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2 27,0 l > IS ! M,700
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4 25,400 20 21,070
6 20,050 21 21,580
C 25,500 22 2 ,72O
7 25,44O 23 20,255
8 25,44(1 Z 24,000
9 27 , : 55 23 24.5UO
10 25,21)0 20 21.7UO
11 25,480 27 24,770
12 21,1)20 2 ? 21iiO :
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16 25,000 31 23,010
16 20,04O
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often as desired.
The renewed activity of the ward
clubs Is the sure Hlgn of a fast approaching
preaching political campaign.
Now for the transition from soldiery
to civil life from the military uniform
to the garb of the plain citizen.
Nebraska's corn crop Is coming down
the home stretch and it will as usual
beat every other farm product entered
In the race.
Colonel Kllbounie of Ohio Is of the
opinion tha't the Ohio track Is not wide
enough for him to travel In the same
team with John II. McLean.
The report that the czar of Russia waste
to abdicate proves" to be unfounded.
Should he bo offered a ? 50,000-a-year
law practice there Is no telling what he
might do.
The Filipino rebels are said to want
possession of the town of Imtis. As
the town is garrisoned by a detail of
United States soldiers It Is likely to
be a long felt want.
"The Girl I Left Behind Me" hud a
good inning Wednesday when the boys
came marching home. On occasions of
this kind the average Omaha girl may
be depended on to act the role to per-
fecUon.
'The public school teachers have been
assigned for the coming year and before
another week Is ended the wheels of
the education machine should be run
ning again as If their revolutions had
never been stopped.
Douglas county democrats are re
markably anxious to help certain over-
ambitious republicans to places on the
republican county ticket The dem
ocrats prefer to be opposed by the weak-
oat possible candidates.
So far as the straight republicans arc
concerned the nomination for Justice of
the supreme court Is seeking the man.
There are many able lawyers In the re
publican party of Nebraska. It is only
a matter of selection.
The theory that violent noises produce
rain has been exploded. If it were true
the atmospheric vibrations of Tuesday
imd Wednesday would have caused
downpours throughout Nebraska like
tlioso which visit the Philippines.
The popocratlu organs that are
Bcrcuuilng with Joy because Inland's
successor in congrosH is a democrat
must bo easily pleased. They are
ilotibtluHS getting rcaily to shout again
when Arkansas goes democratic.
A Httlo thing like a collapsed Cell
et-urn Is not to lalto Chicago out of the
lists uu a competitor for the big na
tional nominating conventions next
year. Tliroo Coliseums have already
boon built to take the place of the one
destroyed oil paper.
The people of Omaha did their best to
Bhow their love and gratitude toward
the volunteers of the First regiment
who returned homo. A little later there
must bo a tribute of respect for tint
dead heroes of the Fighting First.
Oheeru for the living and tears for the
dead.
Btraugp , 1& It not , how Spim'air ' Ileed'n
resignation lias put a stop to all the
howl of tha yellow paper ? that the ex-
speaker was going to remain as a loader
on the floor of the house for the special
purpose of antagonizing Uio administra
tion ? Had Mr. Itoed only delayed tiling
his resignation a few weeks longer , no
ono could ielft what beautiful talcs
these Imaginative political correspond
ents might have conjured up ,
1MP110VRMEXT IX CVI3A.
While there Is some complaint , more
or less justlllable , regarding the policy
of the military authorities In Cuba , there
tins unquestionably been a great Im
provement effected In some directions
and notably In Military conditions ,
which were most wretched when the
American occupation begun last Janu
ary. An American resident of Havana
now In this country naya that city has
greatly Improved tintlcr American ad
ministration and nbo under the civic ad
ministration , which In large degree Is
the same that It was under the former
rule. The present civic government ,
however , has been greatly m-slsted by
the ideas and co-operation of the United
Suites authorities. Ho states that for
eign capital Is coming into the country ,
In the tobacco and sugar plantations ,
which are largely being syndicated , and
the English capitalists are beginning to
secure control of the railroads. The
military government of the city Is ad
ministered with justice and dispatch by
General Ludlow , while the subordinate
military oniclals are performing their
dutfes faithfully and ctilclcntly.
Havana , of course , Is the i > olltlcal
center , and It Is stated that the best
class of bankers , merchants , planters
and the like , both Cuban and Spanish ,
are anxious for the United States to
hold on for at least three years more
and the opinion is expressed that it IB
almost certain that at the end of that
time they would prefer annexation or
some form of protectorate to Cuban
self-government. These classes of the
people appreciate what our government
is doing for the improvement of condi
tions in Cuba and it is easy to under
stand that they should desire the con
tinuance of a control which operates
for the betterment of the community.
Moreover there are business considera
tions that prompt this desire. American
occupation means the maintenance of
peace and order In the Island and this
Insures improvement in business con
ditions. Evidence of this is at hand In
the statement recently given out by the
War department showing the financial
condition of Cuba during the half year
from January 1 to Juno . ' ! 0. The en
suing six mouths It Is reasonably ex
pected will make a still better showing.
The Question of continuing our mili
tary occupation of Cuba will be deter
mined by congress. As now seems prob
able there will be a very strong influ
ence exerted , chiefly on the part of the
business classes In Cuba , assisted by
Americans having interests In the island
and those who are contemplating the
Investment of capital there , for a con
tinuance of our occupation. How much
weight this will have it Is impossible
to say , but it will certainly be backed
by some Impressive facts and cogent
reasons. It will be urged that the
United States must continue in control
In Cuba until the improvements begun
are completed , otherwise there will be
danger of all that ho been accomplished
being lost. We are Inclined to think ,
however , that the next congress will not
be disposed to renounce the pledge of
the last congress that the people of
Cuba should , when pacification was
effected , be left to govern themselves.
The United States cannot honorably dis
regard this promise.
A lUDlCULOUS UUAIIGK.
The London newspaper that took seri
ous notice of the allegation in the Ohio
democratic platform that there Is a
secret alliance between England and the
administration should have seen that It
was made merely > for vote-getting. The
framers of that platform know perfectly
well that there Is no such alliance and
they also know that the administration
has sought no alliance. But there Is a
considerable element among our foreign-
born citizens which is unfriendly to En
gland and the talk In democratic plat
forms about an alliance with that power
Is made with a view to catching the
votes of this element and it may be to
some extent effective. It Is not likely ,
however , that any very large number of
foreign-born citizens , particularly Ger
man-Americans for whom the declara
tion Is specially intended , will be delu
ded by It.
Nothing could be more ridiculous than
to allege a secret alliance between the
administration and England , because
such an alliance would be utterly worth
less to either country. President Mc-
Klnley Is powerless to enter Into an
agreement , in the nature of an alliance ,
with any country , were he disposed to
do so , which there Is no reason to believe ,
On the other hand no responsible En
glish statesman has ever Intimated a
desire for an alliance. Democratic talk
on the subject Is the sheerest clap-trap.
UP
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky , In his
address before the American Bar asso
ciation , said that In all the changes
since the Declaration of Independence ,
the general government has had exclu
sive charge of our foreign relations.
"The llrst ten amendments to the con
stitution e in ph us I/.o this distinction , " he
said. "They stand ns barriers between
federal ( rower on the one side and the
states and people of the states ,011 the
other. No one of them abridges or at
tempts to abridge the authority of the
general government over foreign affairs ,
and that authority embraces all powers
pertaining to the relations of the states
and the people with the rest of the
world. "
Admitting the soundness of this view ,
Is not the general government responsi
ble for the protection of the subjects
of foreign countries residing here and
is It not the duty of the government , In
such a case as that of the lynching of
the uunaturallzed Italians In LoulHlniw ,
to make every proper effort to bring
to punishment these guilty of the mur
der ? The Buffalo Express hays :
"These live men , supposing It is
true , us Uio { tnllun government claims ,
that they were not naturalized , coma
under the protection of a treaty with
Italy. Their murder , therefore , involves
relations with a foreign power. In
leaving the punishment of the crltnq
I to the state of LoulMnnn , and even contending -
, tending Mint It has no right to Inter-
j fere , is not the general government fallIng -
Ing to assert Its full authority over the
relations of states with foreign coun
tries ? " It certainly appears BO In the
light of the construction of the ten
amendments to the constitution given
by Senator IJndsay. If the authority
over foreign affairs conferred on the
general government by these amend
ments "Embraces all powers pertaining
to the relations of the states and the
people with the rest of the world , " It
seems to us impossible to avoid the
conclusion that It Is the constitutional
right of the general government to In
terfere In a case of crime against a for
eign subject in a state , for the puriwsc
of securing punishment for the crime.
MUST PIlKl'AltK rutt TlIK CEXSVS.
No one Interested In the continued
growth and prosperity of Omaha should
overlook the fact that less than a year
remains before the taking of a new fed
eral census which will fix the city's pop
ulation and relative rank among other
cities for the whole decade succeeding.
That the census returns from Omaha be
not disappointing to Its citizens and
friends Is of the utmost Importance , be
cause the census Is no insignificant fac
tor in the reputation of a city both at
home and abroad.
While nobody who has Omaha's wel
fare really at heart wants to have the
enumerators' figures in any way In-
flatctl or the city's size and resources In
any way exaggerated or misrepresented ,
neither does any one want Omaha to
suffer comparison with Its rivals when
the showing could readily be Improved
by a little activity at the present time
promoting legitimate schemes for estab
lishing new business enterprises and at
tracting new population.
Chicago-organized a 2,000,000 club
months ago with the avowed object of
bringing Its census population over the
-,000,000 mark and other cities have
similar associations with similar ob
jects and plan of operations. It
Is doubtful whether Omaha needs a
new organization to take up this work ,
as the Commercial club and Ak-Sar-Beu
acting together might do It us well , If
not better.
The first thing to be considered would
be whether , in spite of the veto by Gov
ernor Poynter of the Omaha charter re
vision bill , the annexation of South
Omaha Is still practicable. If Governor
Poyuter's Inexcusable interference has
shut off all possibility of consolidating
the two cities , other measures should
at once be devised to draw people stead
ily Into Omaha before the census takers
begin to make their rounds next June.
What must be Impressed upon our
business men and property owners just
now Is the shortness of the time remain
ing at their disposal and the danger of
procrastinating In a 'matter so vital to
the community. Omaha never enjoyed
such promising conditions as it does to ' '
day and it must make the most of its
fortunate situation to keep Its place at
the head of the list of progressive west
ern cities.
The spectacle of a man for whom a
warrant is Issued holding the authorities | ,
at bay for over a week in a house In I
the heart of a great city , ns has been i
done by M. Guerln in Paris , is certainly ]
a peculiar one. Not that the French |
officers lack the power to take him or
have not the physical courage to do so.
It is solely because they fear the effect
upon the turbulent elements In the city
which any forcible effort at capture
would produce. Such things'as this tell
stronger than words that France Is al
ways over a volcano which may break
out Into active eruption at any mo
ment.
If it be true that everybody conneetod
with the government of South Omaha
resides in a glass house we may expect i
very little from the proposed Impeach- !
nient proceedings. It Is not necessary '
to recall the fact In this connection that [
reports have gone abroad to the effect
that some person or pertons In authority
received a purse of ? 3GOO for guaran
teed Immunity from arrest for keeping
saloons open Sundays. It behooves the ,
Magic City to purge itself of this charge
of boodle.
Douglas county republicans must re
alize the responsibility resting upon
them to contribute the needed votes to
restore Nebraska to the republican
column. This can be done only by
united support of a local ticket that will
draw strength from all directions. No
top-heavy nominations of vulnerable
candidates.should be countenanced this
year above all others.
Mayor Moores has the last year boon
quite generous In his distribution of big
glided keys , which he tendered to the
city's guests along with the freedom of
the city. The mayor evidently has not
stopped to consider what would happen
If the possessors of these keys should
all return and appear at the city's gates
together , demanding that the town be
turned over to them.
After partaking of numerous cans of
beer during their deliberations a Kansas
Jury was unable to decide whether the
lluld which made Milwaukee famous
was being illegally disposed of In the
town. Ever sluco the opening of the
campaign In the Philippines Kansas
men have had a friendly feeling for the
breweries.
If ever thcro was a season In * the his
tory of Oiimhu culling for nn extraordi
nary celebration of the objects of Labor
day it Is thepiescnt time. It Is to be
hoped the committees will Inject Into
the day's program u few original
features uud keep clear of the old , ste
reotyped , bewhlskered order of oxer-
Glvo us something now.
It Is Indeed most unfortunate that a
depleted municipal treasury prevents
the police board giving adequate police
protection to certain portions of the
city. A remarkable feature of the bit-
nation I * the absence of professional
crooks , wlio when they do come are
promptly spotted and run out of town.
Cnn't l.ouc Sitnn.
Wa'Mngton Post.
U will be noticed that In all the ( union
movements In Nebraska cx-Oovernor Silas
Ho/comb bobs up for fin office. "SI" np-
j pears to have a voracious appetite for
omclal salaries.
I'ntr
St , Ixnils Republic.
Oem Paul apparently has taken for
granted the truth of the faying that the
English are a nation ot shopkeepers. At
least , he has made them a number ot
counter propositions.
A I'npnllntlc Triumph.
Loulsvlllo Courier-Journal ( dem ) .
The N'ebraaka democrats have nominated
a populist for Judge , a populljt for congress
and adopted a populist and silver repub
lican platform. Democrats , otter being
searched as a precaution against concealing
democratic principles , will bo allowed to
\oto for the ticket.
The Jinn with the Hoc.
Brooklyn Kagle.
The man with the hoe Is generally with
It because ho ought to be. If he had moro
In him , he would be with the machine.
Conditions do not make men , neither do
opportunities Men make both. Otherwise ,
they are not men , but serfs or phone
graphs. Consideration for clodhoppers can
bo carried too far. It has already gone
from bad to verse.
Isn't One Ktinernl
Philadelphia Times.
The cheap money democratic baby was
like the bee , biggest when It Is born , but
It's as dead as n door nail , and the moro
the democratic leaders Insist upon gather
ing all the democratic children , dead or
alive , Into their arms to fight for them , the
more offensive will the democratic family
become to the patriotic people of the nation.
In politics , as In life , when death comes ,
there should be a funeral.
( iriMtth In I'upulntlnn.
Spr'iiRflcld Republican.
It Is not anticipated that the coming cen
sus will show more than 20 per cent In
crease In the population of the United States
for the decade. Immigration baa been small
compared with the previous ten years , and
the birth rate Is declining. The Increase
from 1STO to 18SO was over 30 per cent. Im
migration during the first half of the next
decade was enormous , and yet the Porter
census for 1E90 showed an Increase in the
ten years of only 24.8 per cent.
the UnbjAct. .
Minneapolis Tribune.
Mr. Bryan , In making his excuses for try-
Inc to sidetrack 16 to 1 , Is unfortunate In
his simile. He says :
"When a new baby Is born In a household
the parents do not expel the other children.
Because the democratic party Is making a
fight on Imperialism , militarism and trusts
Is no reason why wo should send from our
household the other child. We should gather
all these children Into our arms and fight
for them. "
When a new baby Is born , however , It al
ways pushes the other children Into the
background and that Is just what the new
Bryan trlpleta are doing with free silver , Just
as free sliver four years ago elbowed the
once favorite free trade clear out Into the
cold , cold world.
A Proiijierlty 1'iimlnp.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Thcro Is a freight car famine In America
at present. That Is to say , the railway
companies , with all tbelr appliances for
moving crops , manufactures and other
freight , are short of- the means for doing
the work they are called upon to do by
farmers and other toducers and shippers.
The famine Is naturally most marked at
western points , but It afflicts every part of
the country. Famine In general Is an Indi
cation of failure and ruin , but this kind ot
famine Is an evidence of prosperity. It Is
remarkable , Indeed , that with the constant
additions to their rolling stock , making a
total of engines and cars far outtopplng the
figures of any other country , the railroads
yet cannot do the business they ore anxiously
called on to accomplish.
Itrvun In III * Own Stntc.
Hartford ( Conn. ) Times.
There Is only ono thing , probably , that
can prevent the success of the republicans
In Nebraska this year. That Is the effect
of the talk of the returned soldiers of the
Nebraska regiment who have been In the
Philippines. McKlnley'e glittering goner-1
nlltics about "the flag" are laughed at by !
these men , who declare that the project of
acquiring the Philippines Is a most foolish
one and that the best thing to do with those
Islands and their people Is to let them
alone. Mr. Bryan , with his three Nebraska' '
parties In one , la appealing strongly to thli I
uentlment , and it will naturally be of some
use to him. But Nebraska was carried by a
very slight majority for the fusion ticket In
18D8. The Nebraska people have had a year
of Increased prosperity. If they do any
thinking on political subjects they must re
alize that the arguments which led them to
Tote for Bryan In 1898 were erroneous. Or
couree , Mr. Bryan will have to retire from
the presidential field If he falls to carry his
own state this year.
WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOIt.
Pointed neinnrkN on General Mimder-
HUII'M AdilrpKH nt lluffnlo ,
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
Ex-Senator Mandorson's address at tbu
opening annual convention ot me American
bar association made some reference to the
Philippine problem. Planting himself
squarely upon the proposition that might
makes right 'which the first platform
adopted by the party to which Mr , Mander-
son belongs pronounced "tho hlghwaymun's
plea" he easily reached the conclusion thit
tbo first patriotic duty was to pursue a
policy of merclle&s and bloody subjugation.
Otherwise "the powers" would laugh at us.
What next ? Hero comes the more sin
gular phase of his attitude on this question.
Then , havinK crushed the life and spirit out
of those people , "If a separate autonomy can
bo had for these Islands , " ho would grant It.
Ho "sincerely hopes it may bo had. " By
separate autonomy ho plainly means such an
Independence as we are pledged to give the
Cubans.
But this la what tbo Filipinos are fighting
for. It we should promise It to them now the
Insurrection would end tomorrow , as Ad
miral Dewey hao eald. It Is because uo
have refused to promise U , and have on
tbo contrary proceeded to annex tbo Isl
ands , that the Insurrection exists. It la
because the administration uvldently has
hoped , and continues to hope , that a sep
arate autonomy may not be had , but that
tbo Islands may be made a subject province
for trade and missionary purpoues , that the
native revolt began and now goes on ,
The acting president of the American bar
association accordingly would have the na
tion appear In the character ot a powerful
bully who Is crushing a waif In the street ,
not because be Is unwilling to concede what
the waif has asked , but because the waif ,
obeying the Instinct of self-prenarvatlon , has
dared to express himself at all in the matter
or has hesitated to trust himself absolutely
to the doubtful mercies of the bully. A
proud position , that , for a great nation.
So the war is to go an In mere wantonness
of prldo. It Is to have for Its exalted end
Dimply the breaking down of the spirit of a
poor and weak people. We are to fight , not
against tbelr demands , but against their pre
sumption In having any demands. And for
this we are recruiting new armlca and bur.
rylng forward fresh supplies of munitions
and stores , and adding a ecore of names to
the American death roll every week ,
r.cnons OK Tim
Within elx dajn after landing In Manila ,
Major General Joe Wheeler made a recon-
nolssance In force and succeeded In cor-
rallng the A eocl .tcd Prces reporter. The
Job was done with characteristic dnah nnd
without loss ot life. What punishment wns
meted out to the prisoner1 Is not known.
Uoubtlers he was * everely rebuked lor ! !
dulglng In "round robins" nnd roundabout
dispatches via Hong Kong , for the corre
spondent's account of the meeting was brlct
and as mild as could be dcvUcd by the iH-
cl.tl censor. It consisted of n short but
eloquent sentence : "Ocncral Wheeler tayi
the reports that the climate is unhoaltn )
are nil wrong. " While Ocnernl Wlieeler' *
tribute to the climate of the Philippine * ,
after a neck's experience , differs radically
from the sentiments of volunteers who bnd
been In the tropics for over a year , 1
should bo remembered that nothing short
of condcnncd tropical climate could gel a
fair crack at the general's physique. He U
a bundle ' of nervous energy , small , but Oh ,
my ! 'should a ecctlon ot the vitiating at
mosphere of Luzon bro so around the hereof
of San Juan , and the general discover It , It
will be obliged to climb a trco or book on to
n typhoon for safety.
1'or want of a Hvellnr topic Manila cor-
icspondents nro writing about "what might
have been. " "There TNOS n time , " sn > s a
correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger ,
when Agulnaldo's blggtst army hung In
the balance , when Its destruction appeared
Inevitable. That was when MacArthur had
captured San Fernando and Lavton was
marching upon San Isldro , with the Klll-
lilnos scattering before htm. Lawton hnd
made hltr. elf a terror to the Insurgents.
btcau.se no obstacle stopped him. If the
country were trackless his men cut roads ,
and jLho general and his staff took off tbolr
ccata and helped. When rations were not
forthcoming they breakfasted on another
inch of their belts and marched ahead , nnd
they always managed to attack from an UK-
txpected quarter , knowing what road cr
which eldo of a town had been entrenched ,
and pouncing In from any direction. With
Lawton at San Istdro the rebels feared ho
might sweep around upon Tarlac , where
they had Installed their nomadic capital , and
catch them between two armies. All the
archives , seals , gilt triangles and treaeuro
bcxcs were packed ready for shipment on
the railroad at the first word of Lawton's
advance. Lawton naked to bo allowed to
do It with the men nnd rations ho hnd. But
orders came to withdraw his troops from
San Isldro nnd return to Malolos , leaving
small garrisons nt some of the towns he
had captured. His retirement the Filipinos
construed Into a retreat , and from that day
the sinking hopes of the Insurrection seemed
to rise. "
A member of the Third United States
artillery , In a letter to the Springfield
( Mass. ) Republican , gives the following ac
count of how the Fourth of July was cele
brated at Ball nag , P. I. , where- his company
was stationed : "Yesterday waa the glorious
Fourth of July , and we tried to celebrate It
as best wo could , but , alas , how sadly wo
failed. Fourteen hundred American sol
diers assembled by orders of the commandIng -
Ing officer ( Colonel Page , Third United
States Infantry ) to witness the hoisting of
our dear old flag , but could not muster the
courage to wave a hand or shout a word
of exultation as Old Glory was flung to the
wind. The natives , too , looked on In death
like sllenco. The old flag , as she neared
the top of the bamboo pole , seemed to Inhale -
halo the spirit of non-enthusiasm and pro
ceeded to wrap herself around the hoisting
rope until It looked like a huge barber's
pole suspended In the air. When all was
over you , could hear groups of men saying :
'Old Glory knows how to act. ' The officers
tried to have some field sport after the
flag was such a failure. But in this , too ,
the lack of Interest could bo noted and
very few took part. What can be the cause
of such lack of interest in our national
celebration here ? I cannot help but think
It Is because our boys * feel we have no
right to be here , shooting down a patriotic
people whose only crime Is the desire for
their flag to be free. Speaking for myself ,
I will say It Is and has been an Irksome
tank to ehoot down such. It would not be
my lot to perform It had I not been bun
coed Into the regular army by an 'embalmed'
administration. General order No.
40 was read to me and then I was told
when the Spanish war waa over I could
apply and get my discharge. Well , to make
a long story short , I am still In this land ,
striving to bo governed by King Otis , the
man who 'has the situation well In hand'
at tbo cable office. "
THE EAST AXD THE WEST.
I'oollfth Opposition to Government
A1 < 1 tor Irrigation.
San Francisco Call.
According to a report from Washington ,
ono of the most serious obstacles In the way
of procuring governmental aid for tbo irri
gation of arid districts of the west Is the
opposition of eastern Interests. It Is snld
many people In that section of the union
regard the development of the west ne In
some measure prejudicial to eastern farmers ,
Inasmuch as It will tend to diminish the
value of fairm lands and the prices of farm
products.
Apromlnent _ leader of one of the eaotern
granges la quoted aa saying bo could e-ie
nothing in the way of results from Irriga
tion under the supervision and by the aid
ot the national government but a local ben
efit to the wcet , and that he did not think
It right for the people of the whole country
to be taxed for the purpose of helping a few
sparsely settled arid states.
It is , of course , Inevitable that dome fic
tional opposition to the vent work of Irri
gation should develop. U is true that tba
eastern states do not need irrigation an > !
that If tbo notional government undertakes
the work of constructing great etorage res
ervoirs , the eastern as well as the western
taxpayer will have to a sUt In defraying
tbo coot. The Issue la therefore a sectional
one , but It is not moro so than any other
work of Internal Improvement , When the
Interior of the country Is taxed to provide
revenueo for the Improvement of harbors
on tbo coast , the residents of the coae < t cities
can easily percclvo tbo Improvement la for
the general good , but when It Is propcaed
to Improve the interior of the rountry wimo
Atlantic coast people see nothing In It Dut
a movement for a purely western benefit.
Fortunately It Is not likely that merely
sectional considerations will have much
weight in determining the action of the gov
ernment on an issue of this kind. U is true
that almost every river and harbor bill nnd
every bill providing for the construction
of poatoulces Is made up largely by an in
terchange of favors between tbo members of
congress from the different districts that
are to bo benefited , but in measures dealing
with largo matters there li very little sec
tionalism displayed , When a comprehensive
irrigation policy has been given definite form
and cornea up for action , the leaders cf
congress , the directing statesmen of the
nation , will not give much heed to objections
interposed on sectional grtiuids ,
The fact that some sectional opposition
exists ought , however , to arouse the people
of the wu t to the importance of making a
united effort to bring the Issue fairly before
the nation and to educate the east upon the
advantage which the whole people derive
from the upbuilding of the semi-arid section
of the union. The problems of Irrigation on
the vast scale required to redeem the arid
and semi-arid regions cannot be adequately
dealt -with by any power less than that of
the national government , and he Is but a
narrow-minded American who can see la
uch redemption nothing but a local benefit
for tha districts where the irrigation will
be luoidled.
FICUKREO LEAVES HIS POST
Head of tha Sinto Domno ! Government
Sends in His Resignation ,
HE ABDICATES IN FAVOR OF JIMINEZ
t'miltnl CKj- Quirt , lint lltinlnrm nt n
nilKllll MlnlMc-rn < o Itctnnlii
mill \VII1 l'c > rni Pro * l lonnl
Gm rriiinmt.
SANTO DOMINGO , Aug. 31. President
Flgucrco has resigned. The ministers will
continue at the head of thrlr various de
partments until n provisional government
has been formed , after tthlch the elections i
for president nnd vice president will Uko '
place. This city Is quiet toJiy , but busi
ness Is at a standstill.
'
The Dominican gunboat Kcstaurartou Is
ashore on the rocks at the vntraucc to the |
harbor ot Maeorls. Efforts are being innJo i
to get It off.
The United States cruiser New Orleans j
and the French cruiser Ctcllle are still In
port. |
The barometer Is falling and the < vlnd U
bloulng from east-northeast ,
Juan Isldro Jlmlucz has arrived at Sanchez
on board the French steamer Gcorgoa Crolz.
Santiago , Moca , Lavega , Porto Plata , San
Francisco do Maeorls nnd Banl have de
clared In favor of the revolution. Santiago
was taken nftcr a strong fight.
It Is expected that all the other places will
submit to the revolution without any more
fighting , principally owing to the fact that
the president has resigned.
This tow-i remains quiet.
CAPR HAYT1KN , Hnytl , Aug. 31. News '
Just received hero confirms the report that ,
President Flguereo of the Dominican repub
lic baa abdicated. It Is said thnt ho abdi
cated In fnvor of .Tlmlnoz.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 31. The Navy de
partment has received official confirmation
of the Associated Press dispatches announc
ing the resignation ot President Flguerco of
Santo Domingo In the following cablegram
from Captain Longneckcr of the New Or
leans :
"President Flguerco resigned at 4 o'clock
yesterday. "
ANOTHER STEP TOWARD HOME
Olyiniiln IInlM < n Anchor for Glhrnltnr ,
Where It AV11I Star t'ntll
.Scntcmhcr 12.
VILLBFRANCHE , France , Aug. 31. Ad
miral Dewey remained on board the Olympla
this morning.
In brilliant sunshine and with a fresh
breeze blowing , the preparations for sailing
commenced at 3:16 p. m. , when the launches
were hauled up. Interested crowds on ehore
watched the preparations , admiring the ac-
tlrlty of the crew.
At 3:30 : the moll orderly left the quay with
the latest malls , the anchors were hoisted
and at 4 o'clock sharp the cruiser sailed out
ot the harbor for Gibraltar.
The admiral Bays he Is In perfect health.
He expects to stay at Gibraltar until Septem
ber 12. He cxpreeEed pleasure previous to
his departure at the stay here and dreads his
countrymen's reception. The admiral's visit
here was the most Interesting in the history
of the harbor.
NO SUCH ALLIANCE EXISTS
London I'rexN Comment on n Fniuiv
Plunk In the Ohio Democratic
Platform.
LONDON , Afcg. 31. Commenting on the
paragraph In the platform adopted yester
day at the Ohio state democratic convention
denouncing "tho secret and vicious alliance
now In evidence between England and the
republican administration , " the Globe today
says that no such alliance Is nver likely to
come to pass. The paper belittles the effect
of such an utterance upon the Americans
and says :
"The more cordial friendship which has
latterly grown up between the great Engllsa-
speaklng nations has struck too deep root
on both sides of the Atlantic to be blown
away by a puff ot electioneering wind. "
Venezuela Arbitration Qnentlon.
PARIS , Aug. 31. At _ today's session of
the Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitration
commission Sir Robert Threale Reid , Q. C. ,
continued his argument in behalf of the
case of Great Britain. He contended that
even were It true that the Dutch abandoned
Amakurufert In 1648 , there was ample ovl-
dence to show they held without dispute
the Orinoco almost to its source and the
whole of the Essequlbo.
OLD GLORIA MUMJI.
Chicago Post : Date Mundl , a chief of the
island of CebU who Is said to have taken up
arms for tbo United States , Is possibly lookIng -
Ing for a Job similar to that of the sultan
of Sulu.
Kansas City Star : It may safely bo said
In regard to Date 'Mundl that ho , like all of
his complexion , will be governed by what
seems his personal and Individual interests.
The en oat Impressive epectaclo that can bo
presented in any of the tropical countries
Into which Uncle Sam's feet have lately
strayed Is that of a perfectly strong and
Just government , that does not steal or lie
and Is afraid of nobody. When that fiort of
government , with or.without the cooperation
tion of the natives , has come to stay there
will bo plenty of Date Mundls.
Washington Times ; Our experience at
the opposite end of the world had made ua
a little Incredulous about the value of mil
itary assistance from islanders. But Gen
eral Baten' new discovery appears to be a
gem of the ocean , with nn early-in-tbe-week
name that marks him directly as an up-to-
date man and brigadier. Wo refer , of
course , to the distinguished Sulu
commander , General Date Mundl , who has
been pleasantly reported to the war author
ities 03 having asked aud received permis
sion to clean out the Taguls who , under the
command of a Spaniard , have been holding
the town of Zamboango , Mindanao , against
our sovereignty In nuch case made and pro
vided. Brigadier Date Muudl , It appears ,
fell upon the Atklnsonaldo rebels per agree
ment , bagged thirty of them and captured
their petition , His command consisted en
tirely of loyal fiuluj , who are ready to make
any sacrifice rather than run the risk of
having the Philippines pans Into European
haudi , or under the dominion of the cruel
and tyrnnlcal Tagal oligarchy. All this Is
excellent , refreshing and exhilarating ! The
elugle drawback to It Is that nobody In this
country knows Brigadier Date Mundl !
PBHSO.VU , AXD OTIIJjilWIHR.
At the prcfccnt rate fit destruction the fa-
mouu Oeorsla pine will laat only about ten
yc-ars.
Ono hundred thousand Flnlamlers ore to
leave their country , owing to tbo alleged
Ilucalan violation of the Finnish homo-rulo
measure.
More watermelons and cantaloupes have
been raised In the couth this year than ever
before in its history. Vet Bishop Turner
wants the colored people deported.
Secretary cf War Root la a hard worker ,
generally beginning hli day's -work at his
hotel before going < o the War department.
Ho dictates orders rapidly and disposes of
business very fast.
Dr. Richard J. Oatilng , the Inventor rf
the machine gun which bear * hli n me , has
turned hU attention from the deiltnlm of
Implements c ! Jwlnj on ( j the perfection
of agricultural machinery
A m Ie User from southern Siberia hai
been added to the zoological collection In
the Central Park , New York , menagerie. It
U to be hoppil thnt the ntilmal'4 rotnl1R will
not drive the Tammany tlgr : i > elf-de-
atructlon through Jealousy
Nikola Tesla , mho ta norklng on hU new
deatb-dcniing machine In Colorado Spring * .
leaves his hotel nt 11 In the morning and
does not return until itftcr midnight All
thin ttmo Is spent In hli workshop , where
be has his lunch and supper served.
Itocco nruno , who died recently In New
York , was one of the mo t expert harp mak
ers In this country. The greatest disap
pointment of his life was his failure to have „ . .
a harp exhibited at the Philadelphia ex- W J
position of 1S76. So Intent was be on the
making of this harp that , unconsciously , he
aliened the prescribed tlrui limit to rx-
plro and sent In his Instrument too late.
Dr. W. J. Lovd , secretary of state for the
Transvaal , M described as n man of pecu
liarly strong wrsonal iv > or , clfted with n
persuasive manner nnd fully alive to the
fact that the Beer an ! Englishman can
never agree. The doctor Is now In Holland ,
where ho has nrouicd public sentiment nnd
secured nctlon In the form of protents to
Q u co M Victoria ngnlnnt the carrying out of
Mr. Chamberlain's program In the Trans-
vnal. He is ot Dutch descent , but la not a
Boer.
WIUTTLKII TO A POINT.
Cleveland Plain Drnlcr : " 'Fnlnt heart
never won fair lady. ' "
"How about brunettes ? "
Philadelphia Record : It always puzr.lf * a
horse to nnd out whttt n woman's driving at.
Detroit Journal : "What do you under
stand by the Baying- that lire It the test of
gold ? "
"Well , you know w don't believe a man
hns money unleni we ce him burning ji. '
Cleveland Plnln Dealer : "I'm told that
the photographer married hi * modtl. "
" \\omun poses ; mnn propose ? . "
C'hlciiRo llrcord : "Did you see a sea i > er-
pont on your yacht trip ? "
"No ; the ohnmpagne save out before we
were ten miles from land. "
Indianapolis Journal : "The labor prob
lem , " sala the Cornfed Phllo'ophpr. "Is tn
fume on l)3th sides. It Is Just the question
of how much n man should earn In pro
portion to his wnges. '
Chicago Tribune : "And then. " nald the
naval hero who was making his way slowly f fr
nnd reluctantly homeward after a prolonged V
absence from his native Innd. "think of the
babies 1'vp. got to meet who have been
named for me since I went away ! "
And he sighed heavily.
Washington Star : "Aren't you ( tolng to
denounce that Iniquitous combine ? " asked
the friend.
"Not vet. " answered Senator Sorghum.
"I'll do It before the cnrnpalgn gets under
way , but I'm afraid the deal Isn't secure
enoufrn on Its feet to warrant me In makIng -
Ing any grandstand plays at present. 1
might spoil It. "
Chlcngo Post : He. was backing a theatri
cal enterprise , and he hud Just met the
little daughter of his stai
"But I don't pee his wings , " the little one
protested , turning to her mother.
Then he knew Just how he was regnrdea
by the profession.
Chicago Tribune : "Well , did you brlnp
the north pole b.ick with you ? " the re
porters jeerlngly asked him.
" the north pole ! " exclaimed the. re
turned Arctic explorer.
They looked blank for n moment , and
then one of them recovered sufficiently to
ask him if that was positively the latest
dash for the pole.
NEIHIASKA CATTLE1 COUXTHY SOXG.
Charles Ferguson In the Critic.
Wo ride out In the morning wind.
We. go along swinging and hinging ;
Saddles are strong and cinches tight ,
And hoofs on the prairie ringing.
They say thnt the sheen of the grass Is old ,
That the soul Js a-ccop of the pralrle-mould ,
That the law Is stronger than love nntf
eold
Who. then , Is the God of God ?
We will worship the God of their legal God ,
Of the meadowlark wheeling and reeling ;
Of the wanton wind nnd the wayward
brush ,
And the lawless wolf a-steallng.
We're the lawless sons of the Lord of law ,
We quit the trail and cross the draw ;
1 And we'll build a town where the sun goes
down
1 To the Lord of the Sabbath day.
We will build a town on a table-land.
With windmills whirling- and swirling.
And wells thaUare deep as the- fountains of
sleep.
And breeze- wept grass a-purllng.
We'll build us a town , where the sods ara
tough ,
A-shlngled with mud and sapling stuff ;
And establish a Court and Cathedral there % Jf
To the God of the Open Air.
The cities of fate ore hid behind -
In the dust of the golden plain ;
We leave the lands of the harnessed hands ,
And tlm dismal lands of rain.
We're a-westerlng out to a world of News ,
Blithe mutineers thnt pick nnd choose ;
We mock nt the mills and the pressed-brick
kilns
A
And the gods of Things as they Are. ij"p
We mount with the sun In the springing
llg-ht ,
Wo ride along swinging and singing ;
Saddles are strong and clnchen tig-ht ,
And tha pralrlo-hens a-wlnglng.
We fling In the teeth of the wind a whim
And shout to the bulging horizon-rim.
The sonp of the miracle-God of might
The God that Does as Ho Likes.
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