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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
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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.