0 TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER G , 1390. * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE K. UO3EWATER , Editor. PUBLISHED liVJiUY MOUN1XO. TERMS OK Uee ( without bunuay ) . urnlt ? ar..J600 Bally Ueo aii.l Sunday. Ono Year. . . . . . . * M I > a41y , Sunday and Illustrated , une 1 car 8.2 Bunday and Illustrated , Ulie Year J.2o Illustrated Bee , Ono Year * { ; > Bunday Ue. Ono Year " 0 tUturday Ucc , Ore Year ! ? Weakly Uee , One Year * ° OFFICES. Omaha : Tlio B&e Building. , _ , . , South Omaha. City Hall Building. Twenty- fifth and N Streets Council Bluffs. 10 Pearl StrMt. Chicago : 307 Oxford Uulldlng. New York : Temple Court. Washington : 501 Fourteenth Street. COURESl'ONUENCh. Communications relating to news Editorial Department , The Omaha Hee. BUSINU31 LETTEHS. Bunlness kttor < and remittance * * hould bo addressed to The Bee Publishing com pany , Omaha. REMITTANCES. Ilemlt by draft , express or postal order . Payable t6 The Bee Publishing Company. Only z-c nt stamps accepted In payment 01 ° mall accounts. 1'ersonal ! ' . " , , , i . accepted. Omaha or Eastern exchange , not T11E 13EB PUBLISHING COMPANi. STATUMliM' OF UlllCL'ljATIOX. Btato of Nebraska Douglas County , sfl.t UeorKo 13 Tzsehuck. secretary of Ihe lice Publishing company , being duly sworn , sajs that the actual number of full and complete .Morning , bvcnlng and conies of The Dully. of during the month Bunday Heo. printed August 1&39 , was as follows : unsold and returned copies. Net total sales Net dally aver e . . . Subscribed and sworn before me this 2nd flay of September , A. l Notary Public. Nebraska -will this year share with Ohio the privilege of being the political titorm center. Omaha's army of school children Is larger this fall than ever before. It Is nn army , too , In which every citizen of Oiuuha takes pride. Black Hawk , the famous Indian chief , Is dead. He nrobably thought his time had come to make way for other wards of the nation acquired with the , rb.il- Ipplncs. . Lincoln , while preparing actively for Its reception to the First Nebraska reg iment next week , may rest assured that It will encounter no backbiting from Omaha. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The members of the American Hank ers' association are gathering for an other annual session at Cleveland , O. , mid rumors of a now crime of ISO ! ) may be expected at any moment. Treasurer Mcserve , according to his last statement , has In his possession nearly $500,000 of state school funds. But he does not say where the money is on deposit or whether the state is getting the Interest The odious trusts doing business in Nebraska are im Ited to step up and get numbers to bo next as Attorney Gen eral Smyth calls the roll. With election day only two months off , the game for the trust hunt must be rounded up at short notice. It was the greatest labor parade In the history of the city , for the reasou that there are more men employed In Omaha than ever before and there , was never a greater incentive to workingmen - men to make a true showing of the dig nity of labor. I'ut it down that every member of the First Nebraska regiment lias a warm Bpot In his heart for Assistant Secretary of AVr r Metklejohu , who has been tak ing care of things at the Washington end wiillo they were taking care of tilings at Manila. New York is preparing to turn Itself loose on the arrival of Admiral Dewey. Owing to.the physical geography of the country iewey ) hits to arrive at New York before he can get to Chicago , so Just watch Chicago try to outdo New York on Chicago day. President McKlnley will in all prob ability be prevented from making his projected tour of ( ho west , but whether ho comes or not he need have no fear that the west is ready to give him the name enthusiastic demonstration it did during his tour of 1SOS. No one has heard any of the railroads complain about the orders for more troops to be sent to the Philippines. Whether It Is the long haul or the short haul for soldier transportation , the railroads - roads manage to stand together and collect full faro out of the federal treasury. John It. Rockefeller has consented to appear as a witness before the Industrial commission and give the public a few more facts about the Inside manage ment of the Standard Oil company. When Mr , Rockefeller gets through the world will be In a position to appreciate what a great benefit the oil monopoly has been to the poor people , Including Millionaire Rockefeller. Still there seems to be a shortage of cattle , the demand for feeders being continuous at this market. Americans uro eating moro meat than ever before , even If thej must pay excessive prices. The mechanic and laborer la of course Interested In hnvlng the price of meat put down to the lowest point , whllo the farmer and stock grower revel In pre vailing prices. Let some philosopher toll us what works the greatest good to the greatest number low-priced meat or high-priced cattle ? IfOOD'S SVOUKSTIOXS. The report of General Leonard Wood to the War department on Cuban affairs accords In some respects with that of General Kltj-.hugh Lee. The latter , whllo recommending the establishment of an independent republican government , paid It must be under the care or suitor- vision of the Tinted States until Its sta bility was assur d. lie clearly Indicated that he has no confidence In the ca pacity of the Cubans at present to suc cessfully administer a government If left Wholly to themselves. General Wood says tlmt Institutions In the nature of local self-government should remain un der the control of the military authori ties until experience demonstrates that they are capable of nelf-support. His opinion Is , judging from the experience of the last year , that military control of the Island must continue for some time to conic. General Wood 1ms made very thor ough and intelligent study of the condi tions In Cuba and he has been the most successful of the American olllccrs In dealing with these conditions. His Judg ment of what Is necessary Is consequently quently entitled to great consideration. There are some who think that Ameri can occupation of the island should come to an end speedily ; that pacification hav ing been practically accomplished , we are bound , In pursuance of our pledge , to withdraw the troops and leave the Cubans to establish a government. The opinion , however , of such able and con servative men as General Wood and Onernl Lee pretty conclusively shows that It would be a most grave mistake for the 1'nltcd States to withdraw from Cuba under present conditions and It Is not to be doubled that congress , which will determine the question whether military occupation shall be continued , will be guided by the Judgment of these military olllcers. Hven If It bo admitted that pacification Is an accomplished fact , it is still true that the situation is such that it would be extremely hazardous to leave the people ple to themselves. Many thousands of them are unemployed and Impoverished. To withdraw all restraint from these people would bo to Invite wholesale law lessness and anarchy. The country would swarm with brigands and everywhere life and property would be put in peril. Cuba without an American force there would undoubtedly become the scone of a bitter and relentless civil strife , which would render necessary the reoccupatlon of the island by HU American army and create'a far more troublesome.problem than we now have to deal with. Pacification alone is manifestly not sulllcleiit. We must remain in control until civil government has been estab lished on a basis promising stability. How long this may be necessary It is impossible to say. It depends upon the temper and conduct of the Cuban people themselves. Meanwhile every effort should be made to lead the people stead ily forward toward the formation of , au Independent government , which the United States has solemnly promised they shall have. THE QUESTION OF The commissioner of the Bureau of Navigation , Mr. Chamberlain , will in his annual report advocate ocean mall subsidies. He believes that liberal mall contracts for ocean vessels are a desira ble way for encouraging American ship ping and he will discuss the application of such mail contracts to the ocean carry ing trade by governments of other coun tries. The report will point out that Great Britain , Germany. France , Italy and Austria-Hungary spend annually $4,500,000 for their mail lines to the cast coast of Asia. This sum Is not ex pended by those nations for the exclu sive puriKise of sending the malls to Asia , but also in the interest of trade. The report will pay that the various steamship Hues of these European coun tries to the eastern coast of Asia are now backed tip liberally by their re spective governments as a means of ! promoting trade and especially the expert - | port trade in manufactured goods of those countries with China and Japan. Mr. Chamberlain says there Is no ef fort at concealing this fact In the re ports of the companies ery year. "To the government which makes these for eign contracts , " ho argues , "they mean carriage of the malls and the Increase of national prestige ; to the manufacturers - | ers and labor of the country they mean j increased opportunities for commerce ; to the shipowners they are a comforta ble addition to receipts and an oppor tunity for thn employment of capital and to shipbuilders they afford a better chance to build ships. To the United States these foreign contracts must seem a very sagacious means of obtaining national wealth and Influence from which wo shut ourselves out. " Thorn Is no question that foreign gov ernments are far more liberal to their shipping Interests than the United States. Franco pays a general bounty to all her vessels. Germany Is paying large subsidies , both to her lines un paged In the American trade and , by recent contract contemplating the con struction of a number of new vessels , a largo subsldv for the lines engaged In the Asiatic trade. Great Britain pays large mall subsidies to certain lines , amounting to about § 5,000,000 a year. Tlu'so countries not only have the ad vantage of cheaper labor , but their shipping has the advantage of these subsidies. The bill proposed in the last congress and which will bo considered and prob ably acted upon by the Fifty-sixth congress - gress , provides that contracts may bo made under it , to run for a period of twenty years , sepurlng payment to own- era of vessels plying under the Ameri can flag In annual sums sutllclent to equalize the difference in cost of Ameri can and foreign ships and the expense of running them. It requires of the vessel owners. In return for this com pensation , that they carry the United States mull at all times free of charge. This measure has been vigorously de nounced by those who arc opposed to any legislation for the protection of American shipping and the building up I of a strictly American merchant ma rine. It Is antagonized by the advocates I of free ships , whose policy would send j American capital abroad to buy foreign- built vessels rather than have it In vested In ships of American construc tion. The bill Is admittedly a subsidy measure , but Its advocates believe that the benefits to the trade of the country which would come from It would repay an hundredfold the expenditure uu- , tier It. ! There Is a very strong popular senti ment against subsidies , but as an al ternative to free ships It Is probable that a majority of the people , if ade quately Instructed , will favor the bill Introduced In the last congress. THK ItKl'UHhIUAN J'KMMH/KS. Kvery republican In this city and county Interested In the promotion of republican principles and success of his party should take the trouble to ac quaint himself with the character and record of the candidates whose choice I * entrusted to the delegates to be elected next Friday. The names of those delegates tiled with the secretary , of the county committee are made pub lic In this issue of The 15oc. The pri mary election which begins at noon next Friday will have momentous consequences quences for the party. If delegates are chosen who represent the element of the i party that desires to elevate tlia stand- j ' nrd of local politics by nominating for positions of trust candidates whose In- I tegrlty is unassailable and whoso repu- ! tatlon is above reproach , Douglas county j will endorse the republican ticket by an ; overwhelming majority. If on the other 1 hand men are thrust upon the ticket who have notoriously neglected their duties as public olllcers and pursued dishonest methods In the conduct of their olllce ; or , worse still , if men are nominated for positions of honor and trust who have boon allied In public life with booil- ' lers and jobbers , the party will Invite merited defeat. In the interest of republican suc cess and good government The Bee Is impelled to perform the disagreeable and thankless task of pointing out the tattooed candidates for ollicc whom It could not conscientiously recommend or support for any position In public life. Unless its effort to save the party from the foolhardy ambition of candidates whose election would be no credit to any party , but on the contrary would react upon Its future fortunes , arc seconded ended by the rank and file at the com ing primary the party is almost fore doomed. The Bee makes these plain declara tions now in order that no honest repub lican shall have au excuse for finding fault and charging that the warning against offensive candidates should have been given before the primary election and convention. It Is not simply a question of carrying Douglas county for this or that candi date in spite of his bad reputation and indefensible record , but it Is a question of Jeopardizing and sacrificing the en tire ticket , local as well us state. A bitter freight rate war has broken , out In southbound rates. Railroad men assert It will be a fight to the finish. This may mean a week , a month or a season. While the war lasts shippers and jobbers will make their own rates , but In the end rate wars always entail loss on both railroads and their heavy patrons by disturbing the market of botli merchandise and slocks. When ( ' prices arc unstable the dealer suffers. . What the producers and the jobbers . need most Is stable and reasonable freight rates. Periodic rate wars are tiie chief cause of high rates when peace prevails in order to make up the losses Incurred by war. Spain has been indulging itself in trials of u number of Spanish oflicers on charges of dereliction of duty arising from the destruction of their fleets at Manila and Santiago , but the Spanish trials have been overshadowed by the. Dreyfus affair in France. If Spain In sists on explanations from everyone con nected with the fiasco its troops made against the American arms it will be keeping courts martial in session for a generation to come. The Nebraska veterans now attending the national encampment at Philadel phia will do their utmost to secure an endorsement of the proposition to have the government build a soldiers' and sailors' homo at Hot Springs , S. D. There is little doubt of their success , as the United States senate has already paused a bill authorizing the structure. There is no better place for a sanitarium In the middle states and the scheme de serves to win. There are school desk makers not tied up with the school furniture trust It Is not absolutely necessary for the Omaha school board to buy furniture made by the trust if the desks of anti trust concerns can be purchased for less money and will serve the purpose Just as well. At any rate n policy should bo pursued calculated to show the furni ture trust that it cannot dominate the Board of Kdueatlon even If the book trust can. Republicans throughout Nebraska have almost completed their nominations in the various judicial districts for the district bench and , taken on the whole , the republicans have presented a very superior set of candidates. If every one of them Is elected the people will find that they have made no mistake. Kvery rascal and black sheep whom the republican party has been unfortu nate enough to place In positions of trust always 11 mis a harbor of refuge In the popocratlc political fence whoso Influ ence and ( support always have been in the market for the support of crooks In and out of office. The Bee cannot bo diverted by vile personal abuse from the discharge of Us duty to caution republicans against candidates whose career in public olllce has been Indefensible and whose nom ination would Inevitably prove disas trous not only to the local ticket but to the state ticket. Output of Illvnl Milwaukee Sentinel. Valor In war Is well enough In Its way , but the monthly magazines arc far ahead of the powder magazines In the output of war heroes. Adrrtloii. Chicago Hecord. It In certain that people of Nebrnska thought a great deal of their regiment when they stopped talking about the wonderful corn crop long enough to welcome the toys A lliirc Baltimore Amcrlnan. Senator Beverldge of Indiana looms up wonderfully. Ho Is the only man to return from the Philippines who hasn't talked con tinuously all the way over and told Just how to run the war. The senator evidently something. Modify tinCcnHnrnlilii. . Minneapolis limes. To prevent the publication of news that may of bo service to the enemy Is perfectly proper and no newspaper with the welfare of the country at heart will object to It , but the wanton suppression of news Just for the sake of exercising a Httlo brief authority and for no good purpose will bo Justly ro- Ecntcd by the press nud people. The people who are paying the expenses of our experi ment In the Philippines have a right to know what Is going on there and the ndmlnlBtra- tlon Is likely to hear something to Its dis advantage unless the present plan of cen sorship Is modified. I'lilllli-al Tronnon In Iiiixou. Philadelphia llecord. The struggle In the Philippines has al ready born fruit. Our political civilization has reached there and has made Ito presence felt. For Instance , the recently elected city officials of the various towns of the sup posedly subdued districts In the Philippines have dealt treacherously with us by playing traitor to the very Interests for the advocacy of which they were elected Interests they solemnly plcdgdd themselves to empp > rt. Tlmo was when the New York City father was conceded to bo the perfection of politi cal Infidelity. In a few brW years his Chicago cage brother wre tled from him this equivo cal honor , and now wo have lived to see the palm carried off by unclean hcatffen whoso regeneration we have only Just be gun to seriously take In hand. Truly doea the star of umpire wend Its way westward ! OM > IMTIIEll AXTIC , TUB A Nnlilr PrnfcNNlon , Truly , I it Tlu-rc'i Itonni for Improvement. Chicago Chronicle. When wo regard the case of Mr. William Armstrong , who , though greatly desired In Chicago , remains In Seattle , wo experience an access of admiration for that profession which Mr. Charles 1 \ Mai.lorson eo fer vently and Impassloncdly eulogized at the meeting oi the American Dar association the other day. If It were not for the lawyers , who. ac- cordlnc to Mr. Maaderson , constitute the sole bcDo and reliance of the American re public , Mr. Armstrong would probably at this moment bo doing the lockstep at Jollet. Certainly he would long ago have been coolIng - Ing his heels In the Cook county Jail. There Id no doubt that Mr. Armstrong Is much wanted In Chicago. He has been legally Indicted. A proper requisition has been made upon the covernor of Washing ton for his person. Yet , solely through the exertions of hlch-priced gentlemen of Mr. Manderson's profession , Mr. Armstrong has been abfe to defy all efforts at securing hU presence In thU town , and from the present outlook ho If likely to expire at a good old ago with tyie lawyers still drag ging his case through all the courts of Washington and back again. The law , as Mr. Manderson truly says , Is a noble profession , yet sometimes we feel a certain sympathy with the sentiments of Peter the Great upon being shown the court of chancery In London. "Thero Is but one lawyer In ray dominions , " said the Muscovite after attentively observing the proceedings In Jarndyco versus Jarndyce , or some slmlfar cause "there Is but one lawyer in my dominions and when I get homo I shall hang him. " Peter the great was an astute and farseeing - seeing man , even If occasionally overcome by vodkl. I.A1IOR UXKKVS NOT "TRUSTS. " IllfTprrnrr II'tween Or nlllzntlonx of AVorklituriiMMi mill Combines. Ohlrapo Tribune. Acting President Manderson of the Ameri can Bar association said In his address to that body : "In considering the course of state legis lation on the subject of combinations one cannot but be struck with some inconelst- encles that can only he explained by the necessities of politics. When It Is considered that labor cost Is the largo percentage of everything that Is made and sold , It seems strange there ehould bo no Inhibition upon organizations that exercise a complete and monopolistic control of about all the trades and exist to maintain the price of wages or to Increase them. We read no enact ment and hear no denunciation of com binations that , by most drastic methods , frequently bring widespread ruin In their train and largely to the cost of both the conveniences and necessaries of life. " Of the many contradictions to be found In the statute ? none seems Htranger to Mr. Mnnderson than that "combinations may ex ist and bo fostered to advance to the con sumer the cost of labor , but organizations to advance the price of the finished article are to bo punUhed with severity. " What has seemed to Home the Inconsistency of ex cluding trades unions from the scope of anti-trust legislation can be explained on other grounds than "tho necessities of pol itics. " At the same time It Is only fair to admit that "organized labor , " having many votes while "unorganized capital" haa few votca , no legislature would venture to enact antl-tradej union laws even If those i unions were confessedly "trusts. " ! The anti-trust laws are leveled at organi zations which seek to regulate the price of commodities , A political economist finds It convenient often to speak of labor as a com modity. The laws do not so regard It. Public sentiment docs not so esteem It. Labor assists In making commodities , but Is not a commodity Itself , except when the laborer Is a slave. The time was when labor organizations were unlawful , The state attempted to regulate- wages and made It an offense for wage-workers to Interfere In the matter. The wage-workera persisted in their struggle In the teeth of bitter and i violent opposition. They have succeeded In establishing firmly their right to organize and to regulate wages to the extent of their ability. It Is too late In the day to question the right of unions to use all peaceful means . to secure the most they can for their room- ' hers. It ( a true that the unions sometimes are guilty of the acts Mr. Mandcrson charges them with. Nevertheless the unions ; are hero to stay. j The principle that worklugmcn have a right to combine to put up wages has been conceded and will not be abandoned. The i right of manufacturer ! to combine for the j purpose of raising the prices of commodl- ! ties haa not been conceded. Whether It Is to be la for the future to determine. No uuch concession has been made yet because uf the strong though not always clearly formulated conviction that it 10 essential to the welfare of labor that wage-workers should be allowe * to combine , while It la not essential to the welfare of the manu facturers that they ehould bo permitted to do eo. uciior.s OK TIIK w.vn. A Clrrio iiinn'n liiil't-i'xMoum of Aflnlrn In mill Around MniiMn , Hev. Peter MacQuccm , a Congregutlonallst minister of Boston , and an expansionist from wayback. Is homo from Manila , full of wrath and Information , both of which he poured forth In generous measure to the reporters of San Francisco. Mr. MRcQuecn served ns n chaplain In the Santiago army. There ho collected material for a story of the war , and went to Manila early In the year for material for the concluding chap ters. But ho did not wait for the con clusion. While In the Philippine * ho had excellent opportunities for observing the drift of civil and military affairs , having had letters of Introduction from President McKlnley , the War department and Gov ernor Koosovelt to American ofllclals there. Mr. MacQueen fiercely arraigns the con duct of the war on the islands and charges Gcnorrtl Otla with being responsible for the failure to suppress the insurrection months ngo. In support of these charges ho cites several Instances that came under his per sonal observation at the front. At Malolos , San Haphacl , Sun Istdoro and Paranaquo , Generals Law-ton and MacArthur had man euvered eo its to surround the opposing armies , but were hampered with orders and delayed to such an extent that the enemy escaped In each Instance. On two occasions rotrcnts were ordered as the nrmy wna ready to strike effective blowe. " 1 Imvo the most positive and convincing evidence , " Hays Mr. MacQui-en , tlmt If General Lawton had been permitted to carry out his desires on the 26th of March the war would have been practically ended. Agulnaldo was , with the llower of hlB army , at Malohm , and Mac- Arthur was In his front. There was only one route by which Agulnaldo could escape. Lawton desired to execute n movement by the right flank and take Aguinaldo'H army hi the rear. The Insurgents would have been .between Lawton and MacArthur. Agulnaldo could not have moved oft by his right flank owing -to the bay ami his left flank and roar would have been covered by Lawton , while In hl9 front was Mac- Arthur's brigade It was a movement that could have been easily executed , but It was not permitted until Agutualdo had ample time to ejcapo. After ho had done so the order to advance on Malofos was Issued. " Mr. MacQucen relates an Instance In sup port of the assertion that General Otis Is deceived by native spies. Ho says : "General Lawtou was making an advance and the spies told General Otla that Plo Pllar was preparing to attack the rear of Lawton's command with 3,500 men. Gen eral Otis hurried orders to General Lawton to halt anil cover his rear against an attack by Pllar in force. Lawton obeyed , and sent scouts back over the ground and they found just eleven Filipinos. The American advance was delayed , thus giving the In surgents In front ampfo time to withdraw. " Concerning the stoical courage of the "little brown people , " Mr. MacQueen says : "General Lawton told mo they areas bravo a nice of people as ho ever met. Their policy of making a showing of holding a po sition and their falling back Is one of strategy ; they know our troops are not in sufficient force to garrison the towns , and often the very clay wo evacuate a place they re-enter it. I have witnessed many Instances of their nerve and courage. "Ono afternoon u mortally wounded Filipino pine was being carried to our rear on a btrotcher. Just as he passed where I was standing he raised himself on the stretcher , waved his right hand above his head and shouted : 'Vlvl Ilepubllca Filipino ; Muerte do los Americanos' ( Long Live the Filipino pine Republic ; Death to the Americans ) , and fell back dead. Wo picked up a Httlo 12-year-old boy In the trenches hugging a Mauser rifle longer than himself. His right leg was shattered below the knee. He gave one moan as ho was lifted to the op erating table , then gripped an attendant's hand and uttered no sound during the op eration. ' "I found another Filipino mortally wounded by three bayonet stabs , sitting with his back against a small tree. I wanted to bind his wounds or do something for htm , but ho said In Spanish : " 'No , senor , I shall bo dead In an hour ; you can do nothing unless you give mo a drink of water and a light for my cigar ette. There are moro of my countrymen farther down the trench you may help , but not me. ' "lie said this as coolly as If talking of the weather. 1 passed there au hour or eo later and ho was dead. " HOT TIJIKS IX OI. KAIXTCCK. of Verlml Firework * rroiiilHC Some Karly Sliootlnif. Philadelphia Times. Pistols for two and some strong etlmu- laiit are certainly In order In Kentucky these days. Ex-Congressman William C. Owens , a flchter born , has assailed Goc-bel , the democratic candidate for governor , lu a way that no true Keutucklan can stand. Owens has referred to Goebol as a liar , a thief and a murderer. The last may not cull for shootlnc in the mind of the candi date for governor , for ho did shoot down Colonel Sanford In Covlngton several years ago. True. Sanford was armed and ready to kill Goebel. and the jury brought In a verdict of self-defense. However , murderer Is not such a fighting name la old Kentucky as the other two epithets. Colonel Owens , or "Die Bill , " as ho Is generally known , has figured In several fights himself. During his campaign against Colonel William C. P. Brecklnrldgo , when all Kentucky was shocked at a scan dal Into which Colonel Brecklnrldgo bad got himself , Bill Owens carried a chip on his shoulder and a gun in his pocket from the beginning of tbo campaign until the last vote was counted. Ho had all the church people for him , but church people be lieve In fighting In Kentucky when the oc casion calls. Colonel Brecklnrldec , known as the "silver-tongued orator , " find Owens were kept apart fortunately probably for both and no shooting or slabbing Is re corded. Colonel Drecklnrldgo did not spare Owens Jn his campalun speeches. Liar , thief and murderer are tame compared to eomo of the accusations hurled at the head of the big candidate. In fact , Colonel Brecklnrldgo touched on eomo very delicate questions , it was thought at the time that this great earth would not bo big enough to hold Brecklnrldgo and Oweno. It has never been explained why or how the killing was avoided , It may be that all these mean things are still wrangling in the breast of the ox-congressman , and he Is getting even with everybody and squaring himself with himself for not killing Colonel Brecklnrldge by making a few passing and fighting re marks about Goebel , If no killings Homo out of the speech made by Colonel Owens the country at largo will If the "secret dossier" in begin to ask Ken tucky Is a myth. It will appear that the "secret dossier" is merely an ability to say things about persons you don't like. How ever , Colonel Jack Chlnn ban come in the quarrel , and this means trouble. Colonel j Chlnn la very handy with bis knife , and he would ns soon go without bis shoe * as to venture forth without his trusty slx-8liooter. Several years ago , when Colonel Chlnn said ! ' "Joe" Blackburn must go to tbo I'nltcd States senate whether It was the Fense of the state legislature or not , It required a regiment of Kentucky state guards to quiet , the fighting colonel. Colonel Chlnn now declares Qoebol la not a liar , a thief or B murderer. He Bays ho U Goehel's friend. This probably means that Dill Owens , een though CJoebel decides to "consider the source , " will either have to feast on bis own words or fight Jack Chlnn. Jack Chirm doe * not mean to let Kentucky' ! fighting repuUtlon euff r , Tin : STOICAL nouns. Waflhlncton Star : The Boer women nr < organizing rifle clubs. There Is not mud time for golf in the Transvaal nt present. Cincinnati Tribune : In his atnclnf l > alms and praying prayers Oem Pnu doesn't forget the Importance of keeplnt his supply of powder on a war footing. Philadelphia Press : War with all Dutch South Africa would tax oven Knjcllsh re sources and bo Intensely distasteful Ir Great Britain. Yet nothing short of wai seems likely to give a victory which wouh ! restore the British prestige needlessly nm ! foolishly staked by Mr. Chamberlain. London I/otter : The Transvaal Volks- raad baa been consldcrlnc the abolition ol religious disabilities. In a conversation with Mr. Sam Marks , of Pretoria , Prcsldcnl KriiKor remarked : "It Is true YOU Jowlsli people ha\-a no country of your own , but you are very dear to mp , for does not the bible bristle with Incidents of the greatness of Israel ? Why , wo as Christians owe ovcrythlnc to the Jews. But , " ho added , "where can you find In the blblo , In the elder or new testament , any reference to Kngtlsh- inen ? " Chicago Record : U In said that there arc 80,000 Boers to carry arms. Should half that number bo thrown out to check n British Invasion the Rsvallants will find the Journey to Pretoria hard and lone. The war of 18S1 was n pitiful ( daughter of Brit ish soldiers. The Transvaal w then under direct British rule. Thn Boom felt that they wore not treated Justly , and struck for freedom. Within four days after the revolt - volt Ptartod the Dcera and British came together nt Bronkhorst Spruit. The battle lasted ten mlnuton. One hundred British Boldlers out of 2-16 were klllod , and the rest surrendered. The Booru lost not one man. At Lalnc's Nek the Fifty-eighth regiment attacked a force of Boers. The battle lasted a few minutes ; 174 British soldiers were killed and the Boer loss was reported as "trifling. " All the reclmcntal and most of the company officers were picked off by the riflemen , and the reclment retreated under command of a lieutenant. At Incogo river the British lost 150 out of 270 soldiers en gaged. The Boors lost eight klllod and nine wounded. At the stormlnc of Majuba hill by tbo Boers Mio British lost in killed 226 out of 400 engaged , the Boers losing one man. This battle ended the war. The dls- afitrous oxjier.enco of the raiders led by Jameson la fresh In the memory of all. It IH not surprising that the British move slowly in their dealings with these stubborn and self-reliant people. I'BIISOXAI. AXU OTIIHHWISn. The Emperor of Hussla Is said to bo the most liberal dispenser of fees among the aionarchs of Europe. It Is not unusual for him to give a coachman or messenger a fifty-rouble noto. The ofllclals of the Bank of Monte Carlo , which was visited by Dewey the other day , undoubtedly breathed a sigh of relief when ho went away with out breaking It , which , of course , ho could have done If he chose to. Governor Candlcr of Georgia has accepted an Invitation to attend the national reunion of the Blue and the Gray at Evansvllle , Ind. , on October 10 to 13 , inclusive. The chief executives of all the other southern states are to be Invited. The types of a Louisville paper reported Phil B. Thompson as saying In the Lexing ton convention the other day that "at the Louisville convention In 1890 we nomluatcd a lying devil , " when he really said that they nominated Alvln Duvall. The recent reinterment of the followers of John Brown around the grave of their leader at North Elba , In the Adlrondacks , was accomplished almost entirely through the efforts of Mies Katherlno McClellan , who In one of the greatest admirers of the old nbolltioulst. Dookor T. Washington has been Invited by the colored citizens of West Virginia , the governor of that state , the Judges of the su preme court and the city council of Charles ton , W. Va. , to revisit his oM homo In that city on August 31 , when a reception will bo given for him. Mr. Washington has ac cepted the Invitation. Cecil Rhodes' order of 500,000,000 feet of southern yellow pine from dealers In the Mississippi valley is said to bo the largest single order In the history of the trade In this country. Tne lumber Is wanted for the Capo to Cairo railroad , In Africa , and the dealers are under bond to furnish It within two years. Rhodes has already Invited the people In this country to "watch him bulM that road , " and they will doubtless watch now with more Interest. According to the statement of a staff cor respondent of the Philadelphia Press , who cables from Porto Rico , the destruction of life and property in that Island by the great hurricane woe far greater than was at first supposed , and the distress among the people ple who survived Is appalling. The lives lost number , on his estimate , nt least 2,500 , and futt reports may Increase the list to 3,000 ; thousands of persons are helpless and hungry , sickness la spreading and continued relief supplies from this country are urgently needed. ASSAULT O.V TUB FIBLO MAIISIIAI. . Murnt IlalMend'H Hold Dell to Anil- IinnurlnllHtM. Washington Post. Our feelings have been so harrowed up over the recent assault on Field Marshal Halstead In his own city of Cincinnati that wo have not been able to consider the sub ject rationally heretofore. Even now we fear to find ourselves raving and foaming at the mouth over the matter , although It Is now several days old. Wo have before us a book complied by tbo distinguished edit orial warrior , entitled "Life and Achieve ments of Admiral Dewey from Montpeller to Manila. " "Mo and Dewey" might bo amore moro appropriate title , for the frontispiece Is a picture of the gallant admiral and the ohlvulrlc field marshal standing on the bridge of the Olyn.pla , and under It the line : "The Admiral telling the author nil about the battle of Manila Bay. " It will ba re membered that as soon as Dewey won his victory Halstcad hurried to him with a cargo of questions and advice , and we have no doubt that the admiral's subsequent dip lomatic handling of the difficult situation at Manila was attributed largely < o the coun sels and encouragement of the indefatig able field marshal , And rccalllnc how often heretofore our own Murat has leaped boldly Into the Im minent deadly breach , wo are surprised und shocked at the Impudence and ingratitude of an American audience which could defy , even menace , him when ho sets forth his opinions on the Philippines. U is. evident from bis hook that Halstead has read all tbo tales of Dewey that have over been printed , Including some which the Post first un earthed , for ho ban embodied them In hie original volume. Therefore ho has the right to epeak authoritatively on the Philippines and the man who won them for us. Fur thermore , in our opinion , he was fully Justi fied In rebuking an Impudent auditor who Interrupted his lecture with the prayer that "Otis and bin army may bo driven Into the sea. " The gallant field marshal might have been moro choice In hla characterization of the person. Such are certainly traitorous sentiments , but It docn not follow that the person who uttered thorn was a traitor. Moro likely , If the case were Investigated , bewould be found to lx > a harmless crank or a congenital Idiot In our opinion a traitor must be capable of giving more aid and comfort to the enemy than mere talk. But HalBtead "seen his duty and ho done It nobly. " He stood upon the platform a bravely as Dewey upon the bridge of the Olympla , and burled defiance and anathema upon the threatening audience. The fact that ha eubnequently retired quietly by a elde door doea not dlmlnUh our opinion ot his bravery. It wn merely that discretion which Is the better part of valor. HnlstrAd retired to avoid Bhcddlnx blood. If It had been an audience of Tasals we do not doubt that he would have willed boldly Into them nnd smitten them hip and thigh. But thej were his countrymen , misguided ami erring , but still hU fellow oltlicn * . Therefore he noble act of self-ab spared them. It was a negation fo.1 man of such blcodthlrny temperament as the field marshal , and we honor him for it. If possible , we would mis- goat that the government send Hfilstend to Manila again , as advisor to General Otto. While It Is 8.ild that "tho prayers of the un righteous avail nothing , " there in n possi bility that Otis might got mixed In his di rections and fall Into the sen accidentally. V Mural HalBtoad at hU sldo would effectually prevent such n blunder. Halstead knows when to go In out of the wet. lniiK T of I.OIIHT Train * . Kansas City Star. These prosperous days for western rail roads are marked by destructive accidents , the result of heavy traffic. Unusually long freight trains are tnado u to accommodate the btialnwa. They nro too long for the sldtnga and project on the main tracks which they arc suptxjeed to have left , and are crashed Into by main line trnlna , with a great destruction of property and life. It is un American Incident all through. Get all the can possible hitched to n freight train ; leave nome of the care lying around looao and then dash into them with a pas senger train flying at the hlghrot possible ttpocd. But It is expensive and a chnngn U suggested. Make up uhortor trains , even If Bomo shipper Is matin howling mad by hU earn waiting a few mtmiteo till the next train , and send no train tot ) long for tbv sidetracks. Some time might bo lost , but then some lives and property might be waved. American railways should consider that It Is better to got through with a load of live pafxcngorti au hour late than a largo number of corpses on time. AVliut n ( ! olil Drniocrnt Wmitit , Brooklyn ICuRle. The Eagle Is In favor of the endorsement of the platform ot 1892. That won. The platform of 1S96 lost. And the candidate of iyj2 won , also. And me piri > HIKIU du worse than bear thewo facts In mind. l.V A I.inUTKU VIIJ.V. Chicago Record : "How did you tret R start us nn artist ? " "Well , when 1 was a bootblack 1 used seven different shades of. polish on tan shoeH. " Cleveland Plain Dealer : "The dispatches say that General Jo Wheeler Is to succeed General Funiton. " "But Wheeler can't swim. " "Can Funstoti climb a tree ? " Indianapolis Journal : "There cornea a tlmo In the lifo of every man. " said the Corn-fed Philosopher , "when ho has to ad mit cither he la Rutting older or that ho haa no more sense then he Used to have. " Philadelphia North American : "Blck- ersnlfl's doctor hn.s ordered him to cease riding1 In his horseless carriage for a while. " "What's tl.o trouble ? " "He's used It so constantly that he has become automoblllous. " Washington Star : "Do you Intend to take any Interest In the campaign ? " "Interest ! " echoed Senator Sorghum , "t mean to do better than that. I expect to draw a dividend. " Brooklyn Life : Father So you have de cided to become an artist ? Son Yes. Father Well , I have no objections , If you don't draw on me. Chicago Record : "I can't see why the people of Nlnevah ever believed Jonah , anyway. " "Well , you know a whole Isn't strictly a fish. " Washington Star : "You make me think of a comic opera performer , " said the per son to whom the Hulii sultan owes money , and who therefore takes great liberties. "Why ? " was the reproachful Inquiry , "Simply because I have been married BO many times ? " AVIIEX THIS CORN IS ON TIIE COB , S. E. KIser In the TImfcs-Hcrald. Some people fancy lobster When It's served In Newburg style ; Some for a blto of blueflsh Would be glad to walk a mile ; There are people who love oysters , And I've often vaguely heard That there's eometmns llko contentment la a bottle and a bird. But the greatest satisfaction That my palate gives to me Is In eating torn upon the cob When uo one's there to see. There are people who go crazy Over duck that's stiong and tough , And I've heard wise men declaring' That bear steak was good enough ; There are those who cling to turkey , Others say a mess of trout Is a thing to make a monarch Sit up nights and talk about , Cut of alt the joys of eating The most joyful thing for me Is to chew the corn upon the cob When no one's there to Bee ! There's a royal satisfaction. When the butter's on the ear , In the chewing of the kernels , Being sure there's no one near ; There's a sveetness In the smearing That you get upon your chin And the Joy ot It Increases From the moment you begin , But , alas , what compensation Is contained for you or me In nibbling corn upon the cob When other folks may see. For - . Early Fall. Here are some early fall bargains. We have a few medium and light weight garments , just the thing for the early weeks of autumn , and just as good as they ever were , which means as good as the best , But these goods were made for last season , and were carried over. If you want something to tide you over genteelly till cold weather this is a chance not to be missed. About half price is the scale of prices for those who come promptly. There are not many of them.