Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1899)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 25 , 18W ) . THEOMAI i A E. ROSE WAT13U , Edtor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TEIIMS Of SUBSCRIPTION. pally Bee ( without Sunday ) , One Ycar.J6.00 Dally Bee and Sunday , One Year . 8.00 IJnlly , Sunday and Illustrated , Ono Year 8.23 tiunday and lllu.itrulrd , One Year . 2.25 Illustrated Bee , One Year . 2.00 Hunday Bee , Ono Year , . 2. CO Haturday Beo. One Year . I-50. Weekly Bee , Oni Year , . Co OFFICES. Omaha : The Bee Building. South Omaha ; City Halt Building , Twonty.flfth and N Streets. Council BlufTg ; 10 1'earl Street. Chicago : 307 Oxford Building. New York ; Temple Court. Washington : 001 Fourteenth Street. COnilESPONDENCE. Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed : Omaha Bee , Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters nnd remittances should bo addressed : The Boo Publishing Company , Omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft , express or postal order Buyable lo The Bee Publishing Company. nly 2-ccnt stamps accented In payment of mall accounts. Personal checks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange , not accepted. THE BH1J PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State. of Nebraska , Douglas County. S3. : OcorKe B Tascnuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing company , belnc duly sworn , says that fhe actual number of full and complete conies of The Dally. Morning , Evening and Sunday Be < \ printed during the month of August , 1E39. was as follows : 1 . 2-1,840 17 21,0(13 ( 2 . 24,7tO : 18 21,80B 3 . 2-1,870 19 24,771 4 . 21,770 20 20.273 C . 24,040 21 24,851 8 . 20tOO : 22 24,041 7 . 24,7. 23 2J.520 8 . jj.sr.u 24 21.4UO 9 . .M.Tr.O 25 2B.OUU 10 . J.-.TOO 26 24,818 n . -ti.nio 27 .23,834 12 . -M,7tO ; 2S 24,001 ! 13 . .1(1,503 29 2 ! > ,20O 14 . -JI.IKIO 30 23,040 it . 21,802 31 27,000 16 . 24,717 ' Total . . 781,8:10 : Less unsold and returned copies. . . . 10,143 Net total sales . .771,087 Net dolly average . 24.81IU GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK , Subscribed and sworn before mo this 2nd day of September , A. D. . 1S93. M. B. HUNGATE , ( SeaU Notary Public. Omalia tiny at Hastings should go down In red Ink In the chronicles of that flourishing burg. Very singular that the county com missioners hail to hold back all the grading of public roads until the cam paign was on. The local popocrats have finally re duced the number of judicial pegs from nine to eight , but that is still one moro tliuu the holes that are to be filled. An other shakedown is in order. A first-class , fireproof hotel is one of the long-felt wants of this city nnd whoever shall venture upon such nn en terprise will be entitled to grateful re membrance by this community. ttemembcr that the Ak-Sar-Ben fes tivities at Omaha will surpass the vari ous street fairs for magnificence on the same scale that the exposition over tops the state and county fairs. As was to have been expected the ex citement in Paris over the Dreyfus in- 'dilent has substantially- subsided and the French reputation for a fickle pub lic sentiment is vindicated once more. There is moro activity in Omaha real estate Just now than for some years past and the period of active real estate transfers has only begun. The Increasing demands for habitable buildings and well located stores is the foundation for steady real estate values. Trouble Is again being experienced In securing the necessary number of men to serve as registrars of election. The reason is that nearly every one quali fied to act is steadily employed nt regu lar work with- remunerative wages. It was different a few years ago , before McKlnley took his seat in the White House. Friends of the Transvaal meeting In Berlin have asked Emperor William to employ his good ofiiccs to prevent Great Britain from making war t pen the South African republic. Put , It down that In case of conflict with Great Britain pmctlcally every one In Ger many will bo counted among the friends of the Transvaal. W.henover "perfect fusion" is accom plished in a populist Nebraska county the result is brought about by giving the democrats merely a nominal repre sentation on the ticket nnd allowing them to live In hope that Bryan will get populist votes next year. The Ne braska populist is always ready to swap promises for offices. It Is a very serious question whether the friends of the public schools should not draw the line at insurance agents when they como to select the next school board. Such a course would at least relieve the teachers from em barrassment and make it easier for the lowest bidders on public school build ings to secure fair play. The republican county convention nominated B. F. Thomas for the posi tion of police Judge. The fusion city convention nominated S. I. Gordon for that position. Now , if the name of Mr. Thomas Is inserted Inthe county ticket nnd the name of Gordon in the city ticket wo are sure to elect two police Judges nnd the question would then bo who is who and which is wnlch. Chaplain Malllcy is being taken to task by popocratlc organs for speaking in the republican state convention lu favor of the republican candidate as against Candidate Ilolcornb , who , as governor , appointed him to be chaplain of the Nebraska mllltln. Instead of berating Mallley for going back on Holcomb , the popocratlc fault finders should berate Ilolcornb far taking up n fight against President McKlnley whom he pretended to be so anxious to sup port when the call to anus was sounded a year and a half ago THE TttAtiSrAAIi QVAttllEL , . If one were to Judge solely by thu warlike preparations the conclusion must bo that hostilities Iwtwceii Great Britain and the Boer republic nrc In evitable , but there arc conditions which make It possible that wnr will bo averted , though It must bo admitted that the dinners nrc small for an amic able settlement of the controversy. This Is so for the reason that as to the really vital point neither party Isvlll - Ing to give way. On the part of Great Britain there is the claim of general sovereignty In the Transvaal. The Trnnsvnul republic , on the other hand , claims to bo an Inter national sovereign state. Referring to these claims in his recent address to his constituents Sir William Vcrnon liar- court , former liberal loader in the House of Commons , said that both sides have ninde allegations which cannot be maintained by cither. Another distin guished British statesman , Mr. Morlcy , said lu n recent address that suzer ainty Is not sovereignty and that under the conventions of 1SS1 nnd 1SS4 the British government recognized the com plete independence und autonomy of the South African republic , subject only to the restriction that that republic should have no power to enter Into any treaties without thu consent of Great Britain. There is reason to believe that if the British government should now adopt this view nnd surrender Its claim of a right to Interfere In 'tho Internal affairs of.the Transvaal It could secure the re forms that arc asked , but according to the latest advices Mr. Chamberlain Is unwilling to do tills , which would be nil acknowledgment that he had com mitted an error , and It seems that the other members of the cabinet arc dis posed 'to sustain him , though undoubt edly Salisbury desires to avoid war. There Is a very strong sentiment lu England favorable to an aggressive pol icy and this may prevail , but the oppo sition to war Is by no means insignifi cant It is led by some of the most In fluential men in the country. The pres sure for war comes chlefiy from the Outlauders In the Transvaal nnd from British Interests in South Africa which expect to profit from hostilities , should the result be the overthrow of the South African republic and the appro priation of the country by Great Brit ain. Meanwhile there Is a strong expres sion of European sympathy with the Boera , this being especially marked In Germany , whoso Interests in South Africa , It Is urged , might be Jeopardized by war. It is not probable , however , that these expressions will exert any influence wtth the British government CAXAD1AX Sir Wilfrid Laurler , the Canadian premier , chiefly upon the attitude of Canada toward the United States and his appeals to the people arc character ized by a kind of boastng which , while It may be effective politically , Is cer tainly not statesmanlike. In a recent speech the premier professed to desire to be on the best of terms with the American people , but , ho said , "we can live without them ; we can prosper without them , " and if the price of bet ter relations Is to be "the sacrifice of Canadian honor , we will have none of that price and we will continue to do as we are doing now , paddling our own canoe. " Sir Wilfrid said in regard to the Alaskan boundary that it was be cause the Canadians stood by their rights that they have not obtained the success which they might have ex pected. Doubtless Canada can live without doing business with the United States , but it may be doubted wHefher that country could prosper If the market it has here for Its products should be"cut off. It is true that Canada imports from the United States much more than she exports to this country , but the lat ter , amounting last year to over ? 35- 000,000 , is a quite important contribu tion to the prosperity of her people , which they could ill afford to lose. Nor would the Canadians probably live so' well without what they buy from the United States. Much of what they Im port from this country they could not obtain elsewhere and such things as they could buy In other markets they would probably have to pay moro for. The talk of Premier Laurler about sacrificing "Canadian honor" ns the price of better relations with the United States Is quite absurd. There is no honor In the conduct of Canada regard- lug the Alaskan boundary issue. The assumptions of that government , its de mands for the concession of American territory and its perverse and obstinate obstruction of negotiations relating to the boundary question , have been any thing but honorable. What honor was there In Canada refusing to permit any of the issues with the United States to be adjusted unless this country should yield to the extraordinary con cessions lu Alaska that were demanded ? There nro mutual interests which , both countries should seek by all fair ruul honorable means to conserve. The United States has shown a desire and willingness to do this. Canada's course , on the contrary , has been dictated by utter selfishness. AXXEXATION. An eastern paper expresses the opin ion that the welfare of Cuba lies in an nexation nnd suggests if it would not bo wise , before trying to establish a government there , to permit the author ized voters to determine whether or not they would prefer annexation. It says : "Everything is tending toward annexa tion nnd our proper course , it seems to us , is to found local governments throughout the island and so establish the prosperity of Cuba under our di rection that the desire will be general for the Joining together of the two countries. " There can be no doubt that t'ae welfare of Cuba would bo promoted by annexation , but what would bo the effect on American Interests with which those of Cuba compete ? The Now England association of to bacco growers has addressed to the United States senators from Connect- ! j cut a memorial In which Is pointed out the disastrous effect on tobacco growing nnd Its allied Industries In this country that will Inevitably result from allowing free trade- with our new pos sessions. The status of Porto lllco and the Philippines Is the question of Im mediate interest to the New England tobacco growers , but their objection to annexing those islands , or establishing free trade with them , applies with equal or greater force to Cuba. To annex that island nnd allow Its tobacco to come into free competition In our mar ket with that wroduced In the United States would undoubtedly be very dam aging If not disastrous to the American Interest und this country would derive no compensating advantage. The de struction of the homo Industry would result wholly to the advantage of the Cuban planters and at the same time the government would lose revenue. There Is another American Interact which Is very much concerned In the question of Cuban annexation. It Is the sugar Industry. A free American market for Cuban sugar , which would Inevitably eusuc from annexation , would bo ns certainly disastrous to our sugar Industry as would free tobacco to that American Interest. It would give a1 * tremendous Impetus to the develop ment of sugar production In Cuba and ns this Is carried on with much cheaper labor than hero It could not fall to be destructive of the homo industry. Hero also there would be sacrificed nu Im portant Interest of great promise with out any compensating advantage to our people. Only the Cuban planters would be benefited , while the national treas ury would lose revenue. These very practical considerations , it seems to us , welch strongly against Cuban annexation , If inaeed they be not conclusive objections to It. As to the statement that everything Is tending toward annexation , wo doubt whether It Is true , though there Is unquestion ably a largo and influential clement in Cuba favorable to it. But if it Is true this government would not be Justified in giving It any countenance or encour agement , ns suggested by our eastern contemporary. SU3IE T131KL1' SUOOKST1OXS. OMAHA , Sept. 22. T9 the Editor of The Bee : Aa It Is soon time for the city republican , convention to select five candidates for school board would It not .bowell to pledge all candi dates In advance to a policy of retrenchment and economy ; also to a revision of the rules of the 'board touching the selection of teachers ? The present rules glvo the- su perintendent autocratic power , and in the Interest of justice and fair play they should be changed. The candidates should pledge themselves In advance that the schools should not cost the community moro than $350,000 per an num. W. BURWELL. These are timely nnd pertinent sug gestions. The call for retrenchment and economy in the management of our pub lic schools Is timely nnd voices the senti ment of taxpayers , who have a right to demand that the Board of Education shall turn over a new leaf and stop reckless expenditure , but at the same time maintain the standard of the schools. Whether the limit of ex penditure should be fixed at $350,000 would depend upon the legitimate de mands made upon the board by reason of increased attendance and additional cost entailed by the enlargement of old school buildings and the erection of new ones. As to the autocratic powers of the superintendent there may be a diver gence of opinion. If the superintendent is competent and impartial he should be clothed with authority to select his sub ordinates and enforce the rules govern ing the schools. If he is not competent ho should be paid a bonus to vacate in favor of a man who is. In any event , however , an expression of public sentiment through the press and an exch'ange of views as to the re form needed and the pledges to be exacted for candidates are In order. If The Bee interprets the consensus of opinion rightly there is a general agree ment on one point , and that Is that there Is room for Improvement in the membership of the school board. It Is also regarded as a foregone conclusion that a majority of the outgoing members - bers lack the essential elements of popu larity namely , public confidence. In the florcscent language of the spe cial Bryan press agent who Is trailing the great orator over the Nebraska prairies the stage at Grand Island "was beautifully decorated with flags and bunting and the likenesses of those greatest of modern democrats , Abra ham Lincoln and W. J. Bryan. " We have not been surprised to have Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson held up as Bryan democrats , or even to have the shade of George Washing ton brought out to conjure up a re semblance to the Nebraska colonel. In the campaign of 1S90 Lincoln was freely quoted and Imitated by the silver cham pion , but the republicanism of Lincoln was never questioned. To label a portrait trait of Abraham Lincoln with the sign board of democracy is an imputation of the honesty and sincerity of the mar tyred president If Lincoln was a dem ocrat what were Douglas , Breckinrldgo and nil the others who ranged them selves against him lu the political con tests of his day ? Three years ago it was the British gold standard that Bryan tried to use as a bugaboo to frighten people into voting for him. Now he is reading newspaper clippings to show that the British are enthusiastic over American expansion and British imperialism Is to do scarecrow service. But the Brit ish income tux , to which Bryan Is so devotedly committed , has no terrors whatever any more than the British free trade for which ho was so vocifer ously clamoring when in congress. The British red flag is intended only for thu Irish bull. The discovery of platinum in paying quantities Is reported from the Black Hills. Unquestionably the Black Hills district is richest In mineral deposits of any part of the country. The devel opment of Its resources , which awaits only the necessary capital , will startle the world with the quality and quan tity of the outuut when the work Is well under way. For decades The Bco has pointed to the Black llllla as the most promising mining district any where because of Its vnrlod and Illimit able resources. Its wealth In coal , Iron , petroleum and mineral oils Is scarcclj second to Its gold , silver , and more precious metals nnd It will not lie Idle ns now many years longer. South Omaha Is Incubating u scheme for the building of nn electric trolley system to connect that city with Fort Crook , Bellevue nnd Snrpy Mills. Elec tric railroads Joining Omaha to nil the suburban towns within thirty miles nrc sure to come within a very few years nud the people who nro working on the problem nro on the right track. While quoting from back flics of The Bee sixteen years old what It said be fore Judge Heese wus tested on the su preme bench nnd found true to the people ple , let the popocratlc organ reprint from Its own files what It said decrying Ilolcomb while ho was serving In the gubernatorial chair. RxcrelnliiR ; Excellent Judgment. Globe-Democrat. After looking over the Held thoroughly the Russian government has decided to use an American railway brake. Russia Is an ex cellent judge of what Is best and up to date In machinery. Glvliiu UlniHulf Avrny. Cleveland Plain Dealer. When Bourkc Ccckran spoke about public men "who are suffering from an Intoxication of phrases" ho didn't appear to realize that this very expression suggested that ho had partaken of a schooner of the same Intoxi cant. An Overworked Game. New York Tribune. The habit of going to Alaska and staying there so late Into the fall that transportation facilities nro Inadequate for the return , nnu then calling on the government to rescue the Improvident from death , Is getting to be ellghtly monotonous. Ilotli 1'iirtics I.omlcil. Louisville Courier-Journal. If the trusts are to bo made an issue In next year's campaign both the leading parties will stan In on pretty oven terms so far as that question Is concerned. Both will make a great ado In their platforms , anil both will have records of having done noth ing against the trusts , although both have had ample opportunity whllo tbey were In full administrative and legislative control of the government. Hunting for the 1'olc. Philadelphia Record. Lleulonant Peary may congratulate him self that In the prosecution of an enterprise In which so many daring men have lost their lives ho has only suffered the loss of seven tecs. Trying to flnd the north polo Is lo geographic effort something akin to the morcantiilo problem of finding a stable ratio between gold and silver. It never has been discovered and even If the discovery should bo made of the pole or the ratio ther * would be small resulting advantage. American .Method * . "Washington Times. Our Cuban neighbors are earnestly pre paring themselves for Independence by close Imitation of American Institutions. Already they have progressed far enough to have a race problem worse than ours. We recom mend them to Import a few thousand Mor mons and get up an agitation about polygamy next. After they have digested that lesson In the science of national construction they might hire Carter and study our method of handling public Improvements and appro priations. Vctcrniin Entitled to Lend. Chicago News. _ _ _ _ _ Young men who fought In the recent war can step asldo and doff their caps while the grizzled veterans celebrate the anniversary of Chlckamauga's two days' battle. There were moro men killed at Chlckamauga than fell In all the battles and skirmishes from Manila to Santiago ; there were moro men wounded In "the great battle of the west" than there were engaged under Shatter's flag , and there were about as many men In the Chlckamauga fray as Spain sent to Cuba during the whole of the long rebellion. San tiago's winning fight , great as It was to the youths -who charged up San Juan hill , would have seemed but trifling to the follom-ers of Rosecrans and Bragg on September 20 , 1863. Dorrntrodden Farmers. J. Sterling Morton's Conservative. On Thursday , August 31 , 1S99 , the old settlers tlors In the county south of Otoe gathered at Nemaha City for a picnic and a general interchange of experiences and reminis cences. Governor Robert Furnas , who was a principal flguro on the occasion , estimated tbo number present at between 4,000 and G.OOO. They > were a stalwart folk. They wcro Joyous and exuberant in heaHh and pros perity. Instead of arriving at the grounds In ox wagons as they would have done thtrty-fivo or forty years ago , they came In pretty surreys , nice buggies and comfortable carriages. The pleasure vehicles In attendance num bered EO many that good judges estimated thorn to have cost moro than $50,000. Poor fanners ! How plutocratic tyranny rides them ! J.ESSOXS I\ WELL DOING. NebrnnUit Prenchcr Cited nn n Modern Example. Chicago Times-Herald. Rev. A. W. Hoteon df Lyons , Neb , , Is giv ing a lesson In well doing that deserves wide publication. Lyons Is neither a large nor a wealthy town , and Mr. Hobssn's congrega tion Is cot made up of people who could afford to pay much for salvation even if they were Inclined to do so. Few if any of them can rent pews ; they have no money to con tribute to the maintenance of a handsome residence for tbo pastor , and they do not even find It pceslblo to pay htm a salary for the pearls of wisdom that fall from his lips nnd the gleams of hope that radiate from him. him.These These Httle shortcomings do not serve , however , to keep the good man from preach ing Just as earnestly or praying just ns fervently for the salvation of the souls of his 'hearers as If they wore all millionaires and he wcro the recipient of a salary of $20- 000 a year. And In addition to preaching for nothing Rcy , Mr. Hobeon rlncs the church bell himself , provides the fuel that 13 neces sary to Veep the edifice warm , sweeps the sanctuary on sweeping days and sincerely crlta aloud : "Whosoever will may come. " The example be furnishes la a beautiful one. He U giving an exhibition of earn- cvtnees that should be an Inspiration to pea * ple who are disposed to seek shelter from * thestorms of unbelief and of ekeptlc-'em that blow around the world today. He teaches us that there are Father Damlena yet. Such earnestness as la shown by Ilev. Mr. Hobeon of Nebraska and by the English clergyman who recently donned blouse and overalls and painted his church , because bU congregation could not afford to pay a painter , confounds the peeflralatu who cry that religion la only for women and that the preaching of the gospel baa become but a trade. TICKKT ri. Holdrege Citizen : The republicans at Omaha yesterday nominated M , II , HOMO of Lincoln for supreme Judge on the first bal lot , If It had been known In advance that Judge Receo would nccopt the nomination It would probably have been by acclamation. Judge llccso accepts the nomination ns a call to duty , ns his election meant n pecuniary low to him. Grand Island Independent ! The nomina tion of M. 13. 11080 .which , In the republican convention , WAS rrmdo by acclamation , and which the Independent yesterday announced ahead of the Omaha nnd Lincoln papers , was nn excellent selection nnd will un doubtedly load to his triumphant victory over the objectionable fusion candidate , Mr. Holcomb , who as n lawyer Is greatly In ferior to Mr. Reese , nnd has ruined hla reputation by the many indefensible actions which ho committed during his gubernatorial ofllcc. Mr. Reese has accepted the nomina tion. Valentino Republican : Yesterday evening the Republican received from J. A. Hooton at Omaha a telegram stating that Judge Reese was nominated by acclamation on the republican ticket for the offlco of supreme Judge , cf Nebraska Judge Rccso Is nn nblo Jurist , n man of Intelligence nnd. Integrity , pomcsslng a clean record , both ( is n private citizen nnd a public official. Ho Is the right man for this exalted position , will receive the hearty support of nil classes , Inspires confidence nnd no ono need bo surprised If ho Is elected to Iho ofllco for which lie hns been nominated and which in former years ho occupied with credltnble dis tinction. Crete Herald : In a whirl of enthusiasm the republicans nt their stnto convention yesterday placed In nomination by acclama tion Judge M. IJ. Reese of Lincoln. The sentiment over the state was overwhelm ingly In favor of hla selection , and ho was nominated nmld a scene that could he compared - pared to nothing but nn old-fashioned love feast. It was a gathering of loyal men , full of Intense patriotism and n burning ilcslro to honor the state nnd uphold the patriotic anil prosperous administration of William McKlnley. No doleful shriek of calamity was heard , but Instead every address was congratulatory of the fact that every re publican promise had been furfillcd and that Reese's nomination means a sweeping vic tory. Tccumsch Chieftain : At the republican stnto convention held In Omaha last Thurs day , Judge M. B. Reese of Lincoln was nom inated for Judge of the supreme court at the conclusion of the flret balk't The Judga was not a candidate , but ho had many friends In the convention who luslated on bringing him out. Flvo candidates were placed in nomi nation , Judge Davidson of Tecumsch , Judge e dgwlck of York , Judge Cnlklns of Kear ney , Judge Crounso of Omaha and Judge Reese of Lincoln. On the conclusion of the first ballot and before the vote had been an nounced Douglas county changed its ninety- seven votes to Reese , nnd many other coun ties followed the example. A motion was made to nominate Judge Reese by acclama tion and It carried without a dissenting vote. Judge Davidson made an excellent showing and had it not -been for the unexpected ap pearance of Judge Reese in the field ho -would probably have 'been nominated. He received 208 votes on the ballot and it was known that ho had considerable reserve force. Every vote In the First Judicial dis- strlct was cast for him , which was certainly very complimentary. After the nomination had been cnade the various candidates were called to the platform for speeches. Judge Davidson made an address which challenged the admiration of the convention and occa sioned many compliments. Kearney . .Hub : The outcome of the race for the supreme Judgeshlp will be satisfac tory to the republicans of Nebraska. The nomination of M. B. Reese by the republican state convention nt Omaha on Thursday afternoon was accomplished practically with out effort and was received with the great est enthusiasm. Indeed , had it been under stood at any time .before . the convention met that Judge Reese -would permit the use of his name , there would not have been any other candidate for Judge within the re publican party of the state. The failure of Judge Reese to receive a rcnominatlon ten years ago did not reflect the sentiment of the party at that time , and the manner in which his defeat waa brought about caused the most Indignant feeling among the masses of republicans. Since that time ho has re peatedly refused to be a candidate again , and only consented at this tlmo because the pressure brought to bear upon him could not well be resisted. The fact is that in ac cepting a nomination and election to the office Judge Reese will .bo poorer In dollars and cents than ho would bo to decline it and continue at the head of the law depart ment of the State university , so it will be seen that ho makes a considerable sacrifice in the event of his election , which is reas onably certain. But asldo from the Justness of the nomination of Judge Reese and the sentimental appeal that his nomination will make to the voters of Nebraska , he has be hind him an honorable record as judge of the supreme court a record for fairness and honesty and splendid Judicial ability. Dur ing the years that he has been off o'i the bench ho has been actively in the practice of law or engaged in the teaching of it in the university law school , BO that ho Is really better equipped than when he quit the tench. He is all that ho was then , and more. Ho is ns strong as ho was then , and stronger. His nomination Is balled with sat isfaction throughout the entlro state by people of all parties , and his election should follow as a natural sequence. Fremont Tribune : The nomination of Judge Reese for the supreme bench was the best possible outcome of the convention. It was In the minds of the delegates almost to a man that Judge Reese's nomination would bo the wisest one that could bo made , but there waa a general opinion that under no condition would ho accept the place , for reasons he considered sufficient to Justify a refusal. In eplte of this and with avowed candidates of the highest character before the convention the great body of delegates with a sort of intuition that Judge Reeae could be Induced to accept conferred the dis tinguished ! honor upon him 'by unanimous vote before a roll call could bo finished. And Judge Reese , learning of the unani mous action of the body and bowing to the overwhelming sentiment , made due acknowl edgment of hla appreciation of the unusual honor and promptly accepted the draft into the service of his party. This nomination is one that appeals most strongly to every citizen of the state , -whether he belongs to the republican party or not. Judge Reese Is a lawyer who Is tbo peer of any man In Nebraska. He has had a long and honorable career at the bar. He has held with great credit many minor positions leading up to the supreme bench , upon which he sat with eminent distinction for six years. Since re tiring from that'place ten years ago be has been in the active practice of law and at tha head of the law department of the State university. He is , therefore , up-to- date In tbo profession which be graces. Tbo people of Nebraska know him well. They know hla Intellectual strength and bis ster ling integrity. They know that his opinions as judge have always been unbought and unbiased. They know that litigants can come into court on equal terms , irrespective of all financial , political cr other considera tions. His nomination trill give hope and courage in tbo pending campaign Jo every lover of Justice , every believer in the high est integrity , every admirer of brilliant achievement , every honest heart in the ctr.ie , in store , ehop or factory and on the /arm. With Judge Reese as a leader Nebraska can be again restored to it * rightful place in the column of reyublicn etat , izcuor.s or TIII : AVAIL A striking illustration of the raying , "There's nothing mKxreeds like nucctM" Is furnished toy two scencw on opposite nhorei of the Atlantic. While Now York and Washington nro exerting nil their energies to fittingly hone > r and welcome the hereof of Manila bay , the loser Is being tried by court-martial In Spain , and the prosecution nnks thnt ho bo dlrmlfeod from the wrvlco nn < l Imprisoned for life. Poor Montojo ! An American who visited the Olympla nt ono of the Mediterranean towns , In a letter to the New York Times tells of the anxiety of the officc nnd crow to see their friends nt home. "They scorn , " ho says , "to realize fully what Is waiting for them upon their arrival In New York harbor , but If they were to express a wish I am sure it would be to he allowed n < lny to see their friends , from whom they have been separated for from ono to three years. Ono of the junior officers made the remark that 'If they will Just IK ts : BCO our relatives and friends first we will do anything they want. ' " "A Living Picture of Ono Regiment's Sacrlflco" Is the heading of nn editorial In the current number of the Manufacturers' nnd Rotnllcro' Rovlow , n trndo paper of San Francisco. It relates to nn Incident preceding - ceding thn muster-out of the First Nebraska. H la n graphic sketch of a pathetic scene , nnd Is worthy of a place In the archive * of the regiment : "Ono of the most pathetic ilre s parades of veteran soldiers ever witnessed , " says the paper quoted , "was held nt the Pre sidio military reservation In San Francisco cno afternoon last month. The First Nebraska - - braska volunteer regiment was ordered to | 'fall in * In the exact order nnd personnel I placement thnt wna Its wont a year ago , -when i the boys came to this city , flush from tholr accustomed homo vocations. Every ! man knew his old place , nnd when the I alignment was completed the horror of war burst upon the vision of the hundreds of spectators. The position of colonel was vacant , for the brave Stotsenburg had fallen in battle. The colors wcro laid upon the ground , for the color sergeant had yielded his llfo-blood In its defense. Great breaks In the ranks of ono company showed where nearly forty bright-eyed young patriots had dropped on the firing line , never moro to see home or hear war's alarms. Every second lieutenant's place was vacant. Out of the 1,300 who went on the long Journey by water last summer , 300 are now "tenting on fame's eternal camping ground' ; and , as the survivors were lined up on this eventful dress parade no doubt the boys felt the presence of their comrades of camp and baUlo touching elbows In the ghostly form of memory. 'Twas a picture of grimly realistic manly sacrifice that this ragged- ranked evolution rnndo ; a picture that sug gested the vacant chair In the far-off Ne braska home ; the tear of mother. < the sorrow row of wife , the break in the family circle . that had builded hopes In the young sol dier .who had gone to do and die for his country. "And they say this Is the expected fate of a soldier. Yes , hundreds of thousands of such as these brave Nebraskans have yielded their young lives on the altar of de votion to flag and honor of nation ; nnd other thousands and millions will become willing sacrlflcea to other flags nnd other countries , but at this time , and in this era of the history of this republic of ours , It Is necessary to thrust our young manhood into the breach of ambition and politics and Im perialism ? Perhaps it is , but those who sadly saw this particular parade at the Presidio wondered if .the men who once closed the ranks of this fearfully decimated regiment , wore not , each , In the prime of his young life , worth moro than a whole Island of Filipino 'niggers. ' "Who shall say 'no ? ' " TEIISOXAL AXD OTHERWISE. After an absence of fifty years Senator Nelson of Minnesota is visiting Norway , his native country. Five generations of one family attended the services In the Methodist church in Bloomlngsburg , O. , on a recent Sunday. They wcro all irf the female line. Some practical Jokers in New York gave a sleeping man a "naphtha shampoo" and then woke him up suddenly to light a cigarette. Ho was burned to death. The late ex-Governor Flower put his own property into other securities than those he was booming on the etock exchange. The so-called Flower specialties were most valu able stocks for others to buy. A fruit grower In Mendoclno county , Cali fornia , shipped 69,683 pounds of Bartlett pears , which were raised on four and one- half acres of ground , and ho received $3 per ton for them under a contract made early in the season. A big department store In New York has offered Dreyfus 1,000,000 francs for his story of his famous case , to be published In book form. This Is $200,000 and may seem a very big price unless the advertising value of the offer is Included In the estimate. Martin Doolcy's parting words to n Hoston interviewer were good. He lior.-oweJ : he language of the hero of Fort t'habr.M , M. Guerln , who when addressing the c ilef nf the Paris police from the housetop cried : "Have your will , minion , but don't 'Ure to make me ridiculous. " Ten-year old Carrie S. Shubrlck , who will christen the torpedo boat Shubrlck , livers at Rocky Mount , N. C. , and Is the granddaughter of Lieutenant Edmond T. Shubrlck , whose father was the famous commander. She la also the great-grand- nleco of Rear Admiral William B. Shubrlck. . ' Growers are interested In the claim thnt liquid air may bo used Instead of ice In the manufacture of beer and that one gallop of It , costing 1 cent , will do the work of eighty- five pounds of Ice , Consumers of the bever age are concerned lest with such a process the froth will be greater than ever. "The boys who fought at home , " being members of the Flret Pennsylvania re serves , who were engaged on Little Round- top during the battle In July , 1863 , held a reunion at Gettysburg on Monday , Septem ber 11. The homes of many of these sol diers were in plain view from the epot where they fought. A IIEATIIE.V VIEAV. 1.1 IlniiK Chillier Mukcn a Few IteinnrkM on American Exnannluii. Philadelphia North American ( rep. ) Li Hung Chang , though not a glittering success as the savior of China from either the Japaneuo or the Europeans , considers himself competent to criticise the govern ment of the United States and offer It ad vice. In an interview with John T. Me- Cutcheon , the well known correspondent of the Chicago Record , he said that we have cast asldo our "traditional policy of honor , riches and safety and entered upon the same land-grabbing plan as England , Ger many end Rueala. " Moreover , our war president actually Impresses this dlatant Oriental as a "weak and uncertain man. " The Interview is very amusing , not only In its queer judgments of policies and men , but In its heathenish morality. Mr. McCutcbeon Illustrates ; "Is Agulnaldo not a man of ability and patriotism ? " asked the distinguished states- man. "Agulnaldo , " I replied , "sold out to Spain once , and possibly la waiting for the chance to sell out again. " "Then why not buy him off ? " asked his excellency. "Because , " I said , "It would be against American policy. " "You have already begun buying Islands , " ho retorted. "You paid 120,000,000 to Spain after the war had ceased. Would it not ba a good idea to pay a little more to complete the bargain and prevent further loss of American life and an endlets pension roll7" Mr. McCutchepzj wrote before toe new * wns Riven out thnt the Srhnrmnn peaca conimlnilon offcrel Agulnaldo $6,000 year nnh local eclf-govornment for hi * people If ho would Induce them to quit fighting , and that the offer wax refused , the rebel chief standing out for complete Independence for the Philippines , Neither , evidently , hail Mr. McCuu-hcon heard of our treaty with the sultan of Stilu , under which that vastn. received an annual subsidy and la secured In certain domestic privileges. Had the correspondent been In pesteftslon of this later IntelllRoncc and communicated It to LI Hung Chang , the latter would iloubtlew ? have Riven his hearty approval to these efforts In behalf of pence. In his view they would accm ng morally commendable as the ) are practically Judicious In thu view of western statesmen. Thnt Is tin difference between the f-cml-barb rous and the civilized mind. We may do Chinese things , but wo do not permit ourselves to become bias-eyed when passing upon thelt ethical quality. Though circumstances ma ; render It expedient to resort to bribery and to tolerate for a season poiyRnmy and elnv- cry In a portion of the Asiatic territory ovei which the stars and stripes float , wo do nol corrupt ourselves by saying , ns LI Hunt Chang would , thnt these thing" arc right We nre moral , and deplore- the neccssltj which compels us to do evil that good ma ) cone. The eminent Chlnnmnn would thin ) It mere hypocrisy to pretend to bo shocked by the moral complexion of his own tleedi of statesmanship. nuiniiT AM ) imniy.v. Detroit Journal : A corset trust has been formed , but It Is ald the consumers of corsets - ( sets nre not afraid of being squeezed. Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Well , old mnn. Is mnrrled life nil you expected It to be1' "All ? It Is a whole lot of things 1 never dreamed of ! " Chicago Tribune : "I don't know about these shoes. They seem to foci all right , but I've never worn 4 . " "These nre ilot No. 4 , mn'nm. They nre our expansion No. 3 size. " " ' . " "I'll tuke them. Detroit Journal : When a plrl 1ms her Rlcturo taken wenrlns a drcsa eut very low i front she complicates matters by turning her eyes downward. Indlnnnpolls Journal : Professor Give an Illustration of latent heat. Freshle Kr the 'hot time there may bo developed from enough cold cash. Chicago Post : "I don't sco why you call him n remarkable young man. He lias been only moderately successful. " "Well , that's remarkable in a rich man's son , isn't It ? " Washington Star : She could not forbear asking him , after the refusal , If he were of the belief thnt ho would never love again. "I dunne , " he said , sadly , "It Is an even chance that I will have another attack next spring. " Chicago Tribune : "Blame thnt boy 6' mine ! " exclaimed Fnrmcr Stubblefleld. "I b'lleve he's comn bom f'm school a bigger fool than when hojveiit away. When the old ronn mnro broke clown the pasture fence the other day. I said 'fchuksl' nnd ha told me shucks wasn't the corrsct word- 1'd ort to said husks ! " Detroit Journal : "Whnt liars men are ! " she mused. "We agreed that we should meet henceforth as strangers , nnd yet when we met , he scarcely looked at me ! No. ho didn't In the least try to nirt with me ! Jar me ? Say ! " Chlcnjro News : ' "This Is n. hard wur- ruld , " said the Janitor philosopher. "Thor' a poor dlvll across th way thot marries two woroln nn' he Is slnt up for a Ion * term. Thin thor'n this sultan of Sulu wld a dozen wolves honored nn' Riven a Job ithot's worth twllve t'ousand dollars ivery year. " ' HE MEIlBliY DIDX'T TIIIXIC. S. K. Klser In Chicago Times-Herald. Used to let his poor old mother BO nntt carry In the wood. She was Just a packhorse for him , but ha never understood : Never thought of brlnpln' water from tha spring down by the lane Or of helpln' her to gether in the clos' before the rain ; Let her keep n-waltln' on him , though her back wns nchln' so 'Twnsn't 'cause ho didn't love "her ha Just didn't think , you know. Then he went awny and married left her llvln' there alone 'Course his wife she didn't want her she had people of her own And he carried In the klndlln' and hs built the fires , too. And. to tell the truth. I dunne what there was ho didn't do- Had to hustle now. I tell you ! Got to thlnktn' , too , nt last That he might of been a little mite more thoughtful in the past. After 'while the weary mother put her burdens nil awny. And we went nnd heard the preacher praise the poor old soul one day. And I stood and looked down nt her when they pushed the lid aside Poor old hands ! I didn't wonder that her boy set there nnd cried Just as If he couldn't bear it Just as if his henrt'd break- He had kind of jrot to sccln' what she'd suffered fcr his sake. There's n lot of kinds of slnnln * that the good book tells about Sins concernln' which a body needn't ever be In doubt. But there's one pin thnt I reckon "many a mnn who doesn't think Will be held to strict account fer when he goes ncrost the brink Fer the wronf ? that's ilono n person by another's want of thought Hurts as much ns though the injured was the victim of a plot ! "Here's a Little Light" On the subject "of clothing , that may interest the man who is thinking about a fall suit. The first class tailor will make you such a suit in a couple of weeks , for from $30 to $50 , It may not fit in every respect but he will alter it to suit you. We of fer you an equally fine and fashionable suit ready to wear of the same grade of cloth and trimmings equally well tailored , for HALF these figures , and if it doesn't fit as you like , we'll alter it just as the tailor does. There are places where you can get even cheaper garments , but they are "cheap" indeed , and we don't care to make that kind. Splendid assortment of furnishings and hats as well.
