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Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
As yet the bunkers Imvo done nntliliiK
nliout It and in tlio Interval Oinalia suf-
Census bulletin Xo. I lias made its ap
pearance. It will bu continued as : i
serial story.
lioss Croker is off for Kurorie , but tlic
Kouri-os of supply Imvo been lert be-
liind in the careful custody of Turn-
ninny. _ _
Tlie orKJin of the gamblers' fianpc says
It has discovered another crap same.
Where are the county attorney and his
private sleuths ?
It looks as if the cigar stamp counter
feiters were anxious to achieve the
reputation of worthy successors to the
whisky ring swindlers.
It Is now Colonel Mtilfonl of ( lie First
Xobraska. The new colonel will have to
bestir himself if lie wants to keep up
to the record of his predecessor.
As soon as Molsc , Ilerdman and Fan
ning can llnd time to set together the
democratic party will lay Its pinna for
another spolls-seekln ; ; excursion.
South Omaha has secured an addition
to its letter carrier service. Omaha
ought to be next on the list for material
enlargement of its postal delivery and
clerical forces.
Admiral Knutz writes to his cousin
that it is his private opinion the German
consul at Apia does not like him very
well. The admiral nniiuestlonably is
In no need of another guess.
Ono of the railroads announces a new
system for spotting its employes. If
the railroads would use the money
wasted on spotters in raising the pay
of the conductors and other employes
they would probably achieve better re
sults.
The friends of the First Xobraska will
feel relieved at the word from Manila
that the Xebraska boys arc about to be
permanently relieved from the HrliiR
line. The First Xebraska has earned
relief both for Itself and its friends at
home.
Hankers are commenting on the
hick of small bills sulllcieiit to supply
business demnnds. Had those Pennsyl
vania counterfeiters only been apprised
of the situation in time they might Imvo
accommodated the nubile by devoting
their attention to something smaller
than $100 and $30 notes.
It must bo hard on the popocratic
state house olllclals to bo compelled to
nwnrd the slate printing contracts to
the publishers of republican newspapers
\\Jio have put in the best bids. There.
Is no danger , however , of any other
patronage at the disposal of the slate
house crowd going to republicans ex
cept under compulsion.
Omaha has dually tnken the tlrst prac-
tlc'nl stop toward securing a beet sugar
factory by organizing a company
pledged to put In a certain acreage of
sugar beets to demonstrate the adapta
bility of our toll and climate to that
purpose. When we have the raw ma
terial the means of working It Into the
llnlshed product will bo forthcoming ,
The Austrian government 1ms an
nounced that It Is not considering the
acquisition of territory In China. Aus
tria Is having enough trouble with the
territory it already possesses without
peeking more. Hy the time the Ger
mans , Hungarians and Itohemlans hnvo
Bottled their differences squatter rights
nra likely to bo exhausted In the Orient.
Friends of the First Nebraska will ro
jolco at the word contained In a cable
gram from Lieutenant Colonel Colton to
the effect that the regiment is to be
withdrawn permanently from the llring
Jlne. The regiment has seen moro hard
service and suffered greater losses than
any other now In the Islands nnd Is cor
inlnly entitled to n rest during the short
time It la yet to remain In the service.
/.v rw ; ttiTKitr.sT op iitfTii.
While there H no dlKpiilil'.it nny.
whore , so fur ns we luinw. to hnrp iipmi
the unpleasant Stotsenberg Incident ,
.vet In tlio Interest of truth the public is
entitled to Hie facts without misrepre
sentation or distortion. Tlie.-e facts will
show tlint the attempt of the pnpoerats
through their newspaper organ to liold
republicans responsible for the admit led
Injustice done to Colonel Stolsonborg
1ms no foundation.
It Is true that Colonel .Slotscnberg wns
nplKilnled innjnr and colonel of the
I''lrst Xcbraska li.v ( lovernor llolfonib
and that the original appointment was
criticised at the time , not because of any
Uiicstlon of ability , but because by on
doing other ollleers were Jumped who
had well-founded claims to promotion.
Tlio agllatlon for the removal of
Colonel Stotsenberg from command of
the Klrst Xebraska came from two
sources first , from relatives of enlisted
men who hud been stirred up by letters
complaining of hard discipline and rigid
regulations , and second , by people In
terested In the advancement of promo
tion-seeking subordinates.
It Is conceded that both the legisla
ture and the governor were misled by
thlfl agitation Into an egregious blun
der. This difference * , however , must not
be overlooked. The republican legisla
ture , when Us attention was aroused to
the fact that its mistake rellccted un
justly upon the reputation of a bravo
olllcer , exhibited manhood enough'to
admit the blunder and to expunge from
Its records the resolutions of censure
previously adopted. Hy expunging these
resolutions from Its Journals the repub
lican legislature atoned as far as it was
able in a way that was equivalent to : i
public apology.
Hut how about Governor I'oyuter ?
The same appeals made by The Hoc and
taken up by other papers asking the
legislature to rescind its action urged
( overnor Poyulur to recall his request
upon the War department for the removal -
moval of Colonel Stotsenberg. To these
appeals the governor turned a deaf ear ,
and at the time of the death of the gal
lant colonel , lighting at the head of his
regiment , the papers were still on file
at the War department at Washington
over the name of the governor of Ne
braska asking the Immediate transfer
of Colonel Stotsenberg to his own regi
ment.
On the day after the death of Colonel
Stotsonberg the governor , who had de
manded Ills removal and who had re
fused to recall his demand , sent a tele
gram to the father of the dead olllcer
concluding with these words : "Your
son has added honors to Xebraska and
died llko a hero. " This certainly echoes
the sentiment of the entire people of
Xebraska. Hut would not justice to the
living soldier have struck a more sym
pathetic chord than tribute to the dead
hero ?
Senator Frye , who was n member of
the Paris Peace commission , is reported
to have said in an interview : "The
situation in the Philippines Is not nearly
so good as I should like to hco it. When
we were in Purls no one connected
with the commission believed that moro
than 5,000 soldiers would bo needed nt
any time. " Yet it was known to the
members of the commission that Spain
kept u much larger force than this in
the Philippines , that a chronic state of
Insurrection existed there nnd that the
natives desired not a change of rulers ,
but independence. Willie the peace ne
gotiations were in progress the Filipino
leaders announced In unmistakable
terms that they would-accept nothing
short of self-government nnd that they
would resist any effort on the part of
the United States to extend Its sov
ereignly over the archipehigo. They
refused to be sold like sheep and pro
claimed that Spain had no right to
cede territory which they had helped to
wrest from that nation and over a largo
part of which the Spanish government
had exercised only a nominal sever
eignly. It .should hnve been known to
the American members of the peace
commission that the Filipinos were pre
paring to defend their claim to inde
pendence ; that they established a gov
ernment nnd organized an army for tills
purpose.
All this ought to have shown the
American commissioners and the gov
ernment of the United States that the
Filipinos were in earnest , that their de
mand for independence was the- ex
pression of a sincere and deep-seated
aspiration to bo free and that they had
the patriotism , the determination and
the courage to light for their liberty.
Hut commissioners , those In authority
at Washington and a very largo ele
ment of the American people mis
judged them. It was believed that th-'y
would readily accept American assur
ances and promises , or If not that they
would soon yield to n demonstration of
force , Xo account was taken of the
distrust of promises which these people
had learned in their experience with
Spain ; they wore held to be semi-sav
ages , except a few leaders , whom a few
sound thrashings at the hands of
American troops would utterly demoral
ize ; the Idea that they knew any such
sentiment as patriotism or had nny
real concept Jon of freedom was sculled
at. Hence the opinion that they could
bo subjugated by a few thousand of
our soldiers and in n brief time brought
into submission to American authority.
Tlio question is whether those In
authority are not now misjudging
these people whether they are not still
underestimating the earnestness , the
determination , and the loyalty to their
cause of the Filipinos. Tlio soldiers
certainly do not do so. The men on
the lighting line Imvo no doubts on
these points. They appreciate the
nnturo of the task that wo have under
taken , and not n few of them have ex
pressed the opinion that many times
fj.OOO American soldiers nnd years of
warfare will bo required to accomplish
the subjugation of the people of the
Philippines. Hut there is apparently at
Washington n contldenco nnd optimism
quite remnrknblo in view of the ox-
pcrienco of the last three months ,
Kvery few days the country Is told that
conditions are improving in the Philip
pines , that the enemy is being weakened -
ened by desertion , that the natives are
becoming tired of the coulllct nud that
Ihi-rc Is a growing feeling In favor of
'submitting ' t' ' Amerli.tn authnrlly. Hut
our brnve soldiers , marching under
ton-Id heat through swamps and Jun
gles , still llnd the enemy numerous In
their front , well equipped and doggedly
and determinedly resisting their ad
vance.
nui.n nnt'i'h
The extraordinary demand for paper
money , which according to United
States Trensurer Roberts Is becoming
"absolutely piteous , " Is a fnet In the
monetary situation of considerable in
terest. The national treasury Is over
running with gold and Mr. Honoris says
the amount could be Increased If there
were small notes to exchange for It.
There Is no doubt that for general busi
ness ( lie public prefers paper to metal
currency , but the widely shown indis
position to use gold Is largely due to
the fact that most of the coins are In
large denominations nnd therefore not
available for retail'trade.
The Philadelphia Hecord stales that
two-thirds nt all the gold which lias
been received at the government's coin
ing mill since the establishment of the
mint In 17- ! ) has been coined Into
twenty-dollar pieces and two-thirds of
the remainder Into ten-dollar pieces.
The proportion of live-dollar pieces and
two-and-a-half dollar
pieces struck at
the mints is so small that If a demand
should be created nt once for these coins
for general use they could not be ob
tained. The Hecord suggests the dis
continuance for n time of the coinage of
the larger denominations , coining in
stead the smaller denominations , which
would result in gold llowlng Into cir
culation and soon finding its proper
level. There seems to bo no good
reason why this should not be done.
It would not give immediate relief , but
the good effects would be felt in a short
time. Meanwhile the question of more
paper money presses itself upon public
attention and suggests that some legis
lation should bo had looking to an in
crease of the national bank circulation.
CUA'Dl'l'MX ' OF LA HUH.
There was some interesting Informa
tion given a few days ago to the in-
dustrlnl commission by the heads of two
of the principal labor organizations of
the country. Chief Arthur of the loco
motive Engineers stated that the mem
bers of that organization had written
agreements with over 00 per cent of the
railroads as to their wage and work
arrangements , while Secretary McGuIre
of the Carpenters' and Joiners' union
stated that wages had been advanced
and that the situation of the workers
In the larger centers of population had
much Improved.
Testimony of a like nature Avill be
obtained from every line of industry
which the commission shall inquire
into. The condition of American labor
is better at tills time than for a number
of years and there is every promise of
further Improvement. The advance in
wages all along the line during the past
few months hns added hundreds of
millions of dollars to the earnings of
labor , the greater part of which , it is
needless to say , has been expended in
increased consumption , to the benefit of
all interests. It follows , of course , that
the wage earners of the United States
are living belter than for years , while
at the 'same time the records of the
savings banks throughout the country
show that the working classes are
again accumulating money. In no other
country of the world are the labor
conditions so satisfactory as hero and
in none other Is the outlook for the
continued prosperity of labor so
promising.
The order of the council to put the
election booths at the disposal of the
poor people flooded out of house and
homo shows good intention , but the
election booths are not likely to be very
serviceable for this purpose , and by the
time they are ready for occupancy the
chances are the unfortunates will be
able to move back Into their own homes.
How much more practical a plan of re
lief would be lo procure permission for
these people tt > occupy some of the va
cant houses In that section of the city-
It' necessary one of the old exposition
buildings could be put at their disposal.
AVhatever is done should be done at
once if nny advantage Is to accrue.
Cubans of Intelligence now look with
more favor on American ollleers than at
first. Their direct methods of doing
business , saying what they mean and
meaning what they say rasped n little
at first , but results speak for themselves.
The Cubans have learned that In place
of a lot of polite palaver and profuse
promises never made good there has
been substituted less talk ami more has
been accomplished. Genernl Cnrpenter Is
a good Illustration , His administration at
Puerto Principe raised a storm at llrsl ,
but now Ills bitterest opponents express
satisfaction that In the recent changes
In Cuba he is to remain in that com
mand.
Ono hundred thousand Porto Hlcans
are reported to bo starving and In need
of aid from the government. These
people have suffered none of the rav
ages of war , Imvo been given an exten
sion of time by the American authori
ties In which to pay their debts and in
other ways benefited by the change of
rulers. Is It possible that the reputa
tion of Uncle Sam for feeding the hun
gry has caused this sudden starving at
tack on the part of the people of the
island ? Tlio first thing those people
should learn Is that Hie I'nlted States
gives every man an opportunity to earn
a living and that if tihlo-hodlod ho must
earn it or go hungry.
Tlio World-Herald seems anxious lest
the public should forget that the de
feated republican candidates for the leg
islature last year owe their defeat to
The Hee and its editor. Kvery time
the World-Herald repeats this assertion
It admits publicly that the successful
candidates on the popocratle ticket are
under no obligations to the popocrntlc
organ.
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PhUndeh'lua ' Ledger.
In Pennsylvania and In Philadelphia
have had bad government mainly because )
tUo republican majorities have beeu so
larco la Cltv anil ctajM. aa to aua.hlu till )
I pnity Ipa'lers to ilcfy tlio ln lrpeuilont V lor.
! They hnvp hrtdtnp nrroiMm ! nvi-i : r thi'j'
hnvp felt that tiny rnndi Intp. however dis
credited or unfit for jmWIr otlloe , could bo
carried through by the party vote , which Is
Bonerfilly cast blindly.
Tnii II anil rinil Out.
St. Ixnils Itrwibllc.
J. Sterling Morton's manifesto ordering anew
now political party to toke the Hold has
been out se > eral weeks nnd so far there Is
not nucleus enough In Klnht to consume a
keg of beer.
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Kan.ins CltiHtar. .
After stmnng their pockets with American
gold twenty-live slnscvs of the (5rau ( Opera
company , Including Nonllco , lo Lussan ,
Suzanne Adnnis , Hauermelster , Uhphatn ,
Van Dyke , Van Itooy , and others , resorted
to the old trick of buying only ono Btcam-
ship ticket for the party , on the Campania ,
thereby withholding from the government
$110 In the way of war tax. This seems llko
rather a shabby reword for the liberal pa
tronage with which the Ornu company met
In this country during the last winter. Uut
such are the eccentricities of genius.
I'urolitiMO mill ( iiiniMMViti-r Tide * .
Philadelphia Record.
The suggestion that wo might buy .1 peace
from the Philippine Insurgents meets with
slight favor , it would bo an acknowledg
ment that our title to the sovereignty of the
islands was incomplete , and that Agulnaldo
could turn It over to us for a consideration.
Hotter let Agulnaldo keep his Islands , If they
bo his , nnd save our money. Our tltlo to
the Philippines l.s of a kind with the tltlo by
which wo hold our posseFslons on this con
tinent. Wo hold by conquest. What part
wo did not obtain for ourselves by force
was purchased from Spain and Franco ,
whoso tltlo was a gunpowder tltlo llko our
own.
nlDu ; I.ON * of 1,1 IV.
SpriiiBlleld ( Miss. ) Republican.
QtiltiKtla , where the Nebraska regiment
lost their colonel and one lieutenant yester
day , la a small 'town ' about live miles north
east of Malolos. The engagement was more
to the advantage of the natives than any
previous encounter of the war. They
were finely entrenched and lost thirteen
killed , while our men lost seven killed and
forty-four wounded. The loss of Colonel
Stotsenberg was equal to COO natives killed ,
comparatively speaking. The dimcultles of
the climate appear In that part of the dis
patch which says that ono soldier died from
sunstroke during the fight. It satisfies our
prldo that our men carried the trenches
they never fail to do that but the loss of
life Is always pniMrnlng.
ll Illc 1 I IIMM I I'fllllllO.
Chicago Chronicle.
Now that the traveling salesmen of the
United States have taken up the fight
against the trusts there would seem to be
llttlo prospect ahead of the latter except
a forced unconditional surrender. The trusts
may wax fat on the inactivity of Attorney
General Grlggs , and may oven prosper In
splto of the random suits at law brought by
Htato ofllclals. But when the drummers of
the country carry the anti-trust sentiment
Into every corner grocery or other meeting
place of village solons throughout the land
the power of a wholesome antagonism to
unjust monopolies should not be slow in as
serting itself. At all events the drummers
can talk the monster octopus within n i inch
ot his life If ho is not entirely scotched.
STATUS Ot'T OF DLHIT.
1'iiNltloii of IIMVII Slunlfionnt , r AVent-
fPii I'ronperlly.
Baltimore American.
The state treasurer of Iowa has more than
enough money on hand to pay all obligations
and hence the state Is practically out of
debt. The productions of Iowa are worth
yearly over 1200,000,000. It is a great state
for corn , stock and'Mdairy ' products. The
farmers are In condition to hold their crops
when they are not satisfied with the prices.
Corn Is cheap in Iowa sometimes too cheap
to sell but it pays when used lo fatten
stock.
The west is prospering , so is the south.
In fact , all sections are going ahead. There
are not the same business methods followed
In all the states. Maryland is not quite out
of debt , but it owes very little. Virginia
has a debt of over $20,000,000 , Massachusetts
owca over $12,000,000 , Xcw York over $9,000-
000 and Pennsylvania nearly $7,000,000 ,
Georgia , $8,000.000 find Alabama $ t > ,000,000.
Illinois Is practically out of debt , so are
West Virginia , New Jersey nnd a few
others. The resources of most of the states
that owe money are great , but as long as
debts are outstanding the pcoplo must be
taxed to pay interest and to keep up the
sinking funds. The people , of course , want
low taxes , but sensible voters do not object
to moderato taxes if the money raised is
used for improvements that benefit the
people.
I'UKSO.VAl , AM ) OTIIHIIAVISK.
James II. Merrill , mayor-elect of Oshkosh -
kosh , Wls. , bears a striking resemblance
to the cartoons of Uncle Sam. lie is a law
yer and has a slate reputation for his after-
dinner speeches.
Captain Urlas Rhodes , who 1 to sail the
yacht Defender In the trial races , has spent
all his life on the water and is a friend of
such old sailing mastcia as Norman Terry
and L. A. Jeffrey.
James I' . Tallaferro , the newly elected
United States senator from Florida , was a
private in the confederate army. Ho Is a
party leader In his state , but was never a
candidate for ofilco before.
Robert H. Hltt , chairman of the foreign
relations committee of the last congress ,
began life as a newspaper reporter , went to
Washington as a correspondent and then
entered the diplomatic service.
Nearly 3,000 claims for pensions on ac
count of disability resulting from wounds
and disease have already been filed by the
Sixteenth Regiment of Pennsylvania volun
teers , which took part In the I'orto Rlcan
campaign.
General Arthur MacArthnr , when ap
pointed adjutant of the Twenty-fourth Wis
consin volunteers in 1S62 , was BO small of
stature and of volco that ho was familiarly
known as "the Boy , " a name which still
sticks to him In the Philippines.
Kdwanl Uverett Halo , In a Boston ad
dress , recalls the fact that when I owell
first went on the lecture platform ho got
hut f5 a night. Later , however , he was
able to echo the demand of Thomas Starr
King "P. A. < M. K. Fifty ami my ex-
pcnscf. "
Munkaczy , the Hungarian artist who has
now fnr some time been mad , hus occasional
lucid Intervals of late , during ono of which
ho called for a print of his "Uist Hours of
Mozart , " and , looking at it. remarked
sadly : "That Is my best work ; I'll never
bo up to that again. "
Mr. Dti Paty Do Clam , who Is Involved In
the Dreyfus scandal , Is reported to have re
marked to a friend : " .My fate Is written In
my name. Pat ! , In Latin meanu to suffer ,
and clam , secretly , In silence , without sayIng -
Ing u word. I am following out my des
tiny ! I suffer In silence. "
Honolulu has ono theater , a ramshackle
building , In which various crude perform
ances are given by natives. Once In a lung
while a dramatic company makes the trip
from San FrancUco , the latest doing so
last summer without pecuniary profit.
Single entertainers stop there an the way
to Australia.
Harry Irwln , the son of May Irwln , the
actress , has received an appointment as a
cadet In the United State * : Naval academy
and will undergo his entrance examination
early next month. Harry Is a bright boy
of 17 yearn and greatly resembles hU
mother in anoearaacQ and disposition.
f l11.17 , VTIOV.S HI.OT.
riilago ( "hronlclr : Lynch law UPPHIS to
IIP n iipoomlty nf Imlf-bakrd civilization ,
but the Qporgl.i negro nnd his slayers were
iietthlnK lets tlmn savages.
Springfield Republican : A negro was
burned at the irtnko In Georgia In the pros-
ciiie of 2,000 people. Thtfle 2,000 American *
ncrmlosced In an act of bsrb.irlc savagery
which wild Indians ami barbarous hill men
of the enst could not surpass In atrocity.
It Is high time we civilized ourselves.
Chicago Record : It Is particularly hu
miliating to the rn It oil States at n time
when It Is occupying such a conspicuous
position before the world as n champion
of the oppressed , to have such barbarous.
Inhuman nnd uncivilized outrages taking
place at home. In the eyes of the world
the whole nation must share the Ignominy ,
though under our Institutions only the slate
of Georgia can do anything toward wiping
out the disgrace by bringing the mob lead-
cm to punishment.
Minneapolis Times : The annals of In
dian warfare , of darkest Africa , of all the
barbarous hordes of the Islands of the south
sea , afford scarce a parallel to the brutality
of these nets of white men In the civilized
( ? ) commonwealth of Georgia. Kor mis
creants of the elats to which the tortured
negroes belonged there need be llttlo waste
of sympathy or pity. Let It bu saved for
a community where there are whites In
largo numbers whoso latent Instincts , des
pite their schools nnd churches , nro as bru
tal as the murderous lust of their victims.
St. I'nul Globe : Wo who live In perfect
security against such crimes ns were
charged against that negro cannot barely
comprehend the Intensity of feeling which
could dlctnto resort to such Inhumanity.
And yet the men who engaged themselves
In the trrture of this self-confessed mur
derer represented a good standard ot In
telligence nnd may bo said to have In
cluded all that Is best , os well ns all that
Is worst , In the social life of the vicinity.
That tie deserved to die there can bo no
question. That the manner of his death
should involve a crlmo moro shocking ,
even , to all civilized beings Is to the en
during disgrace of southern society ,
TA.IiKI\ i TOO . 11:011. :
Chicago Record : After this Captain
Coghlan probably would do well to take
soundings nnd sheer off when ho finds him
self approaching one of those dangerous
temptations to make speeches.
Kansas City Star : If "Germany is calm
about It , " so Is the United States. There
Is no such thought in this country that na
tions can go to war about the speech of a
man who had drowned his discretion In
wine.
Now York World : The point of tliu
Coglilan story is the calmness , the coolness ,
the forbearance nnd the discretion of Ad
miral Uewoy. What a pity It is that Cap
tain Coglilan , so worthy an Imitator or
Dcwey in valor , nhould have learned from
him so poorly the lessons of discretion.
Now York Sun : Sailors of the Coghlati
typo nro the glory of the nation when war
Is on and they are also the terror ana
despair of diplomats in time of peace.
This comes from the circumstance that
when they think "D n you ! " they have
not been educated to smile and say , "May
the blessings ot Divine Providence over
whelm j'ou with beatitude. "
St. Louis Republic : The dangerous mo
ment when It was easily possible to stir up
a national antagonism between the two people -
plo that might lead to a serious stralnlns
of friendly relations is past. Captain
Coghlan is still chafing under the Irritation
of Admiral Von Dicdrichs' course immedi
ately following the victory at Manila. But
that incident has been deprived of any In
ternational menace by Germany's voluntary
action , a fact which the Raleigh's com
mander should have remembered before lie
allowed his impetuous temper to lead him
into n breach of manners.
Chicago Chronicle : Captain Cogi.lan of
the Raleigh doubtless realizes by this time
some of the disadvantages of posing as an
understudy of De.wcy. The captain's trou
ble seems to have been a failure to ap
prehend the proper moment for shutting off
steam , otherwise the oratorical fiow. As we
can well imagine that the Raleigh's cap
tain had conspicuous provocation for hU
garruloucncss In the Inane fulsomenefs of
a proportion of his hosts , there may bo
charitable hope that the naval authorities
will let him down easy. But ho will to a
wise olllcer in the Manila squadron who will
hereafter let Dowcy do his own speech-
making. Understudies are apt to get over
their first experience of stage fright by
running nmuclc in spite of the stage man
ager.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat : Captain Cogh-
lan's offense is one that bears hardest upon
the naval service , whoso officers under all
circumstances should bo circumspect in
public comment and careful not to involve
their government In needless difficulty , It
Is not for Captain Coglilan to pass Judg
ment upon diplomatic affairs nor to speak
with blunt freedom and sarcasm of Inci
dents concerning which his admiral has
had llttlo to say. Ho lost his head and may
lc > c his ship. His error is obvious , with
llttlo to urge In defense. Again the fact Is
Illustrated 'that ' there is too decided a ten
dency to talk among olllcors hi prominent
command. If Captain Coghlan Is disciplined
the country will not bo surprised. Simi
lar offenses ought not to bo passed over
lightly. Sensationalism In shoulder strops
Is an embarrassment that should go no fur
ther.
Illrjc'lf Trim ! Kiii-mlnK.
CLKVKLAND. April 2C. There Is a strong
probability that within a few days nearly
100 ot the largest bicycle manufacturing
plants In < the United States will bo under
the control and ownership of ono gigantic
company , capitalized ut $ .10.000.000. The
capitalists behind the scheme have exact
data upon the situation , and thlfl week will
sco the footing up of tlio sum totals of the
various phases of the proposition , nnd
definite action will come at a meeting of the
manufacturers early next week. A. 0.
Spuldlng of Chicago Is the chief figure In
the enterprise. "The trust will build three
different grades of wheels , " Mild Mr. H. A.
Lozler of the Cleveland Bicycle company
today , ' 'a hlgh-prlcrd wheel , n medium and
a cheap grade. Thrro Is llttlo probability
of the big deal falling through. "
I'rliM * of Silver Ail VIIIICCH ,
NEW YORK. April i'C. Bar silver was
quoted today at 61 , a rise of bcvcn-elghtlm
of a cent from yesterday. The last time
that It ruled around present figures was No
vember 5. 1898 , when it touched CI',6. The
demand local dealers style as speculative ,
the speculation being carried on In London.
Cable advices reported silver a feature In
the London market today anil that Rupee
paper had jumped from CO4 at the opening
to G7T In the early trading.
T\vct Iti-jmrlN on
ALBANY , N. Y. . April 20. Majority and
minority reports from the Mazut investigat
ing committee wore submitted to the assem
bly today. The former nsks for more power
in the ) scope ) of Investigation and urges that
the committee bo empowered to fill ad
libitum during legislative vacation ; the lat
ter urges the futility of further Investiga
tion and prays the assembly to diei-lmrco
the committee.
ix-nuns or TIII : wu. .
"I always Inwtglnrd. " wfltos a volunteer
nt Manila , " ( hat New Jprspy w s HIP head
quarters for matqultoM , but Manila 1ms do-
prlvod that neck of the woods of All such
honors. And ants gep whir ! they are hire
by the million * red mils with jaws Ilke <
crocodiles , black anis with a stinger sharper
than any bee that ever manufactured honey ,
brown ants , gr.iy ants , nuts with wings ami
ants with nothing but a determination to
make life miserable for n soldier. They
build nests In your hair , pull your ears , fill
your nose , crawl over your shirt and under
your shirt , nnd , In fact , they get In your
shoes , torture ydti In daytime , sleep with
you nt night , nnd cat with you nt dinner
time. Why , as 1 write , a couple are crawlIng -
Ing over this very page , ns If to show con
tempt for my opinion of ants ! So you sec
soldiering la the Philippines Is no simp. "
The cablegram from the officers of the
Minnesota regiment at Manila tn the gov
ernor of Minnesota , saying : "Tho regiment
must bo ordered home and mustered out of
the service nt once , " caused considerable
alarm In St. Paul and Minneapolis. What
prompted the urgent appeal Is not known.
It Id left lo surmise , nnd naturally the rela
tives and frlonds of the soldiers take a
gloomy view of the request. It docs not
differ much from the tone of private letters
which have reached this country from the
soldiers at Manila. A private In the
Twenty-third Infantry tells of the homo-
longing of the soldiers In a letter < | uotod
by the Now York Hx-enlng Pest. HP says :
"The soldiers want to ci mo 1 o-ne lo America ,
where they can bo In civilization once more ,
i The land of the Filipinos has no charms
, for them. They are getting tired of hearing
I 1 and seeing so much of these half-clvlllzcd
tribes. "
Frank M. Krb of Allegheny , n private hi
the Pennsylvania volunteers. In a letter
dated February 27 , says : "Take my advice ,
j nnd don't enlist In the regulars , tor you
are good for three years. 1 am not sorry
I enlisted , but you sco wo have had some
excitement ami wo only ha\e about four
teen months' time to serve , if they keep us
our full time , which Is not likely. Wo will
no doubt start homo as BOOH as we get
thetie niggers rounded up. "
According to Washington dispatches only
7 per cent of the volunteers Indicated n de
sire ) to remain in the service for six months
longer. The government has , In consequence
quence , decided to bring homo the volun
teers as rapidly as transports con be had.
La Lucha , a newspaper relic of Spanish
control at Havana , and u "yellow" of the
now regime. Is not at all satisfied with the
way tlio Americans are running the town
and the Island , nnd Is constantly roasting
the olllclals. Sovcr.il Intimations were con
veyed to the publisher that a continuation
of the abuse would not be tolerated. La
Lucha replied to the hints with this card :
"WARNING.
"The Havana newspapers are hereby cau
tioned against publishing any comment
derogatory to the civil or military govermrs
of the city of Havana , or any of their fetaff
ollleers. The king can do no wrong ! These
two rulers arc above criticism , and by ex
ercising the God-given right of free expres
sion ot opinion you render yourselves liable
to a libel suit , a line , and a term In a nasty ,
horrid dungeon , with rats. Wo know. "
The warning was a bit of editorial sarcasm.
Criticism continued unabated , but Instead
of getting a taste of military force General
Ludlow entered suit for libel. The trial is
to take place In the civil court of Havana
early next mouth. The proceeding Is an In
novation in Cuba and will attract wide
spread attention.
"Johnny" Kelly , n sailor boy from Ad
miral Dewey's flagship , has concluded a tour
of triumph at New York City just as the
Raleigh's boys hove Into port. Kelly has
been in the army or navy of the United
States for several years. He served in the
famous Seventh cavalry , was in the battle
of Wounded Knee and his discharge papers
show that ho took part in six other en
gagements against the Indians. Two years
ago ho concluded he would try the navy ,
was assigned to the Pacific squadron and
ultimately landed aboard Dewey's flagship ,
where at the time of his recent leave ho was
assistant master-at-arms of the third class
en board the Olympia. Kelly was down be
low at the foot of an ammunition hoist
during all the time "Your Uncle George. "
as ho puts it , was pounding the Spanish
squadron into driftwood and scraplron.
With his pockets bulging with a good
round sum Kelly started for this country
shortly after Christmas by way of Yokohama
hama on a three months' leave of absence.
Five weeks ago ho reached San Francisco.
"Tho first place I struck after leaving
"Frisco , " said Kelly to a New York Journal
reporter , "was Lns Angeles. Had a big
time there and the police put mo on thu
train. There was a mob at the station to
cheer me. My next stop was Yunia , N. M.
1 had lost.my railroad ticket In the excite
ment at Los Angeles and I was telling the
conductor about It and getting out the cash
to put up. Ho said : 'All of Dewey's sailors
ride free on this train. ' I hud a hot time in
Yuma. Everybody seemed to think I was
thirsty.
"At 131 I'aso there was another great
time. I had a llttlo racket down there com
ing over the bridge. A Mexican gendarme
arrested me , but the people of the town
hoard about it and It would have taken the
whole of Mexico to keep rue prisoner. At
Fort Worth , Tex. , the mayor of the town
and the principal citizens saw me off at the
train. A sailor's great la these Inland
towns , you know. How long did I stay
there ? I don't remember , on my word.
From Texas I struck north ; sometimes I
hod a railroad ticket , sometimes I didn't ,
but It made no difference. I was In St.
Louis , Omaha and Chicago and In each place
I thought I'd never get out of the town
nllvo ,
"In Chicago somebody stole my cap for a
souvenir ; nt Buffalo they got my scarf. I
came through Rochester , Syracuse and
Albany and It was the same thing all along
the line , In New York It's the same ) way. "
.vi.i.v vi'v\M .vnn.
MritiiN A ii-1 hi M u ; , Kvrrj ( Iiln , or
\iillilnu , UN Miiy 111' DrNlri'il ,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
"I cannot understand , " says Senator Mor
gan , "why all democracy should bo meas
ured by the standard of Thomas Jefferson.
Whllo ho wns a great man and the foremst <
democrat of his time , tinier have changed
and wo have changed with them. Democ
racy la no exception to the rule. Why
should It bo necessary , In order to deter
mine a man's democracy , to align him
beside Jefferson and thus tuko his meas
ure ? "
The fundamental principles of nomocracy
do not change. Conditions to which
thopo principles are to bo applied change ,
but democracy Itself Is the name yester
day , today and tomorrow.
But Senator Morgan Is justified in his
criticism of the universal canonization of
Jefferson by tlitsu who call themselves
dcmoeralH. Jefferson was a great demo
crat , but ho was not the only great demo
crat.
There would be no objection to a strictly
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
BOVAL BAKING POwDCB CO. . M * YORK.
Jefferson I an slandnrl If that standard \vcr
really understood by ihisp who elnlm th
function of Its authority for ttielr "denv o- \
racy. " '
The trinrblo l that ho who manufacture-
lite own article of democracy , nnd lie \vhc
labels hi * o\\n vnctium "democracy" bnt'.i
seek to prove their wares by JeffeMon'i
name beonuse It Is consldkred ft pat demo
cratic nnme to conjure with ,
Tim man who Is a demnCrnl because lie
wns born that way , nnd the man who la
a democrat hrcaiwe lie believer that wny
both claim that theirs Is the only Jcffer-
sonlan democracy.
The' democrat who oppeflcs expansion nnd
the democrat who favors It demonstrate
their democracy by the teachings of Jeffer
son.
son.The $10-dlnncr democrat ami the Jl-dln-
tier democrat say grace lo Jeffcrt'sn.
The democrat who believe * * that oflli-o
holdera weie created for the government
and the democrat who believes that tlio
government wns created for the onire-
holders each Insists that he boars on his
person the true Jofforsonlaa strawberry
mark.
The objection to the Joffersonlan standard
of measurement Is that It has come to
mean anything , everything , or nothing , us
U may be desired. If there were moro
comprehension of and respect for the
principle's of Jefferson and Irtw babbling and
profanation of hi * name there votild be lesi
reason to demur , ns Senator Morgan docs , tc
it universal Jetfersonlan standard.
SAIIl IX KI'X.
IVtrolt Journal : Whisky rc'levcs dys
pepsia on the thpory , perhaps , Hint the
rppllnir of a brle-k In the hat onVot ? the
feeling of a brick In tlw stomach.
Chlrngo Tribune : Ouest How t-an you
unord to give surf ) n dinner nt thlfi for a
dollar ?
One' cf the Managers Sh ! We've got to
dn something to bring people here to listen
to the speeches' .
Brooklyn Life : : "Docs the course of their
< rue- love run smooth ? "
"Yes. Indeed. There lire banks on both
sides. "
Inilijinnpnlta Journal : "That boy of mine , "
said the angry father , "Is JiiFt a natural
liorn fiaol , "
" ( if cour.'o , " returned the neighbor , nnd
there \vas that In hlx tone that made the
father want to climb the fence nnd go
after him.
Chicago Record : "Tlint professor nays
tliut Slmkespnro'N women nro not intel
lectual. "
"Of Ciur. ( o not. Look nt Ophplla , going
out In the1 woods and picking llowen * when
she might have made llumlet buy them for
her. "
Cleveland Plain Healer : "One of the nntl-
trust orators sfiys tbos' ? New York fellow-H
will begetting an option on IMr.idlse next
and fiirmlng u Htock company to run It. "
"Wonder 'how ' blc a block ( it stock they'll
feel obliged to * eml Croker. "
Somervll > Journal : .Authorities on
eUiiiiPtU- have newr yet decided whether
or not It Is uroiie'r for a fat man to take
a seat vacated In a crowded car when there
are women stnndlnir.
Washington Stnr : "You have been having
a hard tight , " remarked the friend.
"Yen" answered HIP man who wns being
Investigated , "my grammar Is n. llttlo dls-
IlK'tin-d. But 1 am still In the political
rln . "
Chlcaso Post : After it wns nil over the
editor of the Mnwvllle Bugle looked nt the
actress nitber repronebfully.
'Wh.it Imve I ever done that you should
try to horsewhip me ? " be asked.
"Nothing ; nothing at n'l , " she answered ,
cheerfully. " 1 simply needed advertising ,
that's nil. "
HI3VIS12M I1ATTI.H 1IVMV.
C. K. S. Wood in Chicago Chronicle.
YP l < - | | | ! , strip ye bare !
Tnko guns between your palms !
Fight for your .homes ! We'll light ye fair
With steel nnd smoke , not psalms !
' will not cull yo rebels ; nuy , r
Tlo iw yo nre not so.
Yd light for home and liberty ,
As v/e did lone ago.
But wo have hipped ns tigers Inp ;
Tlio tnste is salt nnd good.
Wo want your land nnd by good hap
Wo nro the better blood !
So put your women at yiotir backs ,
Your young ones In th" > cane ;
With sword nnd gun nnd battleax
We'll aluy yo out the mime !
Who blames ye > is a coward one ;
Ye debt for children , wives ,
T-.i ! > land where llm ye saw the sun ;
The right , to llvo your lives !
So lights the clove to fnvft her brood ;
So Ilehts the feeble doe !
The light Is fair nnd by the rood
We'll slvo the finish blow !
Your doom 1.senled ! Ask ye no alms' ,
But piny ns brnve mon p'ayl
These glorious isles of fern nnd palms
JInst own the white man's sway !
The elovo i < i rebel to the hawk
The hawk strikes In mldnlr !
The doe It weeps at Its last balk !
When did the 'hungry ' spare ?
O , linked Filipinos eold ,
When did a nation hear
iVnotbcr's burdens mve for gold ?
Trust not our hymns and prayer !
Your land 1-j fnlr with palm nnd vine !
'Twill rleher bo for graves !
Your women will make playthings fine ,
Your children will mnko slaves !
Isn't it , what $10
will do ? Yester
day , we placed
several lines of
suits , regular $15
values for $10 , fill
ed our Douglas
St. windows with
them for your in
spection , inspec
tion created a de
mand , and the de
mand is so great
that if you want
one of these extra
values before they
are all gone , you
will have to hus
tle. Fit guaran
teed.
