THE OMAHA DAILY in DAY , SEPTEMBER 20 , 1800
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day of September , A. D. . 1899.
II. B. HUNOATE ,
( Seal. ) Notary Public.
It Booms tliat when tlio local populists
called for curds In the political deal
they discovered the democrats had
robbed tlie deek.
With the whitewash beginning to wear
off the sacred white elephant of Ne
braska fuslonlsts his ability aa a drawIng -
Ing card Is threatened with material
Impairment
North Dakota would have been per
fectly welcome to keep the tall end of
Its blizzard at homo Instead of sending
It down to chill visitors to the Ak-Sar-
Bcn parades.
While the Orange Free State legisla
tive body has adopted a resolution de
claring in favor of peace , John Bull will
have no dlfllculty In observing a big gun
In the burgher's hip pocket.
Pugilists are reported to bo forming a
union. If the usual rule against work-
lug overtime * could only5 be enforced
hgalufct their jaws the public would
wish the new organization all kinds of
success.
7 ucIcn > Stebblns Is keeping Candidate
Neville In the Sixth district reasonably
busy picking g'ravcl out of the slide to
the congressional swimming hole. An
oversight Is likely to raise the cuticle
almost any day.
The free silver organs throughout the
country do not like the Nebraska repub
lican platform. The republicans had no
Idea when they adopted It that It would
satisfy their opponents , but It speaks
the scntlmenta of Nebraska republicans.
The World-Herald evidently does netlike
like to bo reminded that In 1803 It was
cot only telling Its readers not to vote
for Silas A. Ilolcomb for Judge of the
supreme court , but was also denouncing
10 to 1 free coinage as a fraud and a
robbery.
Nebraska , under popocratlc guidance ,
paid the faro of men Intended for the
Bryan regiment , but those who went to
Lincoln to enlist In , the First and Second
end reglmenta were made to foot their
own bills or "pull inud. " Nothing like
reform of the. Nebraska fusion brand.
One by one the popocratic roses fall.
Only n short tlmo ago they were laudIng -
Ing General Funstou because they
thought him in opposition to the admin
istration. It develops , however , that he
Is and always lias been a firm supporter
of Its policy , so listen for a change of
tune.
It will bo warm enough In New York
when the Olympla's sailors march up
the street. No premature , half-de
veloped storm from the take country can
effect the temperature of their welcome
when the crowd that has assembled
from oil parts of the continent catches
sight of them.
The popocrats who profess BO great
anxiety for the people to learn the trutli
seem particularly apprehensive lest
President McKlnley may accept the in
vitation to Include Omaha in his tour of
the west and let In n llttlo light on cer
tain places Bryan's followers would pre
fer kept dark.
Iowa democratic papers are making a
plea to the gold democrats to come back
Into the fold. They urge that members
of the party should follow the leaders
in whatever direction they BOO fit to
wander or whatever Btrango gods they
see fit to worship. There is no danger ,
however , on account of the rush of gold
'democrats to get on board.
The capital city has suffered from
disastrous Ores to a serious extent this
year. Apparently when a big building
begins to burn in that city It Is BOOH
totally destroyed. This may bo duo to
faulty water supply or to an IneilicJent
lire fighting force , In rjuy , event the
burden Is upon the property owners ,
whose duty It Is to demand that a proper
'cmedy bo applied.
MAJX1HCRA'T Itr.COlW.
In a boastful prominclamcnto Rent tc
a Philadelphia paper and Intended foi
tin : consumption of eastern popocratfl
Imiorant of Nebraska conditions , tin
chairman of the populist stata committee
says !
Governor Holcomb's magnificent record ai
"tho best governor Nebraska over had" wll
bring him many republican votes that coulc
not bo secured for the national ticket.
If Holcomb's "magnificent record" nf
governor of Nubraska were conducive ti
vote-getting among people who bellevi
In honor nnd honesty there would cer
talnly be llttlo Incentive in the future
for public ofllccrs to live up to parts
pledges and faithfully perform otllclal
duties. As nu Illustration of Candidate
Holponib's "magnificent record" us gov
ernor let us cite the following editorial
endorsement written by that ardent wor
shipper of Bryan and staunch democrat ,
Kdgar Howard , and published by him In
his paper , the Paplllion Times , shortly
before the nomination of Ilolcomb foi
supreme Judge was forced through the
fusion conventions :
In opposing the nomination of Silas A. .
Ilolcomb for supreme judge thq Times hat
been prompted by no personal motive. We
have never accused Ilolcomb of mistreating
democrats , as some of our critics assert.
Our opposition has been and Is baaed solely
upon Holcomb's record aa a reformer. He
Is a populist and as such Is In honor bound
to be true to populist platforms. Has he
been true ?
Let us look at his record on the pass
question. Since the birth of the populist
party In Nebraska Its platforms have de
nounced the pass-grabbing practice , some
of them openly denouncing the pasa ns a
'bribe. ' During his first term as governor
Mr. Ilolcomb was very slow about playing
with railroad passes , but during bis second
term ho brazenly repudiated demo-pop doc-
trlno and made ns bad a record at pass-
grabbing as any Nebraska republican can
boast. In his own circle of populists the
platform utterances as to passes nro laughed
at , the pasa apologists stating that the
platforms denounce the pass habit simply
to catch the country vote.
This fact Is Illustrated by the action of
the populist convention In Hoi comb's homo
county two weeks ago. And , by the way ,
that convention In Custor county nominated
a full set of populist county candidates ,
never even asking the democrats to Join
In the nominating , all of which would Imply
that Holcomb and his friends have no
earthly use for the democrats In populist
counties , whllo demanding a share of all
ofilces In democratic counties. Wo have a
right to believe that the Ouster county con
vention was a Holcomb convention , because
Silas was on hand and made a speech , com
plimenting the convention on Its good work ,
which was the nomination of a straight
populist ticket and the utter Ignoring of the
fact that there Is a democratic party In that
county.
Ono of the planks In that convention's
platform -was strong against railroad passes ,
reading as follows :
"Wo are opposed to the use of passes by
our public servants and would recommend
the retirement to private life of all who ac
cept the same , and wo are In favor of legis
lation that will prevent the giving or re
ceiving of free transportation. "
Silas A. Holcomb stood before the dele
gates In that body and endorsed that antl-
pasa platform , notwithstanding the fact that
he Is the prince of pass-bilkers In Nebraska
fusion ranks. If elected would he be true
to that platform ? Wo have a right to Judge
men by their records. Holcomb has never
been true to his party platforms In the past ,
and Is It not fair to presume that he would
not , be true In Uio future ?
The same convention which passed that
strong anti-pass resolution stultified itself
by adopting another resolution In favor of
Holcomb for suprema judge. According to
the terras of that anti-pass resolution Hol
comb would not bo eligible to any ofllco
within the gift of the fusion forces , becauEo
the resolution says "wo favor the retirement
to private life of all who accept passes. "
It IB time for plain talk. The Times be-
llovea wo as popocrata ought to keep faith
with the people. Wa cannot keep faith by
nominating Mr. Holcomb , because ho has
laughed at his every promise ns to the pass
evil. Those good and true populists and
democrats who bellovo our'platfonns should
bo respected will laugh at us on election day
If wo nominate Sllao A. Holcomb for supreme
judge.
To explain how such a "magnificent
record" of broken faith can commend n
candidate to the suffrages of honest and
conscientious voters will tax a genius
of more ability than the chairman of the
populist state committee.
PIWOHESS Iff ( JURA.
Progress Is being made In some direc
tions In Cuba , notably In Improved sani
tary conditions , evidence of which Is
seen In the fact the death rate for the
past summer has been below the average -
ago for nine years , that from yellow
fever being unpreccdentedly low. It Is
not surprising to learn that the results
of the labors of the American author
ities In this direction have created a
most favorable Impression r.pon the In
habitants , at least the better class of
them , and that there lias been Improve
ment in popular feeling and conduct
toward the military administration.
The Cubans did not at first regard
with much favor the cleaning nnd disin
fecting plans of the American author
ities. Most of them were so thoroughly
Habituated to unsanitary conditions
that they could not understand
the necessity for the radical und
sweeping changes Instituted by Amer
icans. The enforced abandonment of
customs , domestic ns well as public ,
which had been In practice for genera
tions , encountered more or leas resent
ment. This was particularly the case
at Havana , though It was shown to some
extent at Santiago. It was quite ex
tensively felt that the money expended
In carrying out this innovation would
have been better employed In some other
way , though it has been paid out mainly
for labor. It now appears that the people
ple are well satlslled with the results of
this policy , which of course will be
maintained until every city and town in
Cuba Is put in as good sanitary con
dition ns practicable.
Some progress has also been made ,
there Is no doubt , In teaching Cubans
American methods of civil administra
tion and In showing them the superiority
of our methods over those they were
familiar with under Spanish rule. They
tee the customs honestly collected nnd
reduced taxation yielding morp revenue
than formerly , because all returns are
faithfully accounted for , which was not
the case when Spanish ofllclals collected
the taxes. Progress has been made in
convincing Ihe more Intelligent Cubans
of the earnest desire of the United
States to promote the Interests nnd wel
fare of the island and undoubtedly con
fidence In our good faith toward then
has Increased.
Unquestionably there have been nils
takes. Doubtless nil has not been nc
compllshed that might have been. Then
Is complaint , apparently Just , that the
administration of Justice Is still faulty
that the barbarous processes of Span
Ish law prevail. This is the testlmonj
of Ctcncral Lee and others , which musl
be accepted. It Is a serious matter thai
ought to be remedied as soon ns pos.Mbh
and we have no doubt has received
the earnest attention of the authorities
nt Washington as well as at Havana ,
It Is not conceivable that President Me
Klnley or Governor General Brooke dc
sires to continue a state of things repug
mint to American principles and before
condemning them It Is well to retlccl
that there may bo obstacles to change
not to bo at once overcome.
The task of Cuban reconstruction Is
n dllllctilt one. Much Is yet to be done
before It is complcUd. For what has
been accomplished let merited credit be
given to the men who have been faithful
In the performance of their duties.
A'K CA AWA IOA\
The advices from Manila Indicate that
the American campaign has already be
gun , although It Is u month earlier than
active operations were expected to be
resumed. The rainy season in Luzon
has not ended , but it would ee m from
the movements reported that the con-
dltlons are not altogether unfavorable to
military operations and It may be that
General Otis has been impressed , either
from Washington or through public
criticism , with the expediency of not
longer delaying operations , 'it was
stated n few days ago In a dispatch from
Manila , sent by way of Hong Kong , that
Otis had expressed the opinion that It
would be unwise to push hostilities too
vigorously , because If the insurgents
were summarily defeated they would
not have had enough of lighting and
would want to light again , whereas by
allowing the war to linger along they
will eventually grow tired of the Idea
of independence nnd then , when they
are whipped , they will not want to
light any more.
We are disinclined to give credence to
the statement , but we are disposed to
think that Otis has received some In
structions from Washington intended to
stir him up and that he is making as
early a response as circumstances will
admit of. At all events , the country will
be glad to know that something Is being
done and will regard the early move
ment as assurance that when the con
ditions are favorable military operations
will be pushed with the promised vigor.
OUlt f/A VAL
The standing of the United States
among the sea powers of the world is
commonly understated , according to the
Marine Itevlew , which "is a competent
authority. In its latest Issue , a special
naval edition , that Journal gives this
country third place , with Germany
fourth nud Japan not far behind. While ,
however , France stands second In the
number of war ships , her navy would
not be more than a match' ' for that of
the United States In war.
According to the Marino Review , the
full strength of the American navy now
amounts to S12 vessels of all kinds , in
cluding those under construction. Of
this nunjber ISO are In the regular navy
and 123 constitute the auxiliary force.
It is roughly estimated that the exist
ing naval establishment represents an
expenditure for construction of about
$125,000,000 and there arc now under
construction or awaiting acceptance by
the government war vessels the contract
price of which , exclusive of armor and
armament , Is In the neighborhood of
$ -10,000,000. When the war with Spain
begun the complement of men In the
navy was 12,500 , but In the summer of
1S98 It reached the maximum of 24,123
men. The number Is now considerably
less , but It Is expected that congress will
authorize a permanent naval strength of
20,000 men.
The Review Is of the opinion that the
navy will bo further Increased , chiefly ,
perhaps , by the addition of battleships
of greater speed than those we now have
and also heavier batteries. It says that
already the eyes of every naval oflicer
across the Atlantic are upon us , eagerly
watching the experiments we are mak
ing. As a matter of fact the fighting
capacity of the American navy today is
second only to that of Great Britain and
ship for ship the squadron now In New
York bay is unsurpassed.
Influential Nebraska republicans at
the instance of exposition managers
called upon President McKlnloy and In
vited him to visit Omaha again on his
coming tour of the west. This fact com
ing to the notice of the Bryan organ
elicits an outcry in the form of a Wnnh-
Ingtou dispatch doubtless written in the
Omaha olllcc. It Is alleged the invita
tion Is In reality a ruse by which the
president Is to be smuggled Into the
state to help carry the republican ticket
While the exposition managers have a
perfect right to rehcut this canard It Is
worthy of mention only to Illustrate the
tender solicitude shown by the Bryan
organ for the ar > itlo's well-being. That
ho needs help Is Kelt-evident.
The Hartley bondmuen are trying to
appeal their case's to the supreme court.
Had the popocratiu attorney general
been vigilant In the collection of the
state's claim , lie would long ago have
asked for an execution upon the judg
ment or Insisted that the state bu pro
tected by an appeal ! > end good for that
amount With the case appealed to the
supreme court , the present attorney gen
eral can count on dilatory proccdlugs
delaying the hearing until after he Is
out of otllce.
When Omula first proposed to tender
a reception to the returning volunteer
regiment Lincoln looked on with Jealous
eyes. Its people arc to this day chuck
ling over the fact that half of the boys
wcro jwrsuadea to go directly to their
homes. Over in Iowa It is pretty much
the same. Whllo Council Uluffs is pre
to tender a big reception to tin
Iowa boys , due October 21 , other lowr
cities feel the distinction should conn
to them. But our neighboring city wll
have the advantage In that the rcgl
ment will reach that city first and win
not be cajoled Into stopping short of it
In fact , if experience Is worth anything
It shows that Council Bluffs is the onlj
Iowa city In which it Is possible to ten
der a reception to the whole regimen
before the boys go to their homes. Tlili
ought to bo conceded by every town h
western Iowa whose duty It is to Join li
with Council Bluffs and give the boys r
rip-rousing reception.
According to the llgurcs of Clmlrmat
Edmlstcn of the populist state commit
tee , Uolcomb's majority at the comln ; :
election cannot be accounted less thai
35,000 votes. If that Is the case the can
dldates and coiumlttccnicn should not b (
so exercised over the campaign. Bryni
should be sent to states where he can dc
some good nml the campaign fund col
lectcd by Coin Harvey remitted to Ken
tucky or Ohio. But actions speak loudei
than words , nnd the fact that the pope
cratsnre bending their energy to prevent
impending defeat Is conclusive prooi
that they have no confidence In thch
own boasts.
Before the annual conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church In session
here the presiding elder of the Gratul
Island district has reported upon the ma
terial condition of the churches in his
jurisdiction. He said 1809 had been the
greatest debt-paying year in the history
of the Methodist church in that suction ,
which may bo said to be In the heart
of the state. Testimony like this , com
ing ns it eloes from a source so trust
worthy , cannot be gainsaid by enemies
of the state not even W. J. Bryan nud
W. V. Allen , who will not voluntarily
admit that times are better In the mid
west states.
The republican state committee lias
been organized under the chairmanship
of Orlando Toft , with Representative
McCarthy as vice chairman and an ex
ecutive committee of working republic
ans. The campaign may be expected
to be prosecuted from now on with ag
gressive vigor and every republican in
this state should take hold and do hid
share toward achieving victory for the
ticket at the coming election.
The civic parade of Wednesday gives
an Idea of the growth and strength o
the fraternal orders of this community
wlilch few people not associated with
them have realized. This is certainly an
age of co-operation and association.
These great organizations for mutual
benefit arc simply one manifestation of
the general tendency toward centraliza
tion.
Home IimuPH Xculecled.
Minneapolis Journal.
In Iowa and Nebraska they are running
state campaigns with the war In the Philip
pines as the chief Issue. Questions touch
ing the welfareof .tho people of thoeo states
are not discussed , ' ' Verily this is a great
country , but in Its 'politics It Is somewhat
Illogical. J' " '
Harvey nunhliiB the lint.
Indianapolis Journal.
"Coin" Harvey has been traveling up and
down Nebraska for weeks to collect cam
paign funds. He has secured $2,058.50 In
real money and $12,000 more in pledges. At
this rate the million dollars which howent
out to collect -will not too obtained until long
after Mr. Bryan's second defeat.
French Style of Tnxntlon.
Philadelphia Press.
Some Idea of taxation In France may bo
gathered from the fact that within the last
twenty years the dividends and profits of the
principal flro Insurance companies with
fixed premiums were $55,783,610 , whllo the
government collected from the companies
for stamp and registration fees , etc. , $57-
770,000 , or $2,000,000 more than the share
holders of the companies received.
nu U of Cattle to Mnrkct.
Springfield Republican.
The rise In the price of dressed beef has
brought a rush of cattle to market , and a
consequent weakening of prices In the west
ern markets. At the four cities of Chicago
cage , Omaha , Kansas City and St. Louis re
ceipts of cattle last week amounted to
185,000 head , -which exceeds all records.
During the previous week the receipts wore
175,000 head , against only 131,000 for the
last week In August. The high prices must
at the same time considerably restrict con
sumption of meat , and bet/ween / the two
forces the normal price may soon be re
stored.
Occnn Steamers Overloaded.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It has boon discovered that European
steamers are arriving at United States ports
loaded with rooro than twice the number
of Immigrants that the inspectors' rules
permit them to carry. The discovery Is
made at the very tlmo when a fresh de
mand for the restriction of Immigration Is
being made. It seems to give the demand
much force by showing that a claf > s of pop
ulation which is most likely to bo undeslr-
nblo Is being brought here in overwhelming
numbers. Both humanity nnd political
economy call for prompt governmental at
tention to this state of things.
The OUtre mill the Mnn.
Indianapolis Journal.
"Office aa a ribbon to stick In your coat
Is worthy of nobody's consideration ; office
us an opportunity Is worth all considera
tion , " Is a quotation from the letter of ex-
Speaker Reed to his constituents of twenty-
three years. It Is an Idea worth considera
tion. Office , unless the man who gets It Is
iblo to render the state valua-ble service ,
brings him no honor , but rather ibellttlea
him. The small man who gets into a placer
which should bo occupied by an able man
Is thereby made smaller and more Insig
nificant and when ho retires from a brief
service in congress or other important pub
lic position he drops "below " the plane he
would have occupied had bo remained In
private life.
I'rofnnlnif IIICOII'H Memory.
New York Sun.
William J. Bryan Is going about In Ne
braska mouthing the name of Lincoln In the
jause of surrender to rebels.
"I want to tell you , " shouted Mr. Bryan
it Grand Island , "that In the course of the
next eighteen months we'll quote more from
\be Lincoln than the republicans have In all
the past fifteen years. "
Ho ought to be prevented. His purpose
Is an Insult to the memory of the patient ,
unwavering patriot who tolerated no doubt
> r question or scheme of compromise with
rebels In arms , and -whoso single condition
) f peace was contained In this memorable
leclaratlon of policy : "The war will cease
m the part of the government whenever
It shall have ceased on the part of those
who began It. "
No profanation of Abraham Lincoln's
name or memory !
iusi'iniitcAN ; coniAon ix
So Hotter .Moitrl.
v Chicago Times-Herald.
In marking out the line of battle for thi
contest of 1900 no better model can b <
found than the clear and forcible pronounce
ment of the Nebraska republicans.
Thf < ) ol < l .Stniiilnnl.
Philadelphia Prcos.
The unequivocal declaration of the Nebraska
braska republican state convention In favo :
of the exclusive standard of gold shows hov
great has been the progress In the republl
can party on the currency question slnci
1S96. In that year In neither national no ;
ctnto conventions could the republicans pas
any resolution on this question wlthou
coupling with It fiomo vague proposition li
favor of International bimetallism. Now bl
motallltni , national and International , li
well-nigh defunct. But what will Sennlo
Vi'olcotl of Colorado and other Hock ;
mountain republicans say to this change ti
the party ? Probably they , too , will partlcl
pate In the movement and will make no pe
rlous opposfdon to needed legislation In tin
next congress to put the gold standard be
yond the reach of further attack.
A
Cleveland Leader.
The republicans of Nebraska nro for tin
gold standard. The republicans of othci
stairs nro for the gold standard also , bu
the notion of the Nebraska republicans Ir
declaring that they "adhere unequivocal ! }
to the gold standard nnd nro unnltcrabl )
opposed to thu free coinage of silver , " Is Im
portant.
It means that the republicans of Nebraska
have IsSved a direct challenge to Bryan nnd
his followers nnd nro willing ; to dispose ol
the Issue in the state of the perennial candi
date for president. It proves that the repub
licans of Nebraska hnvo the courage ol
their convictions nnd nro willing to mcol
the democrats , populists nnd silver republi
cans , the allied forces of repudiation , In Ne
braska In n square fight for supremacy.
For these reasons the contest In Nebraska
will be of national Importance something
which the fuslonlsts appear to realize , In
view of the fact that they are straining every
nerve to raise a big campaign fund and an.
calling upon democrats of national promi
nence to help them out.
Bryan is already In the fight up to his
ears and ho Is likely to bo kept too busy
there to permit him to como to Ohio to
hclpBoss McLean prepare for the boy era
tor's funeral next year. The republicans
of Nebraska are to bo congratulated on the
courage they have shown and they are , fur
thermore , entitled to liberal support from
republicans In all parts of the country.
K.VGLAXl ) AND THE TIIAXSVAAJ , .
New York World : The monarchies of
Europe naturally view with unconcern the
obliteration of a republic , and the Boere
have not a friend to help them. From this
country they have a right to look for sym
pathy and moral support. They should not
look In vain. The press should bo outspoken
In declaring that it this contemplated crime
Is perpetrated Great Britain will forfeit as
she surely will that good feeling which was
so greatly developed by her friendly attitude
during our war to free Cuba.
Chicago Inter-Ocean : General Joubert of
the Boer army of the defend has frequently
boon compared to Oliver Cromwell. This
comparison Is strengthened by one of his
recent utterances , from which the following
words are taken : "Let UQ not glorify weap
ons. The horrible murder weapons ,
the undesirable Invention of sinful people.
My enemies , whoever tb.ey are , boast of
their might and murderous weapons. I re
gret to have to be prepared. " He Is regret
ful but ready. And ho has behind him 52-
000 men of very much the eamo typo of
earnest Christian soldiers as those who fol
lowed and won tbo victories lor the great
Oliver.
Philadelphia Times : It Is unfortunate for
the position of the British government
that the Interests It Is championing are so
disreputable as they are , while the oppos
ing Interests arc such as cannot but com
mand the sympathy of the world , however ,
the logic of events may bo recognized aa
against them. This contrast might be for
gotten If the Boors could bo provoked Into
striking the first blow , but It makes the
opening of hostilities by the British , at the
present stage of the dispute , morally difficult ,
oven were there no question of Immediate
success. Hence the cabinet continues to
adjourn from week to week to await events ,
'hoping ' for some timely accident to end the
doubt.
Cleveland Leader : Friends of liberty and
admirers of pluck in the small and weak
will bo pleased to eeo that the British gov
ernment la beginning to find the financial
consequences of war In South Africa ugly
facts to face , even In advance of the first
hcfitllo shot. It was thought a cheap and
safe exorcise of the bullying and grabbing
iteUnct to threaten war In tie belief that
the Boers of tlio Transvaal republic would
yield quietly under sutficlent pressure. The
expense of massing troops In South Africa
would not Involve the exchequer of the
United Kingdom In serious difficulties. It
Is proving quite another matter to look for
ward to war , not only with the desperate nnd
straight-shooting riflemen of the South Af
rican republic , but also with their kinsmen
In the Orange Free State.
Now York Sun : It wns strong language
that Mr. John Morley used the other day In
his speech , when he said that If England
used her vast preponderance of force to
coerce a feeble commonwealth Into a
virtual surrender of Its Independence she
would run the risk of being branded by man
kind as a "plrato nation. " The epithet
stings , but will It stick , if England Insists
upon subverting the Pretoria government for
no bettor reason than because President
Kruger prefers seven years to five years as
the term of residence required for naturaliza
tion , Even the London Spectator , which now
Inkea Mr. Mordley to task , acknowledged two
or ithreo months ngo , when the Transvaal
crisis became acute , that England bad no
right , either In International law or under
the convention of 1884 , to prescribe the con-
Jltlorm of the franchise In the Transvaal ,
Inasmuch as these conditions lie at the root
> f local autonomy. Does not the violation of
International law , when It involves epolla-
lon and Modelled , constitute Uio definition of
UI2MUCHATS AXII IJKWI3V.
One Hliailowy Hoi'o of Kucniie from
Defeat Xest Year.
Philadelphia Times ( Ind. Dem. ) .
The democrats liavo no more chance to
> lect Bryan president In 1900 than they have
: o make a railway Journey to the moon nnd
no conditions are now possible in this
country during the next year under which
my man could bo elected president who is
n lighted down with the Chicago platform
ir any modified platform made by the. men
who are guilty of tbo national crime of Chicago
cage In 1696.
The more sensible DenxvraUc Icadere real-
ro the fact that they can't elect one side
> f any democratic candidate for president
next year if ho has about him oven the
laver of Bryanlsm or the Chicago platform
ind In desperation many of them are Wru
ng to Admiral Dewey as the Moses who
night be able to lead the democrats out of
.he etarle 0 midnight In which Bryanlum ,
: heap money , repudiation and ngrarlanlsm
tiavo landed ahem ,
There la Ju&t one way In wihlch the demo-
: rata might elect the next pruddent and
.hat is to nominate Admiral Dewey with a
louthern soldier like Wheeler or Leo for vice
president and adjourn without adopting any
platform of the party and there IB pust one
> hane in a million that the democrats will
Itave cense enough to do It.
nciions OK THI : WAU.
Now York's enthusiastic welcome homo t
Admiral Dowcy nnd his men louche * A re
gponslvo chord In the hearts of the people
The warm , whole-souled greeting of in
vast multitude that will form a human tram
around the Olympla on North river toda
and of the millions Along Fifth avenue o
Saturday will echo back from ovcry moun
tain and valley In the land , In the gran
acclaim there will bo a noteof sorrow , i
sigh of regret tor the absence of the herol
captain to whom Dewey said on that fntnou
May morning : "You may fire when yoi
nro ready , Qrldlcy. "
Captain Orldley of the Olyrapla wns li
reality a very elck man before the battle
but In the excitement of the tlmo his en
| fceblcd condition wns forgotten nnd he per
| formed his duties on that memorable da ;
, \\lth faithful and characteristic ardor am
I courage. The strain was too much for him
I Flvo week later ho died on his way home.
I It Is appropriate at this tlmo that Captali
! Orldlcy should toll of the battle of Manll :
i bay , In his own words , In the subjoiuei
letter t > / his wife , taken from the , Now Yor ]
Tribune. There Is no occurrence contain
Ing greater pathos , Incident to the Spanish
American war , than his reminder In thli
letter that the battle was fought on May 1
"our wedding anniversary and on Sunday. '
The letter Is ns follows :
U. S. F. S.-OLYMPIA , MANILA BAY , Mnj
3,1S98. In the first place , excuse pencil , for :
nm writing seated under the nwnlng on tht
after deck. We loft Hong Kong on Monday
April 25 ; went to Mlrs bay , nnd left then
on April 27 for Manila. We arrived off the
entrance of Manila bay on the night ol
April RO , nnd steamed at once Into the
bay , with all lights out , nnd over am' '
through waters that were said to bo filled
with torpedoes. The city of Manila l
twenty-five miles from the entrance of tht
hay , nnd we steamed along slowly , In ordci
to reach there by daybreak , which wo did
and found the Spanish fleet nnd batteries
ready for us. They were moored nt Cavlte ,
their naval station , seven miles from Manila ,
nnd , of course , right In sight. We nt once
bore down for them , this ship leading , ami
for two hours nnd a half we had a hot fight ;
then hauled off for breakfast nnd went nt
them again nt 10:30 : , nnd for another hour
soaked It to them good.
The sight wns a most beautiful one , but
terrible for the Spaniards. We sunk am
destroyed their entire fleet , killingnnd
wounding great numbers ( the exact numbe
wo can't find out ) . The Uelnn Crlstlna
flagship , suffered terribly , and the Castllla
lost alone 130 killed , Including the captain
Batteries on shore helped them , too , bu
they could not stand our fire.
Anil now the miraculous part cornea In
Our fleet did not lose one man killed ana
had only six wounded , nnd none of them
seriously. It eeems n miracle. The flgh
waa hotter than Mobile Bay , for modern
arms are moredestructive. .
The fight , you will see , was on May 1 , our
wedding anniversary , nnd on Sunday. God
bo praised , I have como out of It unharmed
We received' the ( brunt of the flght , being
flagship , nnd were struck seven or elgh
times , out no serious damage was
done. All the men worked like
heroes , as they are. You shoulc
see . our handsome cabins everything
taken down and the men at the guns , the
same na any other part of the ship. Wo
were all up , nnd no eleep for twenty-four
hours before we went in , and during actlo
the men wore stripped to trousers ana
shoes. It wns a weird sight.
Of course , wo have not got Manila , as wt >
have no force to land and hold it. Wo are
blockading the bay , and , of course , cuttlns
off their supplies , etc. Wo are busy now
burying their dead and caring for their
wounded. After surrendering they went off
leaving them , after promising to look out
for them. Oh , but they are a dirty lot or
liars and scoundrels ! I enclose a copy ol
the captain general's proclamation , a regu
lar "bombastes furloso. "
Isn't It strange ? It Is just four years ngo
now that I was hero In the Marlon. I shall
wrlto each chance I have to send anything.
I wish you would send this to John , as I am
really too ibusy to wrlto at all. I hope wo
can get away soon and get Into cool
weather and homeward bound , for It Is going
to be hot here. Well. God bless you all , nnd
give Kim the praise of our safe protection
during the terribleconflict. .
PEUSOXAL , AIVD OTHERWISE. ,
In 1898 there were killed In Venezuela for
their nlgreta 1,538,738 birds. Vanity and
cruelty seem to ho twin sisters.
The University of Texas holds a title to
3,125 square miles of land. The discovery
of a few oil wells there would make It the
richest Institution of the kind on the globe.
By the Dewey celebration nnd the suc
ceeding International yacht races Wall street
expects to profit at least $30,000,000. Indeed ,
the two events are expected to lift the finan
cial district out of a serious dilemma.
The new Illinois flag law Is being BO rigIdly -
Idly enforced that toarbcra who announce
their business with red , whlto and blue
poles are liable to prosecution. Yet the bar
bers' polo Is some conturlco olaor than the
American flag.
"Oom , " wo are now told , is a Zulu word
and does not mean "uncle , " ns has been
supposed , but "chief" or "ruler. " Hence
Oem Paul Is not "Uncle Paul. " In the cur
rent discussion of Transvaal affairs It Is well
to goi these lltUo matters correct.
October 10 has been designated as Chad-
nrlolt day at Morgantawn , W. Va. , on which
sccaslon a $1,000 aword will be presented to
Captain Chadwlck of .the cruiser New York
by the people of his native town. Governor
Atkinson will ninko the presentation speech ,
Isaac W. Molony of Cincinnati , a grand
son of Dr. Isaao M. Wdso , the well known
rabbi , has been commissioned first lleutcn-
int and battalion adjutant of the Forty-
tilnth regiment , Volunteer Infantry , now
stationed at Plattsburg , and under orders
for Manila ,
The only reason General Shatter should
not Ihavo the 'brougham ' ha has asked the
War department to furnish him appears to
je that the army regulations do not provide
'or such a contingency. The case may be
sonslderod exceptional , , however , as the
egulatlons do not provide either for euch a
xmtlngency na a general who haa outgrown
bis ability to ride a homo.
IlAFFia.VG TJIK I'HOI'IIUTS.
Voluiun of KxportH Exceed the i : < i-
inati-H of KxiiertM.
Minneapolis Times.
The government report on our foreign
; rnd& for August shows a gain of 25 per cent
jver the returns of the same month last
rear , which were the highest known , and
.hey are 33 per cent higher than the average
'or ' August , 1894-5-0 , and for the first eight
nonths of 1899 they nro the highest known.
The Imports for August were $07,000,000 $
in Increase of 30 per cent over lawt year
lame month nnd 70 per cent over August ,
697. Of our Imports we have Increased
aw materials by about 60 per cent. The
ixports of manufactured products continue
o show gains , half the big Increase In
August being In manufactured products.
The advance in prices has not disturbed
nanufactured exports. This was predicted
'reely by the democratic press and by Brit-
sh critics.
The- fact remains that consumptive do-
nand has Increased enormously in manu
factured products BS prices advanced. This
was contrary to the doctrine of many
.heorUts. We all know that In 1893 , with
he panic , price * ) declined and consumption
It-creased. People didn't 'buy ' anything they
: ould do without. After tbo storm and
itross of the campaign of 189C tbo public
ook courage , drew a long breath , and , as
xinfidence was restored , the wheels began
: o revolve , a vigorous foreign demand eot
n for our products food etuffi and rntnu-
fftctured goods * with n strong homo con
sumption , For two years pnst the American
people have been consuming more largely
than at any previous period. Wngcaro
higher than cvr nnd wage-earners are
'buying ' moro than heretofore. Confidence
Is n prime factor of prosperity. Good moncjr
and freedom from menaces against the pub
lic credit are also factors of prosperity.
President Ilobcrta of the Pcncoyd Iron
works of Pennsylvania , who has Just re
turned from n business trip to Great Britain ,
says there Is no doubt the United State )
will continue to retain her position In thi
export of manufactured steel nnd Iron II
present political and social conditions con
tinue. Ho says England's ' great need Is raw
material , of which wo linvo great abund-
, ance. She has to get her raw material to
I a great extent from abroad , and will have tc
I do to Increasingly. This growing scarcity
of raw material Is n serious handicap to
I England.
No nation except lluanla has ouch enor
mous supplies of coal and Iron and other
raw material as we have , and. with Increas
ing push nnd energy , such ns have ecrvcd Us
so well the past few years , wo shall get the
lion's share of the contracto of the world
for strel and Iron structural.
1.1X13S TO A I.VllJII.
ouBhi to sc °
ostess-1 wish I could.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer : Pnlette-I nco
DAtibor lins taken his wife ns n model for
the niiKcl In his new painting.
' 10' " "Ot " " b'B ' " t001 as OI1 °
Chicago Poft : "Your honor. " explained
Uio man who was arraigned for nonsupport
for her ? hand " , ' but ' n.llmlt I never tlllU expected ! enc to n'Xed get
H on the Hide of my fnce. "
lleeonl , : J'ick-Do ' you know. I
,1t10erlCn , gnvVCrse W"h n S""latcr nl
Tom-Why do you ?
Jucl5rshc nevcr bores n fellow to death
by talking nbout old times.
Indianapolis Journal : "My goodness ! So
that s u picture of your HOU who Is In col-
before tllttt ho
"He Isn't. That's his foot ball uniform he
lilm"U ' * " ' 'lumps ' didn't grow on
Chicago News : "What you need , " said
thi Pl'lcln,11' . " ' ? a , few weeks' rest. "
But ,
objected the society man , "I do
' Ut rCStl l llovt'r worke < J a < lay In
my
IIATTLU OK 3IAMLA HAY.
( The following verses vero written on
board the flagship Olympla , Just after the
nctrcn , by Lieutenant Corwln P. Reese. They
were printed on "flyers , " and one of these
was presented by the composer to Mr. Frank
W. Vallle , director general of posts , United
States mail , at Manila , through whose fam
ily It reached the Philadelphia Press , where
the poem was first published' last Sunday. )
At break of dawn Manila bay
{ V ? hc $ of limpid water lay
Intending twenty miles away.
Twenty miles from shore to shore.
Aa creeping on a squadron bore
As squadrons never moved before.
Majestic In Its hidden might
It passed Corrcgldor nt night.
Inspired to battle for the right.
And grandly on the flagship led
Six shlps-OLYMPIA e'er ahead.
\V 1th battle flags at each masthead.
The Baltimore nnd Raleigh true ,
The Petrel , Boston , Concord , too ,
Their flags of glory proudly flow.
As early daylight broke upon
The bay before the rise of sun-
Was seen the flash of opening gun I
When every second heard the roar
Of shell nnd shrapnel bursting o'er
Our brave , undaunted Commodore !
"Hold our fire. " ho calmly said ,
As from the bridge he bravely led
To death or glory on ahead.
And from his lips or from his hand
But one direction , ono command.
"TO FOLLOW THE FLAGSHIP BY THE
Full twenty minutes elowly crept ,
I3ro lightning from our turrets leapt ,
And pent-up hell no longer slept.
The Spanish fleet , n dozen strong ,
Was now in range , and haughty wrong
Was swept by awful flro along.
Kxploslons wild destruction brought
'Mid flames that mighty havoc wrought
As cither Bldo In fury fought.
So back nnd forth In angry might
The Stars nnd Stripes moved on the flght
Amid bursting shells In deadly flight !
The Spanish decks with dead were strewn ,
Their puns on shore were silenced soon ,
Their lings were down ere flush of noon.
Their ships , their batteries on the shore ,
Were Kone to fight npnln no more
Their loss a thousand men or moro ! \ >
Dawned on the fleet that Dewey led
A miracle , whllo Spaniards bled ;
For on our s lo WJIH not ono dead.
The battle of Manila hny
From mind shall never pnps awny ,
Nor deeds of glory wrought that day.
For 'mid that battle's awful roar
The Spanish nrldo , to rlso no more ,
Wns humbled by our Commodore.
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correct.
There is an inde
scribable range of col-
Drings and patterns to
choose from , and the
prices are almost equal
ly varied $1.00 , $1.50 ,
$2,00 and $2.50 , and we
* ive you more taste
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prices than you are
.ikely to find elsewhere.
See our Windows. '