the more remarkable slncu
ground upon wblch Justice Cham-
bcrs declared Mntnafa Ineligible ( n the
throi'e wan originally agreed to ex-
ns a e-oncossion to Uermaliy.
] I > r the formulation of tlio treaty It
appears ; that England nnd this country
i reached the conclusion that anyone.1
possessing the qiialHIcatloiiH of an elector
should bu eligible to the kingship of ( ho
Island , Because I'rliu-o ItUmare-k
wished to bar 31 a I unfa for the' reason
that he hnd mutilated Ucrmab
sailors f hi In in battle , an express reser
vation to that effect was incorporated
Into the LMivoutlon.
Such being tlio case , It places the ( Jer-
man nuthorUles In the position of ulmm-
plotting thu cause of thu very man that
the treaty precludes from the throne
nnd of reporting to questionable mctii-
ods to defeat and nullify a judgment
not only In nce-ord with the law as Ger
many hud Insisted em having it hut
which under thu circumstances wan the
only decision that coiiul have ) been ren
dered.
< "rom thu very ilngraney of the viola-
tlons commlttud by the German repre
sentatives it-solution of the dllllcultics
Is made easier. That the German gov
ernment will disavow thu unlawful ami
unfriendly acts of Its consul may bo
predicted with certainty and the only
concern that we may feel over the mat
ter Is how best to relinquish our Inter
est In the troublesome guardianship.
n'AXTKD-A JKOlSLA.TirK FUKMVbA. [
Old-time legislators must bo delighted
over the re-appenrance tit ijlncoln , encrusted -
crusted with the molel of years of legis
lative gamut-running , of the chronic bill
to regulate the manufacture and salo'of
proprietary medicines by requiring ,
under heavy penalties , the printing of
the formula upon every bottle or pack
age < of patent medicinal concoctions of
fered to long-suffering humanity elotnl-
clled In Nebraska. While the real pur- '
pose Is doubtless to promote the pros
perity ] of the doctors nnei enhance the
revenues of prescription druggists by |
driving out nil proprietary medicines
whose owners do not care to elonato val
uable trade secrets to their competitors ,
to what extent the public would benullt
by such legislation is not disclosed to the
naked eye. '
milV , _ . . _ .
When the vender of cough syrup or .i
face powder Is required by law to lubel
every package with a sworn statement
or Its precise Ingredients we may expect
other wholesome legislation aiming iu
the same direction. With equal force of
argument : , every bunch of chewing gum
would have to contain printed lustrucT
tlons telling the purchaser just what
to do to Imitate It. Every tlagon
of whisky or bottle of beer should
likewise carry Information mat will
foster and stimulate the Installa
tion ; of home breweries nnd Illicit fitllls
In conjunction with every hearth and
tlrciilacc iu the state. Every bakery
,
that ( sells pies "like mother used to
make ] them" should be forced to add a
certified recipe by which the truthful
ness ) ! could be verllled by culinary experi
ments , and every box of candles pre
sented by an admiring suitor should be
accompanied with a diagram explaining
how to make them at home equally as
delicious nnd at half the price.
It is plain , that the posibiHtSea of
restrictive legislation are illimitable. If
the legislature wants to launch itself
Into this field , It should at once suspend
all ether labors and devote the remain-
del of the session exclusively to the 1 I °
formula and prescription business.
THE ai'ENMil' KESULUTIOX ,
The \ resolution of Senator McUuery of
Louisiana , which Is on the calendar of
the senate and which It was understood
me of the republicans had agreed to
support after the ratification of the
treaty of peace , would , If passed , un
doubtedly have a conciliatory effect upon
tin Filipinos. It declares It to
be the purpose of the United.
States not to maicc the Filipinos
pines citizens oC this country or
to permanently annex Ihfc Islands to the
territory of the United States , but , on
the contrary , it I , ? the Intention of this
government ' to etstabllsh In the I'hlllp-
plm.-s n government suitable for the na
tives , to prepare the'in for local self-gov
ernment and in time to dispose of the
Islands ; In such a way ns will best pro-j
m the Interests of the United States
an of the FUlulnos.
It ! i * In effect a promise and assur
ance of Independence to the people or
the ) ( Philippines , who- would remain under
derthe | control and protection of thu
United States only until they should
show fitness for Independence and self-
,
government. It is not so explicit as the
pledge | given to the Cubans , but we have
. .
no , doubt that If some such declaration of
hud , been adopted by congress ten days , . .
ago thu existing hostilities would not
have taken place and we are equally ,
conlldent , ' that if our government should op
now give this assurance to the Filipinos opme
they would accept It In good faith and
restore order , As wo understand It re
.
thosu ( people do not object to our counsel ini
and ] protection , but to our ircrmanunt B8
rule , Thu adoption of the resolution Is , 1st
however , Improbable , because the jwl-
Icy , seems to be to "whip to death" tlio eh
Filipinos { as a western senator declared Bll
Wt
should bu done If they did not quietly Kt
accept our authority nnd not to at Jm
tempt ) tj conciliate them. re-
rewt
wt
an
Mexico seems also to bo sharing In
general revival of trade that Imn
characterized ' the last year. Its Im
ports show only a gain over 1KU7 of
1,000 ! , < HK ) , while its exports during the
Kiuno period Increased $8,000,000. Con-
slderlng the fact that its Imports in
1800 showed an Increase of more than
double what they were for the last
year , while for the same period the ex
ports showed little , if nny , Increase ,
commercial progress for 1SU7 seems not | sri
only gratifying , but promising. Of Its or
Imports Mexico receives more than one-
from this country and sell 70 per tbo
of Its exports to us. Its In
creased foreign trade , therefore , would
seem to be Indebted largely to American t the
prosperity.
\ orado
The recent lire in ono of the public
school buildings should be admonition .
against llretran construction of any of | week duty |
proposed new school building * ; , No tories
community can bo justified in this ad
vanced stage of civilization in exposing
the 1lv.cs of helpless school children to
the dangers of it holocaust.
\VorU of the HoortneU.
ChlcftRO Record ,
/\guln ld mny be a nUtwmun , but almost
an/ American politician could give him
| ioln"i3rs on the artistic use ot the roorback
* s a , tneang ol swaying political opinion at
. . ,
the eleventh houi1.
Itnprcfinldiia oil tile
Pioneer Press.
The Omahn Uce say * ; "It turns out that
the painting presented to the public library
thnt disappeared was ot the impressionist
school. " We beg to present our Blncoro concdi
dolcnces to Omnhn on the disappearance ot
Its public library.
SluitturliiK Hliixlnn * ,
. Unltlmoro Amorlcah.
Thcro U no cessation In the Iconoclnstlc
| work of shattering long-cherished Illusions.
Ono expert now declares ithat the grip Is
ionll > - nothing more thhn old-fVuhloncd In-
tiiicnza , and another asicrts that whisky
Aggravates the danger of stinlte bites. All
beauty Is being stripped Mom life by this
' cold-blooilcd expert testimony ,
\Vlld TutU ot InilH-rliilUM.
Atlanta Journal ,
To hear .some of the expansionists talk
and rave one would suppose that the safety
, nnd glory ot our country depend upon our
subjugation ! of a. seml-savago people 30,000
mllca from the seat of cur government ; that
the pillars of our constitution lind been re
moved from -their original setting an * stuck
In the mud of Uip Philippine Islands ,
llnnlc Aitt-'iitx mill SiMiool llonrdH.
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Several members oC the Omaha school
board : have been acquitted ot a clmrgo that
they corruptly awarded a book contract tea
n publishing I company. Tlio Incident Is ono
of the results ot the campaign methods ot
the school book publishers. School boards
should warn publishers to liccp agents out
after they have submitted n book , aa was
done In one Instnncc 'by ' the old Milwaukee
school board with good results , It would
have been better for the reputation ol the
old board If it had done this In every la-
stance. ,
I
Cmitriullclorj- Promoter * .
I'hlladelahia Record.
So far from owing anything to bounties
the American merchant fleet exists In splto
of an Illiberal and obstructive legislative
policy. But sorao ot tbo bounty mongers arc
opposed to the repeal of the navigation laws
on the plea , that American owners of for
eign built ships would not put them under
'tho country's flag. The others say that the
repeal of the navigation laws would be fol
lowed by tha saleoC all the old European
hulks to American purchasers and by the
ruin ot American shipbuilders , The bounty
mongers : can attempt to reconcile these con
tradictions at their leisure.
llurkii'n I'roiiliutle > riilnjc.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
In his speech nt 'the ' trial ot AVarren
Hastings , Edmund Durko hnd this to eay
ot the right of conquest : "The" tltlo of
conquest makes no difference at all. No
conquest can. give right , for conquest , that
Is force , cannot convert Us own Injustice
Into a just tltlo by which It may rule others
at Its pleasure. " No sophistry can over
come .this plain proposition of righteousness.
It Is affirmed in the- conscience of every
man. And If this country Is to escape the
ruin wflilch overtakes wrongdoers It must
test Us policy by the standards ot right.
This Is .the essential principle o true Ameri
can : policy.
Timely Admonition.
1'hlln.delahla Record.
"Imperialism brings with It militarism , "
snli Mr. John Morley In his recent valedic
tory ; speech to the. ' Scotch liberals , "and
militarism means 'the ; profusion oC the tax
payer's money evqrawhero except in the
taxpayer's own horaq. " This admonition
might ( be taken .to-jieart . by American as
well ! as by British , expansionists and Us
sobering effects might bo as beneficial In
ono country as in the other , It Is only
too apparent that words of soberness are
wasted In the present Intoxicated state of
the public mind ; rhetorical tropes well
larded \ylth phrases about our "destiny"
and the "march qf empire" are better
suited to the prevailing taste. Sooner or
later the truth of Mr. Morlcy's homely re
mark will "bo recognized , 'but not without
ruefulness and regret ,
GfiVKriiinoii't ! > > ' Injunction.
Springfield Republican.
If the action of a district Judge at Omahav
U
Neb. , Is upheld a severe blow will have
been dealt to the system by which local
option on the liquor question Is secured lit
that state. In many towns and villages In
Nebraska the Issue nt every municipal elec
tion IB the question of license or no license ,
which Is determined by the election of ex
cise boards committed { or or against the
Issue of liquor licenses. The district judge In
l8stod | a peremptory writ of mandamus
ordering the Omaha police board , In whom
the excise function is bested , to grant n
license to sell liquor to an applicant who
had . ( been denied -by the board and also an
Injunction restraining the city authorities
from Interfering with the lawless ealc of
liquor without n license. Hero l govern *
meat by Injunction turned to curloua ends ,
VICTOI1V.
The Triumph of CIH/.i-n Snlillcm In
tlic SiiltnrliN of Mniilln ,
St.'Louis Republic.
The American volunteer has certainly *
made a most Impresslvo bow In our now ?
theater In the far cast. With Me- exception
'tho ' Fourteenth Ipfnnlry and the Sixth
artillery , the regulars were not engaged In
the battle which raged around Manila Sat
urday night and Sunday. It was fought nnd
won by volunteers In a manner which will
open tbo oycs of Europe and Asia to the real
merits or the American soldier.
of
In j al { her lonx years of contention with
Ho
rebellious Islanders Spain 'has ' never foustt ,
much Icsa gained , so signal a. battle. Bug- .
land herself his not made her presence felt .IC
quickly nor as effectively In the new
lands which eho has overrun. More than
let years of campaigning and -preparation
elapsed between Chinese Cordon's fall and
Blrdar Kitchener's rise , and the troops
vv'hlC'h ' ' slow and routed the dervlabes at
Khartoum -were Uio flower cf British armies
Inured to the liardshlps of tropical life and
re-enforced by a multitude of native allies
who fought the fanatics In their own way
and with their own weapons.
The performances of the American volun
teer troops in the Philippines are extraordi
nary , measured by any standard or any
precedent. The attack of the hostile nn- fora
tlvofiwas eudilcn , 1C not unexpected , More
than half the Filipinos were armed with of
Mauser or Remington rifles. Intrenched in
defensible redoubts ami trained In past
conflicts with the armies of Spain , There
tary
Beonu to have been no lack of ammunition ,
among the riflemen of Luzon , for the official
dispatches relate that the "Insurgents fired his
great quantities of cartridge * . " There was .
neither hesitation nor doubt In the conduct _
the Americans , and the brief reports of Of
General Otis and Admiral Dowcy note
eoldlcrly demeanor of .the volunteers ,
Tbo west Is doubly proud of 'the achieve pul
ments of pur army in the Philippines. With Last
exception of Pennsylvania , every volun- Ea
erreglment _ engaged halls from a western but
sUtcT _ California , Washington , Idaho , Col Lo
, Nebraska , South Dakota and Montana Tbo
were represented , The Huts of dead and J.
J.the
wounded prove that every regiment did Its the
! ' The chapter enacted ut Manila this was
U a worthy ( supplement 1o tbo vic : adl
of our splcllers and Bailers and n the
crowning vindication oC the American 'The
cltlzYn-sodIert ! 900.
UATHMI'ATIOY OP TIIU THBA.TV.
Chicago Hccord : Apart from Immediate
questions or future policy , the whole nation
ought to feel gratified nt the historic event
which formally sets the eenl on the pence
treaty and brings the war officially to an
end , Tlio ratification of the treaty was
merely n formality , but It fixes tlio data at
;
T\hlch tbo episode Is closed.
St. Louis Republic : Spain cedes the Phil
ippines. Wo take them for the present.
And wo tnko them with blood flowing In the
outsklrtH of > .Manlln , nn omen whtMi ivlll
nol liitnse the spirit of rejoicing Into the
American nation. We thought that wo were
educated out of the barbarous lust of bat
tic Wo still think that America hns n bet
ter use for men. revenues nnd energy than
In winning barren triumphs over foolish and
Inzy savages ,
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : U Is the purpose -
pose of tlio Americans to plvo the Filipinos
such n measure of homo rule as their needs
and capabilities suggest , nnd this will coma
as soon as they show that they tun use
this power with safety to the Interests of
the United States nnd of themselves. In
the meantime the United States will extend
Its authority nil over the nrchlpelago , and
If further resistance be offered It will ba
put down vlth a firm hand.
Chlcago Tribune : The United States will
proceed to govern the Philippines ns 12 tig -
Innd lias been governing Egypt for
many years , nnd Is going to
keep on doing for many years
to come. Just English governmcrft
has been the salvation of the Egyptians , so
will Just American government bo tlic salva
tion of the Filipinos. This nation will care
for them , teach them , and seek to lend them
up to that point where they will bo capable
of self-government. That day may ho slow
In coming , but until It cornea the United
States will rule the Philippines.
Buffalo Express : Nothing le more clear
than that tlio vote for ratification Is not an
Indorsement , of imperialism. Mason , Per
kins , Clay , McEncry , McLnurln nnd Sulli
van , all pronounced antl-lmperlallsts , voted
affirmatively. Any two ot them would have
been nulo to defeat the treaty If they had op
posed It. In addition there can bo counted
among the affirmative senators n number
who , while they have from the first beau
urging the ratification of tlio treaty , have
been asserting earnestly their belief In the
full application of the principles of the Dec
laration of Independence to these Islands.
The ratification of the treaty , therefore , Is
duo to those who believed thnt It should be
considered separately from the question of
imperialism. These men had the right view.
Baltimore American : When the Philip- I 1
pines have become the property of the
United States , whatever Is done must bo
done by congress Itself , with or without the
approval of the president , and every mem
ber of congress will have ns much to say
with regard to this policy as with regard tr
the army bill or nny measure > vlth which
the constitution entrusts that body. There
Is no policy provided In or foreshadowed , V ?
the treaty of Paris. So far ns the Philip
pines arc concerned , It Is a simple cession
of territory , and this was the only possible
way out ot one of the most embarrassing
dilemmas which ever confronted a govern
ment. Whether the Philippines are to be
converted Into colonies or Into an Independ
ent republic , under the protection of the
United States , Is a matter for congress to
determtuo.
Chicago Chronicle : The ratification of the a
treaty was Important only na clearing the
way for the settlement of the real Issue
the annexation of the Philippine archipelago a
without the consent of Its Inhabitants. And
lhat issue. It may ns well bo conceded , has
been settled In the affirmative by the begin
ning of hostilities around Manila. Hlght ,
reason , logic , equity nro powerless when
brought face to face with the fact that Amer-
slaln by men ot another race. It Is Idle
to ignore every precedent In history. We
shall fight and subjugate the Klliplnos ,
though this country be drained of blood and
treasure to accomplish It. That is the hu
man nature ot It. We remembered the
Maine. Wo will.remember Manila.
Detroit Free Press : There Is a great body
ot thoughtful and devoted citizens who re
gard the toleration of the treaty , unmodi
fied or unattended by a qualifying resolu
tion , as a public misfortune , exceeding in It
seriousness the prolongation of the nominal
state of war between the United States and
Bpaln. Well for the country nnd well for
Uio administration If the development of the
hresldent'a policy proves-the fears ot n
plunge Into Imperialism to be unfounded ; but
must bo confessed that the refusal of the
president or his friends In the senate to per
mit the adoption of any amendment or reso
lution calculated to avert the perils and burdens -
dons of Asiatic annexation , does not give
much assurance to the opponents of expan
sion. They must rely upon the educative
influence of tha powerful speeches delivered ode
the senate , upon the persistent presenta
tion of the question In the press and on the
platform , and upon the lessons conveyed by
actual experience In governing distant pos
sessions , to furnish the corrective agencies
that will bring the country back to its true and
bearings , it the administration persists In unn
Us policy of territorial aggression. loci
l'KH.SO.\AI , A.\D UT1I13IIWISI3. j any
talr
Secretary of the Navy Long Is In favor of of
female euffrago ,
Two sons trusts are belnc formed , one
With $20,000,000 capital , the other with Inm
100,000,000 , thci
Walter Wcllman writes that ho is In cold
storage for the winter Just D04 miles from ilrh
the north pole , vlsl .
rp.
There Is n fresh bond of oympnthy between Tbo
Boston nnd Santiago. Municipal salaries c'
have been out in both places. the
All
Senator-elect Quarles of Wisconsin Is one
the truest sportsmen in the northwest.
has been nblo to handle a gun since ho
wn 10 years old , Ho also la one of the most
persistent , of men.
Congressman Hepburn of lofrn Is the
avowed foe of river and harbor bills nnd
every session makes what has been Jokingly
referred to as his "annual speech" against
that claw of legislation.
Records are being broken dally. Fifty-
seven hours by mil and steamer from
Havana to New York lu ono instance and mo'
another Is fifty-four days from Now York to
do
Manila , tbo performance of the cruiser
Buffalo.
The production of American pig Iron was that
large last year , beyond all precedent ; yet
probably there never has been a year bo-
when BO many small plants , that a
were formerly prosperous , had to go out
business.
Though 90 yenra of age , "Uncle Dick" enced
Thompson of Tcrre Haute , Ind. , once secretary
of the navy and long time a con
gressman , Is still wonderfully bale , though
form Is slightly bent , Mr. Thompson teen
served . in congress with John Qulncy Adams , abate
with Lincoln , Webster , Calhoun and Clay. In
recent yeara bo has become on inveterate the
emokcr.
Some time ago the Loulsvlllo Commercial was .
published an article headed : "Foilml at of
and
! Tbo Search for the Meanest Man on [
wor
Earth : Haa Dccn Duslly Prosecuted for Yearn ,
fa in
I Claim the Proud Distinction of Having tainly
Located Him , Ho Llvea at Owensboro. "
paper was thereupon sued for libel by
II , Tennolly of Owensboro , Ky. , who , al
though ho was not named , asserted that he and
tbo man referred to , The Commercial of
-admitted this and attempted to prove that guard
statement concerning Tcnnelly was true , the
latter has just obtained Judgment for of
.
iciHio j or TIII- : AVAIL
The most nntlccnblo feature of the Amer
ican Soldier , n weekly publication at Manila ,
Is a tone of congratulation running through
IU announcement * of eoldlors muttered out
for home , It Illustrates the universal de
sire of the troops to return to "nod's coun
try. " It this homo feeling wits not too gen
eral to bo Ignored , the publication would
bo likely , ns n policy , to pay no attention
to It. American occupation furnishes Its
current life , nnd the more numerous the
occupation tha stronger the current of the
wherewith to Its till , Copies of the - publication
cation for December 6 , 12 and 1 ! , received
nt The BRO ofllcp , show that It sympathizes
with hopes of the troops , and Is not nt all
nnthuRlastlc over the policy of annexation
or of making the Filipino a full-nedgod
American citizen. It reports the disability
board Is the * must sought for branch of the
army of occupation. This board examines
soldiers seeking discharge from the ecrvlcc.
It Is the busiest 'body In Manlln. "U Is nt
work day and night. Ail average of fifty
men per day line up before the board and
each ono tries to prove that Manila Is the
place ho ought to bo out of. The chief dls-
case Is homesickness , pure and simple , " I in
ferring to the discharge of some membera
ot the ' Nebraska First nnd the Astor battery ,
It says : "These lucky boys nro the happiest
nud most envied In the camp. " ,
As n sample nf ono of the chimbs ot camp
life the American Soldier relates this snake
story : "In posting his relief the other
morning Corporal Walker , Company M ,
cnmo upon n largo snake of the constrictor |
npcclcs In front of the officers' quarters on
Calle de Pnlaclo. Surprise wag mutual. No .
command was given , but the relief was In
stantaneously deployed a * skirmishers ami I
then scnrccly In time to avoid the vicious
strokes of Uror Snake , who would strlho nt
a distance of six and eight feet , However ,
these Islands nra ours , and the enemy went
where the good snakes go.
'Ills trail was traced back to the ruins of
the old church , near by , and led straight to
the entrance of the olilcoro1 quarters. Had
ho not been stopped by the guard. It Is pos
sible that some overworked officer might
have had real ones as he lay In his chamber
above enjoying the sleep of the Innocent.
On being measured the snake wns found ( o
bo 0 feet 7 Inches long , and 10 Inches .
around In largest part , with fangs llko a' '
panther. "
A throe-column story Is told of the pros
pecting tour of nlno Minnesota soldiers Into
the adjacent mountains In search of gold or
other precious metals. The party pros
pected San Juan and Monte Blanc mountains
tain , fifty miles distant from the American
line . They found an abundance of Indications
tlon in the sliairow mountain streams and
brought many samples back to camp , but
the Insurgents would not permit them to
prospect thoroughly where the signs Indicated
catc rich diggings. The Negritos Inhabit
ing that section of Luzon they found to bo
savages , but morally and physically superior
to tbo Filipinos. "They are a handsome
race and the women ns a general thing nro
exceedingly pretty. They do not understand
the- use of firearms ; their weapons still re
main the primitive bow , arrow and spear.
Disease Is not so common among them as
with the Filipinos. However , their medic
inal facilities arc miserable.
"While ascending ono of the mountain
streams In search of gold the boys discovered
great cavern opening out of a mountain
side. It extended far back Into the heart of
the mountain , which was nothing more than
ledge of pure marble. At some early date
marble bad been mined about the mouth of
the cave , for all signs of such action were
apparent. The latest date scratched on the
rock was 1850. The native guldo told the
boys that all the marble used In the interior
furnishing of the great churches of Manila
was mined about this cave and floated down
the mountain river to the Paslg , thence by
the latter stream to Manila.
"The weather during the day In the moun
tain country Is extremely hot , but at night
time it grows qulto cool , so that the ad
venturers found their blankets quite a neces
slty There were no mosquitoes to 'bother '
them : , however , nnd the air was delightfully
fresh , healthy and cool. "
One of the horrors of Manila Is the leper
hospital the sepulchre of the living dead.
Is I located In the northern auburbs of the
clt > . The buildings and grounds are situated
ptec In the vicinity of some of the grandest
scenery ! of the Philippines. To the south
lays the busy , noisy city with Its strange
army of buildings looming up in the dis
tance. Off to the north and cast tbo : distant
mountains rest enshrouded In n cloud of mist
and away In the west stretches the placid
bay with Corrlgedor and kindred Islands
standing boldly out against tlio sky. In the
Immediate neighborhood of the grounds every
cry species of tropical plant beautifies the
earth. All is green ; all Is fragrant with the
odors of the forest. Nature seems to put
forth her best efforts In making the sur
roundings of the Invalids within the gloomy
walls pleasing nnd delightful. A sad contrast
troi , Indeed , it must bo to those poor
wretches to view all of earth'a loveliness
bo conscious of the fact that they are
unable to partake of Its sweetness. Securely I
locked up in their retreat they get no message - '
sago from the outer world nor do they ecnd
out to burden their fellows.
The space enclosed by the stone wall con
tains about twenty acres of land , and most
this I IB used In raising agricultural products
UCti for the use of the lepers , As only natives
tlvc allllctod with this dreadful disease are
Inmates of the hospital the unfortunates
themselves have to do the work. The atruc-
tun is entered by means of a long narrow
drlva which lends Into an open court , where
visitors are permitted to fasten their horses ,
" building proper la composed of a main
edifice and two wings built respectively for
male and female Inmates of the asylum.
of the rooms are airy and neat , Every
thing la kept scrupulously clean , oven to the
hard wood floor , which shines llko polished
marble.
At present the hospital contains about 300
patients and the number Is Increasing dall/t
CA.VTUIS.V AM ) 1)I2A1JK.\M. .
AliollililiiK' tilt' Kiiriiirr mill I'riiiiiol-
inu ( li < < I.ntlrr.
_ Wnshlnston I'o.it ,
Our friends of the temperance unions and
moral societies , especially those which are
working upon the United States soldier , will
well to postpone their Jubilations over the
clause In the army bill which abolishes the
barracks canteen until they are finite sure
the legislation biw accomplished some
substantial good.
It may not bo generally known , but It Is
fact , nevertheless , that tha canteen wti *
originally regarded as n reform Itself ,
Prevlouoly , our army ofllcors had experi
the onost discouraging obstacles to
discipline In 'the low cllves and groggerle-s
established by unscrupulous rum-sellers just
oulnldu tbo military reservation , The can
was , as a matter of fact , Intended to
the mischief and the crime Involved
the old system. The Idea was to provide rid
men with a comfortable resort , con
venient to their quarters , where extortion
impossible , and under the regulations
which they could obtain any reasonable
proper atleractlon. That tbo plan
worked successfully , every array officer
fumlllur with Us history will attest , Cer
It had thu effect of breaking up the
yfclous deadfalls of the pant. Certainly It
enabled the government to control the dU-
peneatlon of alcoholic llijuors of all kinds ;
It Ix tmsceptlblo of proof that the morale
tha men was Instantly Improved and the
house record perceptibly altered for
better. We venture to nay that nlno out
every ten army officers who have had ex-
perlenco in this connection will certify to
the goo-1 Influence * of the cnnteen. No
doubt It would be bettor If thin world wcr <
so arranged lhat nobody In It would ovcf
want to lo a foolish or a harmful thing.
The question If , whether our peed T > fopl
had better take human 11 at tire AH they find
It , and ecck to ameliorate rather than to
exterminate the wcnkntases of mortality.
The canteen Is open nnd above board.
Tbo nim-shnck on the mitsldp Is hidden
nnd trnlthy. The guard house reports will
tell the story. Wo shall know from the
officers ot the nrmy , when they nro he.if.l
from , whether thi * morality has won n real
triumph In this bill or has merely obtained
the privilege of sitting at n bnnuccldo
banquet of Infatuation.
LAtKilll.Ml CAS. v
ChlrnRo Tribune : "So she doesn't sliiR In
thnt choir liny morcV"
"Ne > , slio was getting inora encores than
the minister. "
tndlnnnpnlltt Journal : "Alas ! " exclaimed
the heathen warrior. r H the Christian sol-
illor's lutyoliel jniulo lt > reappearance uloiiR-
iildo his spine , " 1 nin sorely pushed ! "
Hccord : "Have you looked nil
tiP windows , Clara ? "
"No , I Imven't. 1 wouldn't lock out oven
n burglar on such a. cold night ns this , "
Detroit Free Press : "Size. Is diminished
by dUliincc. "
"I don't know ! some nf our nrmy olllccrs
looked lilKKvr In Cuba than they havu wines
they vntno home. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Don't you think
Jlr. > Hurrer Is awfully -witty ? "
"t hmln't noticed It. "
"How funny ! WhI think lie works hl
mouth the wittiest 1 ever saw. "
WnshliiKton Stan "I wonder , " said th
innu whost > language Is more torso than
elegant , "If AKiilnaldo'n behavior Is nol
caused bv n swelled head. "
"No , " answered the friend who nltvayi
ifiiMpeets people' * ! motives ; "I am Inclined ta
think It is merely a swelled pocket book. "
Chlcnco Tribune : "All I Insist on , " fald
tlio It'Kislntor from Sweet Potato county ,
"Is my rlKhts ! "
"Well , " enutlouxly asked the 'Watchdog ol
the State Treasury , "which tlo you claim
us your right your inllenso or your roJl-
wiiy passes1 ? "
"Both ! " roared the Sweet Potato states
man.
Plttsburfr Chronicle : "I wonder why an
attempt Is being madeto canonize- Joan
of Arc , " said Jlrs. Frankstown.
"She WHS n big gun , " explained Mr.
Franltstown.
Somervllle Journal : Only a cald-Moudfd
punster , seelnp a niun In wcnlnc dress
thrust n handkerchief between his wulst-
coat and his shirt bosom , would suggest that
the full-dre-ssed gentleman was nursing a
wiper In his bosom ,
Indianapolis Journal : "Legislative dead
locks. " said the Cornfetl Philosopher ,
"may bo burning disgrace * , subversive of
our boasted Institutions , but It should be
remembered thnt while they arc deadlock
ing they are not making nny moro fool
laws. '
Bomcrvlllo Journal "In "
: my Judgment ,
Mr. Waggles , "thnt young man has a.
great future before him. "
"Ha couldn't very well have it behind
him , could heV" asked Mrs , Waggles
coldly.
I'lINN tllC COVCTK.
Salt Lake Tribune.
Th ? doctor men nro cha.sInR ,
The microbes near and fur. V
They all arc bent on placing ,
The crawlers In a Jar.
Hut they've overlooked u matter
An important little worm.
That Is wont to widely scatter ;
It's
the
cold
feet
germ.
AI.ICK HITS Till : iri'UIGIIT.
RInncu3olls ! Journal.
When Alice hits theupright. . I put my book
away ,
And get a looking-glass niul watch my
raven locks turn gray ;
Llko plummet In the ocean my buoyant
spirits full ,
When Alien hits the upright , In the flat
across the hall.
WJion Allco hits. the , upright , the golden
sunshine ; dies , ' " ' " - ' > " ' ' *
Ami clouds of gray , swift-rolling , blot out
Ine azure skies ;
MUte nature stands and shivers as though
In awful fear ,
Of Homo great cataclysm that Is swiftly
drawlnt ; near.
When Alice hits the upright , the birds no
longer sing ,
But tuck their little noses deep underneath
their wlnjr
They can bear the crash of thunder they
arn not afraid of that.
But they can't stand for th ? discords that
come welling from that lint.
When Allco hits the upright , the dogs begin
to howl ,
With curving spinal column tha cats In
horror yeowl ;
And the baby In the cradle sets up a. lusty
Hauall ,
When Allco lilts the upright In the flat
across tlu > hall.
When Alice hits the upright , I don my
overcoat ,
And out upon the blackness of the wintry
nluht I lloat :
Then I wnndpr round the city , like an old-
tlmo prodigal ,
When Allen hits the upright In the flat
across the hall.
When Allco hits the. upright , I feel my
senses fall ,
My brpath grows hard und gasping , my
cheeks turn ashy pule ;
And I pruy that Death will take mo to that
fair eternal home ,
Where Allen and her upright can never ,
never come.
WHY SHIVER ?
When you can own one
of our fine
Overcoats
or Ulsters
for $7.50 , $1O
and $12.00
This last winter month
we are offering "big
bargains" in all our
winter weight overcoats
and suits got to get
of them to make
room for our new
spring goods.
Better take advan
tage of these prices.