THE OMAHA PAILAT BEE ; MONDAY , FElttlUATlY 13 , 1809.
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Evening and Sunday Bee , printed durlnR
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81st day of January , IBM.
( Bcal. ) II. I. PLUMB , Notary Public.
Twenty-one bnllota Iti the senatorial
toombnriliucnt without nuy breach In tlie
ramparts.
Unless nil signs fall , Ncumskn's new
United States senator will DD named
the last of. this week.
Another largo ciUtlon of the thanks
of congress Is again due , this time for
the successful warriors at Manila.
Chicago newspapers arc already printIng -
Ing election notices simply na a re
minder that the municipal elections arc
not far off.
After Congressman Mercer carries lits
public building bills successfully through
the house ho ought to be sutllclently ex
perienced In diplomacy to Join tho-dlp-
lomatlc corps.
That United States senatorshlp would
make a very acceptable valentine ror
several people who have been maintain
ing headquarters at Lincoln for the last
six weeks.
Conipletlng thq west wing of the nqjy
Omaha , poatoflicormcans more work for
Omaha laboring men. Kvery workingman -
man In Omaha is' behind Congressman
Mercer In his effort'to secure the neces
sary appropriation.
Cold days play havoc with the attend
ance at the public schools. Yet the
echool children are for the most part
better provided for In warm Bdiool
rooms than In half-heated and poorly
ventilated homes.
One thing that can bo said in favor
of Colonel ' .Stotseuberg and that is iiat
he realizes the expensiveness of cable
tolls. The cable company drew no fat
on Ills olllcial messag 'giving casualties
in the First Nebraska ,
Whatever enlarges the Held of the
railroads centering In Omaha helps to
build up the trade , and commerce of
Omaha. That Is why Omaha is Inter
ested In having nn unimpeded gulf out
let for the only road that connects It
with the gulf.
A Frenchman tons Just succeeded in
perfecting the Invention of a bullet
proof Jacket which ho lias worked on
for years , Just as though there were
Bomo dangers in the duel , ns practiced
In hla country , against which protec
tion were needed.
Tax Commissioner Sackctt professes
to believe ho has got all the property
taxable under the daw Included in his
assessment llrst this year. It Is to bo
feared the tax commissioner might be
astonished If some of the estates of cm- '
incut tax shirkers should go to probate.
The attempt to bring the bodies of
fallen t > oldlcrt ) back from Cuba nnd
Porto lllco brings to light tlio fact that
Jt costs mprc to bring home a dead sol
dier than a live soldier. 1T.it : Is an
other reason why the people would prefer -
for to "Imvo " their soldiers brought back
nllvo.
The charter amendment bill makes a
bulky document as It appears In printed
form , although it offers comparatively
few changes In the law. The Douglas
delegation should see to it that It has
early consideration nnd thus avoldn the
dangers and pitfalls of hasty action in
the closing days of the session.
A prize hog suit which has been pend
ing lu Springfield , 111. , has been brought
to a close by the failure of the Jury to
render a verdict , but not until $4,000
lias been used up to pay for the costs
nnd the prize hog Is said to have died
before the sale was made. If this docs
not stimulate the hog business It will
be because the human hogs are too hard
to satisfy , _ _ /
The report of the Filipino Junta as.
to the treachery of General Otis and
the brutality of the American soldiers
leaves no doubt but t'hat the Juaurgents
Imvo acquired a high degree of ettlclency
In UIOBO methods of Spanish warfare ,
the most deadly feature of which Is the
ubtiso heaped on the unreasonable
enemy who refuses to "retire precipi
tately with the greatest disorganization
loss. "
SHOULD DECLAIMS A
Ill the I'nltcd States senate1 on Sat
urdny a "unanimous consent" agree
incut was inade to vote on the Me
Hncry resolution tomorrow. This mnj
not bo done , however , because scnaton
Who were absent when the agreemen
was made nnd who are opposed to tin
government making nny declaration o
jKllcy ) regarding the Philippine ;
threaten to attempt to have the agree
mcnt vacated and they may suuccci
In doing HO. One of these senators nn
nounced that he objected to the "wholi
performance , " having reference to tin
several resolutions that have been In
traduced 'declaratory of the Intention !
of the United States respecting the Phil
IpplncB.
It IB understood that most of thcf re
publican senators promised , before tin
treaty of peace was ratlllcd , to supper
the McEiicry resolution as soon ns rail
llcntlon had been accomplished. Tim
resolution is less satisfactory In Its
terms than some of the others , but I
dcllnes the policy of tlw government li
a way which we have no doubt wouk
bo acceptable to the Filipinos and pui
a stop to hostilities. It says to the pee
pie with whom we nro nt wnr that II
Is not the Intention of the United .State *
to permanently annex their country , 1ml
to establish there u government suitable
to the wants and conditions of the In
habitants , -to prepare them for local
self-government and in duo time tc
make such disposition of the Islands
as will best promote the Interests ol
the citizens of the United States and
the people of the Philippines. Such
declaration Involves no surrender on
our part and Is In complete harmony
with what wo proclaimed as our pur
pose In going 4o war with Spain. II
Is consistent with American principles
nnd wo think It expresses -the feellnn
of a very large majority of the Amer
ican people. If It should have the
effect , as AVO fully believe It would , of
putting an end to bloodshed , It would
redound to the honor of the country.
A commission has 'been ' appointed by
the president one object of which Is
understood to be the conciliation of the
Filipinos. "Why not accomplish this In
a moro prompt nuil direct way by a resolution
elution of congress explicitly declaring
that the United States idocs not Intend
to annex the islands nnd force its rule
upon their people ?
This is the wise , just nnd honorable
course. There is no glory for .this na
tion in killing Filipinos nnd certainly
wo do not need to do so in order to
demonstrate our military superiority.
Every report of American soldiers killed
and wounded in the Philippines is un
appeal to congress to declare n policy
that will stop the conflict.
NO CALL FOll .4 OIIAKOB.
All county ofiicers in Nebraska are
said to be heartily in favor of the pro
posed extension of their terms of oillco
until 1001. The pretext for this new
departure is an intention to save money
to the taxpayers through reduced elec
tion1 expenses. Jf this view were cor
rect It would be economy lo extend the
terms of state ns woll'ns county olllcers
dnd save the people the expense and
V9xatioif of nn election contest for an
indefinite period.
As a matter of fact , there can be no
saving to the taxpayers lu the proposed
scheme , excepting. In the difference in
th'e cost of ballots of 'reduced dimen
sions. There must be nn election held
In 1S09 in every precinct In the state ,
because the constitution requires the
people to elect one supreme Judge ana
two university regents to till the places
of the officers whose terms expire in
January , 1900. Even If the state elec
tion of 1899 could also be deferred It
B doubtful whether the taxpayers would
not prefer to pay the election1 expensed
rather than forego the privilege of
choosing new county otllccrs every two
years. In any event It is questionable
whether the legislature would be justi
fied Ln attempting such an innovation
without a full and free expression of the
people cither through pnrty convention
or discussion through the press.
The fact that 1000 will be a presiden
tial election year counts against ratlier
than In favor of such a scheme. The
people of every county are Interested
In divorcing local elections from na
tional Issues. In most Instances local
officers are elioecn on their merits more
than for their views on national foil-
tics. On the other hand , Jt would bo
indiscreet for parties to Jeopardize wic-
cess of presidential electors , congress
men nnd legislative candidates who arc
to elect United States senators by tying
them together with candidates for
county olllccs ,
A serious objection In also presented
In the increase of the already largo
number of candidates to be voted for
In presidential years , which would take
up more time for each voter and in
crease the risk of leaving many panics
unvoted ,
It would seem to us that nil these
considerations outweigh any possible
advantage that might bo derived l > y
the public from extending the terms of
efficient olllccrs.
TI1K FUTUHB WHEAT SUPPLY.
A short time ago Sir William Crookes ,
president of the British Association for
the Advancement of Science , expressed
the opinion in nn address to the asso
ciation that within a generation the
world's production of wheat will not
equal the demand an opinion which
attracted a-great deal of attention nnd
provoked much unfavorable criticism.
In reference to this country It was said :
"Practically there remains no unculti
vated prairie land in the United States
suitable for wheat growing. The virgin
land has been rapidly absorbed , until
nt present there Is no land left for wheat
without reducing the ami for maize ,
hay and other necessary crops. It is
almost certain that within a generation
the ever-Increasing population of the
United States will consume all the
wheat grown within Its borders and
will bo driven to Import , and , like our
selves , will scramble for a lion's bbaro
of the wheat crop of the world. "
The question of the future supply of
wheat Is of universal Interest and It
receives most instructive consideration
from Mr. John Hyde , statistician of the
Department of Agriculture , In the Feb
number of the North Ame-rlcat
Hevjow. Mr. Hyde points out the con
dltlons In the United Stats a genera
tlon ago as to population nnd when
production , showing Hint the growth 01
the latter has been relatively inucl
greater than the Increase of population
but he observes that we nra liable to bi
led seriously astray If wo assume foi
the thirty-three years to come an In
crt'itso of wheat production proportion
ate to that of the thlrty-threo years las
imst. lie thinks the population of thi
United States In 11KJ1 , exclusive of cole
ulal possessions or di-pcMidenclcs , will Ix
at least iao.000,000 and 'the agrlcultura
requirements of this population will Hi
clndo a wheat crop of 700,000,000 bush
els , without n bushel for export ; an oni
crop of l. 'O.OOO.OOO bushels ; a con
crop of a-450,000,000 bushels nnd n haj
crop of 100,000,000 tons , all for domcstli
consumption , with cotton nnd wool , frul
and vegetables , dairy and poultry prod
nets , meats nnd Innumerable minor com
modifies in corresponding proportions
These aw certainly formidable tiguro ?
and Mr. Hyde says the nren necessarj
to tlio production of the three principal
cereals alone will be over 15 pa- coin
greater than the enormous total acreage
devoted In 1808 to grain , cotton and
hay , while the- mere addition of the
two last mentioned products nnd of UK
minor cereals will call for an acreage
exceeding the total area of improved
land In farms at the present time.
Mr. Hyde says it is too well-estat ) .
llshed a fact to lw the subject of contro
versy that for general agricultural pur
poses Hie public domain Is practically
exhausted and that consequently there
can 0)0 no further considerable addi
tion to the ftirm area of the country ,
It can bo somewhat increased by the
reclamation of desert lands , but such
addition will be very small , If not ab
solutely Insignificant. There Is , however -
over , n vast body of improved laud al
ready In farms , amounting nt the last
census to M.GOO.OOO acres , which will
bo made to contribute to tlio agricul
tural production of the future. On the
whole the llgurcs presented by the
statistician of the Agricultural depart
ment support the contention of Sir Wil
liam Crookes that within n generation
the wheat supply of the world , Includ
ing the United States , will fall so far
short of the demand as to constitute
general scarcity.
PAKADlStS LUST.
The more information we acquire
concerning Cuba and the Cubans the
firmer becomes the conviction that the
American 'people ' must look elsewhere to
plant colonies. Throughout the discus
sion in congress of a declaration of war
some of the , niembers pictured a future
commercial conquest of Cuba , assert
ing that American brains and American
money must Inevitably dominate the
island. The Bee contended then that
compared with Nebraska and a dozen
other western states as a Held for profit
able Investment and for settlers Cuba
cannot for a moment be seriously con
sidered.
A few syndicates controlling vast capital - >
ital may , by acquiring large tracts of
land , Mud nn inviting Held in Cuba for
exploitation , but the man of little or no
means will never locate there so long
ns the west can hold out to him so many
allurements an it does. As a matter of
fact , the white man cannot nourish in
Cuba. Otherwise the Island would
have gained Its independence half
a century ago. An inferior race
now peoples the unfortunate isle
and it goes without saying that
Intelligent nnd discriminating Amer
icans will not migrate to its shores
when our own health-giving and fertile
prairies are opn to them. A Santiago
correspondent of the Chicago Uecord
thus brlelly discloses a few phases of
life on the southern shore of Cuba. The
superficial prospect pleases , yet death
lurks in all quarters. lie says :
No prettier scenery could bo found in any
land. Wore It not for the mosquitoes sleep
would be delightful. The nights arc cool
the year around. The town Is nestled away
in a bed of the mountains , which serve as a
great natural wall. There Is pure moun
tain air. but It Is often vitiated by fevor-
laden vapors. There arc beautiful days , but
they are debilitating ; there are enchanted
nlghte , but made hideous by the dread mos
quito. Beautiful foliage Is contaminated by
stinging Insects and the cactus , the lovely
flowers are poisonous to the touch and birds
of rare plumage utter hideous sounds. The
scenery by moonlight Is wonderful , but the
dow falls llko rain , until the birds nt morn
ing must dry their wings before they can
fly , Santiago IB a city of music , pretty col
ors and fair women , but swarms of vultures
hover around It from daylight till dark.
Former masters , now beggars , sleep on tha
doorstops of their former slaves and edifices
frown upon an Illiterate and degenerate
youth.
Kvcn in tlio mldnt of the most rigor
ous winter no such obverse picture
could bo drawn of healthful and prosper-
OHM Nebraska.
The decision of tlio secretary of tlio
navy to build six U.fiOO-ton cruisers is
to bo regretted. The draught of these
vessels Is so great that they cannot bo
used In the rivers nnd cutuarles on the
coast of China or In tlio Philippines ,
while their armament and batteries are
too light to engngo in battle , unless
with vessels of a similar class , which
have fallen Into disfavor with the strong
naval powers and consequently will be
no longer constructed. We have al
ready , of this class of cruisers , eighteen ,
which Is fully ns many as wo arc over
likely to need , The money necessary to
build these six vessels would have
given us four powerful protected cruis
ers of a higher speed and heavier arm-
nniGiit than the New York , which would
have added to the effective lighting
strength of our navy more than a dozen
of these light war ships could have
done. The war ship of the future that
will decide destinies and make history
Is to be the fast , heavily armored
cruisers and battleships with powerful
batteries nnd every dollar that we ex
pend in tlio construction of a navy
would give better results , at least lor
thu present , if devoted to tlio building
of that typo of fighting craft.
Tha uneasiness now prevailing in
Macedonia has Illlcd th sultuu wuii
fears of a hugo conspiracy aiming at
the Instigation of a general revolution
and aa a measure of impression lie
threatens to proclaim a holy war. J'liii )
Is the most powerfully persuasive inens
tire ever adopted by the commander of
the faithful nnd as its chief arguments
consist In removing eyelids , abbreviating
tongues , cropping and slicing earn and
noses , boring boles through the body
with red hot irons nnd other equally
delicate and convincing proofs of hh
majesty's regard the Macedonians , wlic
are defenseless , will do well to quiet
their restlessness just at this time.
The autl-papH bill has been laid under
the table in the lower house of the
legislature by a strict party vote , the
fusionlsts voting against Uuleilnlte post
ponement nnd the republicans lor It
Why this measure should have been
dealt with on strict party lines and why
all republicans should have arrayed
thcnwclvcs against It solely because the
fuslonlsts were forIt is Incomprehen
sible. Sentiment among the rank and
file of the republican party Is just as
pronounced in favor of the abolition of
the free pass evil an It Is among the
populists and democrats.
Another rare old Raphael has been tils-
covered , which , lu addition to tlio thirty
dozen others recently unearthed in
IxMidon , would lend one to marvel nt
the Industry of the old master If it
were not for the reasonable suspicion
of the Scotland Yard authorities that
there Is somewhere In the dark depths
of the great metropolis a regular Itn-
plmol factors1 that Is working overtime
In a vain effort to satiate the art hun
ger of the world , nnd especially In the
part of it known ns the United States.
Nebraska Is not the only state that
boasts the luxury of a senatorial dead
lock. The legislatures arc still ballot
ing in Pennsylvania , Utah and Dela
ware and some of them amuse them
selves with from two to live ballots a
day , whereas the Nebraska legislature
has thus far been content to vote but
once at each joint session.
nn Fighter * .
General Charles King's Dispatch.
Let no man say the Filipinos cannot
fight. They are bravo and skillful warriors.
Primitive Wcitpoiin of AVnr.
Philadelphia Nb'rth American.
Many of Agulnaldo's troops were armed
with bows and arrows. He himself ap
pears to have used a boomerang.
Chill Not So Cold.
New York Mall and Express.
Chill has thrown off all chilliness toward
the United States and enters the Interna
tional union of American republics with a
warm welcome.
Lnlil oil the Tiihlc.
PhlladelDhla Times.
A bill to legalize the selling of horse
meat for foot ! Is before the Now York legis
lature. Thus the automobile has already
begun to lay the steed on the table if not
on the shelf.
Kiiviitluil Into Soldier * .
Indlanaivolls Journal.
The volunteers at Manila have shown
that with time for discipline they are as
good soldiers as can 'bo ' found. If volun
teers were not the equals of the regulars
at Santiago it was because they had not
had the discipline.
. Chlcasp , Chronicle.
The lady vocalist 'who Imparts the information
mation , "I'm the Warmest Daby In the
Bunch , " Is to bo envied these days. If she
Is telling the truth. ' That other classic
lyric , "Oh , I Don't Know ; You Ain't So
Warm , " appears , however , to contain more
of the clement of probability.
Great Il
Springfield Republican.
It Is Quito true that the Spanish Cortes
must also ratify the treaty before Philip
pine annexation to the United States Is
perfected. But that ,1s , a mere matter of
course. Refuse to ratify a treaty which
gives thorn ? 20,000,000 In exchange for an
Interminable and most costly tropical war ?
Hardly.
Interested Advice.
Boston Transcript.
Wo tavo received from many English
statesmen and politicians much encourage
ment to embark upon a policy of Imperial
ism. But It will bo found that all who
have given us this advlco are men who
think such n course would flt well Into their
own national schemes , or else they are of
that class who arc so much in love with
the policy of their own country that they
cannot see why any other country should
hcsltato to Imitate It whenever opportunity
offers.
Dny of Awful SlKiilflcuncc.
Buffalo Courier.
The day -when the American senate form
ally refused to reaffirm the great principle
of the Declaration of Independence that gov
ernments derive "their Just powers from the
consent of the governed , " may well be
termed a day of awful significance In Amer
ican history. Fortunate will it Tie for the
United States of America If In some future
century , wh6n the passions and prejudices
of our tlrao llvo only in recorded history ,
the thoughtful historian does not place
his linger upon February 6 , 1S99 , and write :
"Hero began the decline of popular gov
ernment in America. "
RIGHTS OV A AVIFK.
InNtriicUvo Itiillnp : of the Indiana
Snprenir Court.
Philadelphia Times.
The common law -which formerly gov
erned marital rights In this country has
undergone moro changes than any otter and
by a recent supreme court decision in In
diana takes another forward step. The
law used to regard the husband and wife as
ono , but the husband as that one ,
But all that has been changed In most
of the states by statutes which have loft
llttlo of the common law in force. The case
In point 'In peculiarly Interesting by reason
chiefly of its broad application. The hus
band kept a ehoo etore In which his wife
worked as clerk or saleswoman for $7.60 a
week and saved nnd Invested her money.
When the amount of her savings reached
$1,600 her husband's business fell off and
eho loaned money to him until all was gone.
Then ho made an assignment for the benefit
of his creditors. He also owed his wile
ono ycar'u wages , making her claim $2,378.
The assignee refused to pay her because he
said that a husband could not make a valid
contract to pay his wife for her services.
The circuit court gave Judgment against the
plaintiff on this ground , but the appellate
court reversed the judgment , saying that
had the services been of a domestic char
acter then there -would bo no consideration
to support the contract. That would be
against -public policy , nut the labor per
formed by the appellant was not of that
character. She was under no obligation to
leave her homo and clerk for her husband
and she did It under contract that she
should bo paid for U. The money which
was paid to her and which passed again
into his possession was also of that con
tract and tier claim for it all it good.
This reasoning grows out of Justice and
common sense. The wife gels what Is duo
her and the creditors are n"t Injured f r
they are no worse off than if the husband
had employed another person Instead of hU
wife to work in his store.
i
roi.vrniiN I'oit 'run I.KGISI.ATI m :
Osccola Uecord ( rcp.i The IcKlslaluri
should not fait to pass A good nsscfsmen
law. Let Nebraska property bo assessed n (
Its real value , and lot It all bo assessed , am
It will mnko n much better showing for tin
fitnto nnd will equalize taxation.
Blair Pilot ( rep. ) : The State Board o
Transportation has been declared n mil
sauce by all , and the present legislature wit
probably glvo Governor 1'oyntcr nn oppor
tunlty to say whether the pops nro It
earnest about the matter. Measures wll
probably bo passed that will effectual ! )
wipe out nn olnco that simply gives nour
Isliment to a hanger-on.
Central City Nonpareil ( rep. ) : A measure <
uro before the legislature that Is meet'
ing with the unpopular reception through'
out the etnto that it deserves is the bil
providing for uniform school toxt-booke Ube
bo complied nnd published by the state
The text-book compiled by the ordinary
political occupant of n stale Job would b (
n daisy. The bill provides some safa <
guards , but they nro entirely ItisufTlclcti
and there Is no occasion for uniform text'
books anyway.
So\\ard Reporter ( rep. ) : Ono of the blth
that la attracting considerable attention It
the Nebraska legislature Is a measure tc
make the terms of county officers foui
years. It provides that nil county officer *
now serving shall remain In office ono yeai
Jonger than the term for which they were
elected , and their successors shall b (
elected In the year 1000 , the terra thercaftci
to bo four years. The bill Is meeting will
much favor 'because It would reduce the fre
quency of campaigns and elections. It li
understood that the present holders ol
county offices nro unanimously In favor ol
the measure.
PISHSOXAIj AMI OTHERWISE.
Tlio Alabama legislature has passed a
resolution recommending .tho appointment
of General Wheeler 'to ' ho major general In
the regular army os soon as a vacancy shall
occur.
It may not bo generally known , but the
longest wnr In recorded history was wagefl
on American soil. It was between the
Wrangel and Chlloat Indians In Alaska.
After going on for 600 years it has Just
boon ended by a treaty of peace.
Senator Ross of Vermont lives In a hana-
some house about a tnllo and a half from
St. Johnabury. His residence overlooks the
beautiful Passumpslc vaJley. The senator
takes n great delight in his farm , to the
cultivation of which he gives much personal
attention.
Judge William Butler of Philadelphia ,
who has resigned from the bench of the
United States district court , learned the
trade of a printer in the office of the West
Cheater ( Pa. ) Village Record. Among the
other boys In the office at the same time
was Bayard Taylor.
Just before Mr. Morrlll Heft the senate ,
never to como back , ho * was sent a silver
soup tureen taken from the Spanish f hlp
Cristobal Colon and bearing the initials C.
C. "That stands for Charlie Clark , so I'll
glvo the tureen to him , " said the senator ,
and that is how Captain Clark of the Oregon
gen now has the gift.
Edward Marshall , the New York Journal
correspondent , who was wounded In the
splno early In the Santiago campaign , is still
suffering from his Injury and has since been
paralyzed In both legs. Not long since he
made arrangements to go on a lecturing
tour , but now the doctors say It will tie
necessary to amputate one of his legs.
"Len Wood , " says an old Cape Cod
school boy friend of General Leonard Wood ,
governor of Santiago , "didn't say very much
and kept to 'himself seemed to be doing a
pllo of thinking and ready -to take a hand
with the other boys- but didn't catch on with
the girls very much , you see , but he
wouldn't stand much foolln' ; nobody could
monkey with him , nohow. "
Prof. Dean C. Worcester of the Philippine
commission , who h&a studied the Philippines
at first hand , writes to a friend at Cornell :
"It Is my own belief that no lntratroplcal
people offers brighter hope ( or the future
than do the Philippine natlven , and it
trouble arises In our dealings with them l
believe there Is far more likelihood that It
will bo the result of maladministration than
that Itwill come from Inherent nnd
objectionable peculiarities of their char
acter. "
The late Congressman Dlngley's congres
sional district , the Second Maine , of which
ho was a native , was also the original home
of three other congressmen who attended
his funeral. They were Representatives
Alexander of New York , Stevens of Minnesota
seta and Boutclle of Maine. It also pro
duced Franklin Simmons , the sculptor ; ex-
Postmaster General Horatio King , ex-Gov
ernor Prrham , Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott , J.
S. C. Abbott , the historian ; Secretary Long ,
Kmma Kames , Mme. Nordlca and Annie
Louise Gary and the Washburn family.
WHO SHAM. VOTE IX CUIJAf
A I'robloni to lie Solved Ilcfore In-
nuKiirntlni ; Home Kule.
Collier's Weekly.
It Is obvious that , if 'wo are to fulfill the
promise made by congress , the Cubans must
bo left to determine for themselves whether
they will have a federative or a unified
Echcmo of government. That decision can
bo fairly and authoritatively made only In
ono way , namely , by a constitutional con
vention , the organic law framed by which
shall bo subsequently submitted to the
people. Hero , however , wo encounter a
question of considerable difficulty , viz. : Who
are to bo permitted to vote for members
of the constitutional convention and for thu
ratification of the constitution when formed ?
Modt representatives of the Insurgents say
that no inhabitants of the Uland should be
allowed to vote at thcuo preliminary clcc-
: lens except native Cubans , Such a restric
tion would exclude a good many Insmgcnt
olllccrs and oven Maximo Gomez bluisclf.
Others would have the limitation to tike a
negative Instead of positive form. They
say that the franchise should bo withheld
from all those who , at any time during the
recent war , have borne arms for Spain or
mvo paid taxes to the Spanish government.
It is manifest that this rule , also , would
? rove too rigorous , for all of the white
Cubans who were not actually serving In
the field under the insurgent colors but re
mained in thu cities and towns or on their
ilantatlons had to pay taxes to the Havana
; ovcrnment in order to preserve their lives ;
often , Indeed' ' , however devoted secretly to
the patriot cause , they had to submit to
nominal enrollment in nome corps of volun-
: eers. It would clearly be unjust to punish
them for conduct prescribed by the sense of
self-preservation. The practical result , too ,
of enforcing the proposed nile last named
would bo to place the ballot cxrlustvoly In
be hands of those Insurgents who now are
> r have been under arms and of whom n
arge majority are negroes. It Is , at the
same time , not easy to devise a wider basis
'or ' the suffrage which would not be open to
some objection. It lias been suggested that
those Spaniards might bo permitted to vote
who have resided more than four years on
the island and who have not borne arms in
support of Spanish rule. As a matter of
[ act there la no adult and able-bodied Span-
lard of military ago who , under the Weyler
nnd Blanco regime , was not enrolled In
some volunteer or ether Irregular corps.
Should , on the other hand , the franchise
bo conferred upon all Spanish residents who
are willing to forswear their allegiance to
Spain and to take oath of fidelity to the
Inchoate Cuban republic , there is danger
that , in many of the cities and large towns ,
the native Cubans might bo overwhelmed
nt the ballot box by those who during the
late war were among their bitterest ene
mies.
TUB PATHOS OF IT.
Philadelphia Uecord ; The necessity for i
further oacrlflco ot the Hvca of Amcrlcni
Eoldlcrs aa n means of making pcaco will
Spain is most tuiildoiilng. The ehootlni
down of the bravo savages who stood nnkci
before our guns with their bows And nr
rows was nlso ns deplorable as It was pa
thetlc.
Chicago Times-Herald : Wo mourn fo
our own loss In killed nnd wounded , but w <
shudder over the slaughter of simple thou
Bands In the unequal contest. American
find no compensating gain or glory in n vie
tory over the half-armed nnd halt-nakci
natives of Luzon. Their blood In on th
head of Agulnaldo nnd the minority In th <
United States senate , but there was noth
Ing of the "half devil" about the slaught
orcd Filipinos to make us exultant eve
their decimation ,
Baltimore American : In oven greater do
grce docs the foolish fate of the follower
of Agulnaldo strike one. Hero wo lost enl ;
forty men , nnd killed 2,000 nnd woundci
3,300 of the misguided natives , who faugh
mostly with old weapons , for what the ;
believed to bo their liberty. It Is all vcr ;
well to say our forty were worth man ;
times their 2,000 , but attcr awhile wo shot
bo sending missionaries out there and teach
Ing them that the immortal soul has m
sliding values. This brings us up to wha
n war of the strong against the w-ca
means of what the modern war machlnor
can do with. mobs. All these have thel
homes , their loves , their kith nnd klndrc
nnd when wo think It nil over the pathos 1
Indescribable.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican : Th
first imperative duty is to renounce n wa
ot subjugation. Offensive fighting on th
part of our troops should bo forbidden. I
they have 'begun to turn the repulse of th
Filipinos into an aggressive campaign tha
campaign should bo Instantly halted. T
pursue it to follow up and fight down th
island forces as rebels nnd make good ou
tltla 'by ' force Is to plunge Into crlmlna
and ruinous tyranny. The military consld
orations and1 Instincts -which may urge
forward movement must bo wholly subor
dluatcd to our civic duty , our rcsponsl
blllty bcforo God and man. Lot our force
hold only the positions they have hel
hitherto. Let emphatic notice bo given t
the Filipinos that If they will hereafte
keep the peace wo will keep It. The sit
uatlon is made terribly difficult by th
blood already shed , but It may not bo to
late. And as yet wo have only repelled at
assault made upon us. Call that assault
blunder of patriots , or call It n wantor
crime It came ns a blow which our sol
dlers could do not less than vlgorousl
repel. Wo may fairly say : "You struck
nnd wo had lo strike back ; now' let there b
peace. "
Now York Post : English newspapers d
not understand American squcamlshnes
over pushing civilization forward in th
Philippines In n powder cart. Wo are young
and tender imperialists. The Kngllsh ar
hardened to the business ; they know al
about "punitive expeditions , " and nro bias
In fighting now the Matabele , now th
Afrfdl , shelling palaces In Zanzibar In orde
to settle the royal succession to their taste
and cramming the Bible and cotton goods
down the throats of recalcitrant natives. In
tlmo we may hope to attain this high im
perlallstlc level , but as yet wo have n few
dregs of republican conscience left to trouble
us. Americans have queer and unplcasan
sensations when they see their soldiers
mowing down natives armed with bows and
arrows. All accounts ngreo that ono de
tachment of the Insurgent army , the
Ygorotcs , were so armed and that they
were put forward against Krag-Jorgensens
and Maxims. Of course , our troops had to
cut them down llko wild beasts , as they
did , but there must have been many an
American soldier to exclaim when all was
over , as English soldiers cried out at
Omdurman , "This is not n 'battle ' , but an
execution. "
VOTING 11V MACHINES.
H Tiifci'M u Korwnrd Step In
IlvttcrliiK Election * .
Chlcnso Tribune.
The federal statute regarding election of
representatives In congress reads :
"All votes for representative in congress
must bo by written or printed ballot ; and
all votes received or recorded contrary to
this section shall bo of no effect. "
A bill amending this section so as to per
mit the use of machines where authorized
by 'the ' laws of a state has passed both
houses of congress and has gone to the pres
ident for his approval.
It is predicted that the use of machines
at elections win become general as soon as
their advantages are understood. With
their advent many perplexing problems of
the Australian ballot will solve themselves.
They make defective ballots Impossible , and
as there can bo no question as to the ac
curacy of the count they reduce the possi
bility of contested elections to the minimum.
Dishonest election officials will find their
occupation gone , and the briber can never
know whether the man ho bribed stayed
bought or not. No trace is left of the way
the Individual voted. Only the aggregate is
recorded. It Is claimed the count can bo
completed within thirty minutes of the tlmo
of closing the polls.
Rochester , N. Y. , mode a satisfactory test
of these machines last year , and the city
: ouncll of Utlca has voted unanimously to
buy mchlnus for all precincts. It Is esti
mated 'that ' the reduction In ejection ex
penses will suffice fn five years to pay the
fH.OOO the machines cost.
NEGIIOEH IN THE PROFESSIONS.
PenNliulNtlc Theorlex Overthrown by
Cold FneH. (
Boston Globe.
There Is scant warrant for certain pessi
mistic theories regarding the negro's future
In this country In the report recently made
by Ilev. George W. Moore of Nashville , as
i result of his Investigation Into the work
af negroes In the various professions.
Ho finds that during the twelve months
3f his Investigation there wore 1,310 stu-
Jcnts In professional C9urscs in colored
schools and of these 128 wore women.
There were 703 students nnd seventy-six
graduates of theology , 124 students and
twenty-four graduates In law 280 students
nd thirty graduates In medicine and six
graduates In pharmacy and 120 students
ind forty graduates in nurse training.
There were twenty-five schools of theology ,
ilvo schools of law and six schools of raedl-
: lne.
lne.Ahout
Ahout 400 negro lawyers are In practice
; hroughout the country , whllo the negro
ministry Includes fully 1,000 preachers of
seminary education. Not all theeo men are
successful , of course , nny moro than nn
"INADA"
A Swell Buri&cu Collu
equal number of whites , but the operation
of the law ot the survival of the fittest
knows no color lino.
Tim PATH OK Ill'TV.
"Trent i\\f \ I'lilllnnlnrN nxVr Are
IMrdurd to Trent Cnltn. "
Chlcnno TImes-lIcrnld.
Aculnnhlo's pica for terms offers tn the
United States the opportunity to define Its
policy in the Philippines. U Is owipntlnl
that It should make it plain to the mis
taken minds of the FlIlDlnca that it comci
to them not to contlnuo tlio oppressive and
impotent tyt'nnny of Spain but as n liberator.
It does not seek to cement their bomlago
anew In blood , but will only exercise Its
sovereignty as a guardian while they prepare
themselves under Us protection for solf-gov-
cnimcnt.
The United States hnn no Intention ot
Incentive to treat the Filipinos as vns-
pals or to subjugate their country. It
does not covet the Islands for a colony
nor docs U wish to make war upon them
ns rebels. * *
The Filipinos nro not BO much rebels na
children. They nro not savages holding a
land which It is our duty or desire to pos
sess.
In taking over the sovereignty ot the Phil
ippines from Spain we ewe n duty to the
nations of the world for their pacification
and to the natives for guidance to Independ
ent government.
What wo have promised to Cuba wo will
glvo to the Philippines , And in giving it
wo will have far less temptation to pro
crastination than will bo the case In Cuba.
Where there are geographical , political and
sanitary reasons why wo should annex Cuba ,
with the consent of the Cubans , there nro
none why wo should cxorclso n permanent
protectornto over the Philippines.
Wo ask nnd want no permanent domin
ion iti the Philippines beyond such a naval
depot ns shall preclude the possibility of
some future Dewey being forced to conquer
a base and refuge for the American uavy lu
Asiatic waters.
If Agulnaldo can assist us to bring pcaco
and homo rule to the Philippines lot us
accept his services. Ho has learned the
power , now let him nnd his followers know
the justice of the United States of America.
LINKS TO A SMILE.
Chlcapo Record : "Was Beatrice weep-
° cause llcr husband had nnpendl-
HI 9M
"No : she wept because ho dJdn't get it
until It was out of style. "
Philadelphia North American : "Did your
rich aunt leave you anything ? "
"Not a cent. "
"Well , well ! So she wasn't even a vicnny
auntlo to you , eh7"
Chicago Tribune : "I'd llko to know. "
said the delinquent boarder , "why I don't
get any of that planked shad. "
. , iVp.erlmps > " " " Bested the pert waitress ,
"It Is because you haven't settled for the
board. "
And ho sat there llko a wooden man.
Boston Transcript : Shopkeeper-Conn
here , Fldo ! Fine nnlmnl that. Your dog ,
s r ? Customcr-My doK ? I hope not
ould not bo followed around by nuch n
cur as that ! Shopkeeper Got out vou
brute ! Do you know , I hate dogs ? "
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Puw , what
Is the difference between economy and
stinginess ?
Mr. Figg Savingon my own clothes Is
economy and savingon your mother's is
sUnsrlness.
Plltsburp Chronicle : "Aguinaldo has n
gold whistle , I understand , " said the ob
servant boarder to the cross-eyed boarder
at the tea table. " " "
"Yes. "And a cold
collar. " "Ye.s. " "Now he needs a pair
of sold spectacles. " "What for ? " "To
enable him to see his llnlsh. "
Washington Star : "I'm afraid. " paid the
man with the heavy g-olil watch chain.
"that our friend the Inventor will never
succeed. "
"Hut he Is very clever and. Industrious "
"Yes. But ho Insists on gettlnir'hls ma'-
chine so that it will work before letting
me put stock on the market. "
SrnHonnhlp.
Indlnnnx > llH Journal.
The typhoid microbe quit the biz ;
The plumber takes chumpagno In his ,
The bowwow Inns his frosted paw
The "Old Inlmb. * has "never saw"
A spell of weather such ns this
And yet , In spite of nil , I wish ,
The Ice man thinks It rather nice ,
This Is the time ho "cuts some ice. "
HER VALENTINE.
Detroit Free Press.
When fortune favored me , I bought her
gloves ,
I bought her laces , perfumes , candy.
llowers ;
I was her slave before her throne , I knelt ,
much as a dogbcforo his master cowers.
When .fortune favored me , I bought her
furs ,
I bought her costly gifts at Christmas
time ;
: bought her once or twlco a pretty.ring- ,
And always sent to her a valentine.
But this year fortune did not como my
way ,
Thn llcklo dame , Instead , went by my
door ;
My sweetheart gets from me no lovely
fflfts.
Which 1 once showered upon her galore.
As a valontJne , this year , I'll Klve myself ,
I'll say to her : "You know I'm strong- and
healthy ;
So como bn mine , we'll surely get along1 ;
Your father , dear , will help us ho Is
wealthy. "
There's ' always
Some excuse
For the fellow who in
sists on having his shirts
made by the exclusjve
shirter.
"Money to burn" fits his
case.
The smoke of burning
money has an unpleas-
and odor. Maybe when
he gets a "whiff" he'll
realize his folly. Our
way of making shirts is
remarkable for the scan
tiness of price.
Have you seen the lines we
are offering at
$1.00
Some all over madrassome
with madras bosoms ,
some with collars and
cuffs to match , if you
like ;