Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 03, 1899, Page 6, Image 6
0 THE OMAHA DAILY" BIOE : TUESDAY , OCTOBER a , 18 ! ) $ ) . THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. K. H03HWATI3U. Editor. PUBLISHED EVEUY MOHNINQ. TEUMS OP SUBSCHII'TION. pally Bee ( without Snnday ) , Ono Year.t9.00 Dally lice and Sunday , One Year 8.00 Dally , Sunday and Illustrated , Ono Year 8.2j bunaay and Illustrated. Ono Year 2.2 Illustrated Bee , one Year Z.Jjj faunday Bee , Ono Year 2' J Biittiraay Bee , ono Year l-3 ? Weekly Bt , on * Year , to OFFICES. Omaha : The lice Building , . South Omaha : City llall Building , twenty-fifth nnd N Streets. Council Bluffs : 10 Pearl Streat. Chicago : 1610 Unity Building. ew York : Temple Court. Washington : coi Fourteenth Street. COnilESl'ONDENCE. Communlcntiong relating to news nnd edi torial matter should be addressed : Omaha Bee , Editorial Department. Business letters'and remittances should bo addressed : The Bee PubllsMlns Company , Omaha. ' REMITTANCES. Ilcmlt by draft , express or postal order payable to The Bee Publishing Company. Only 2-cent stamps accented In payment of mall accounts. I5crsonal checks , except on Omaha or Eastern exchange , not accepted. THE BEh ; PfllLlSIllNO COMPANY. STATEMI2.V1' CIRCULATION. Hints of Nebraska , Douglas County , ss. : OeprKe B Tist-nuck. secretary of The Bee Publishing company , being duly sworn , says that fhe actual number of full and complete conies of The Dnlly. Morning , Evcnlnc and Sunday Beo. primed during the month of Auguit , 1&99 , was as tollows : IM.KIO IT . a ! , : 2 2-l,7iO : . 18 . 24,80.- , 3 SI.87O 19 . 1M.771 4 21,770 20 . ao,2Ta 5 24MO 21 . 2I.8.-1 C 2ltO : 22 . 8I , U 7 2l,7Bt : 23 . IM.fiUO 8 24.8BO 24 . Sl.lItO 9 21,750 25 . MUWt 10 25,100 26 . J-1.H-JM 11 21,1)1(1 ( 27 . JB,8W : 12 24,7110 13 2Ur OB II 24,1X10 SO It 24.8O2 31 IB 21,717 Total 781,830 Less unsold and returned copies. . . . 10,14 : $ Net total Bales ; 771,1187 Net dally average 24.NIKJ GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK , Subscribed and sworn before mo this 2nd day of September , A. D. . 1899. M. B. HUNGATE , ( Seal. ) Notary Public. Here's tlmt Shamrock's crow may BPO one of the finest races ever sailed , but that It will be a stern view. Iowa's school for the deaf opened promptly on time. But Iowa's school Is conducted by people who understand their business and not by popocratle political ple-blters. A Colorado man thinks he has scon an active volcano In the mountains of that state. It was probably only a rellec- tlon of the lurid time Denver has enJoyed - Joyed during the past week. Don't let the Commercial club forget tlmt beet sugar factory project. Omaha ought to have a sugar plant In full oper ation by the time the next season's crop of beets Is ready to bo worked. Agulnaldo snys the "Insurgents desire peace , but peace with Independence and honor. " This was what the leaders of the southern confederacy desired nnd Uncle Sam had to put the Idea to death. Omaha retailers report that both out- of-town and city patrons are purchasing a better class of goods this year than a year ago. Another sign of constantly improving conditions under republican prosperity. Ell Perkins may as well stay out of Nebraska in the future , as his record as a prevaricator has becu distanced by the ambitious popocratle press agent who accompanied Bryan on his tour of Nebraska. And now General Weaver says the re publican party Is on Us last legs. The general's own political underpinning has boon so shaky for ! i number of years that he Is hardly capable of getting an accurate view of the situation. The Greater America Exposition has entered upon ita last month. People who have not dnmk in the beauties ot the white city should remember that it will vanish from the face of the earth as soon as the gates close November 1. The frank acknowledgment by a prominent populist that the railroads would be satisfied with Ilolcomb on the bench is nothing new , but It may be a revelation to those of Holcomb's follow ers wlic- are still deluded by the claim tlmt he is a genuine reformer. The grim reaper appears to be more than usually nctivo in gathering in vic tims among the energetic pioneers of Omaha. With their ranks thinning by force of ago the founders of Omaha eland out as the sturdy builders of a olty of whoso coming greatness they did not oven dream. The big democratic blowout down In Texas on the eve of a national campaign is much like the theatrical expedient of taking a new play to a provincial town to try it. If the- speeches take , well and good ; If they are a failure , they cannot possibly do any harm in Texas , which In hopelessly democratic. The Bryanltcs have given up quoting Coin Harvey and Ernest Soyd and taken to citing the utterances of William Mc- KJnley. Tlmt is certainly an Improve ment. Wo advise , however , that they go back to the speeches made In 1890 by William Jennings Bryan and try to square his predictions of calamity with the prosperity of today. The North Nebraska Methodist confer ence has authorized the crcctlou of a ? W,000 ) hospital building In this city , the present structure having proved far too small for the ever-Increas ing requirements. This institution started In a modest way some years ago nnd has grown constantly In favor. It Is understood that the now building will not bo started until all the funds have been raised , though over $10,000 Is now In bank. Hero is a most worthy object of benevolence for local philanthropists. stvnnonx FACTS. The democrats In this year's cam paigns arc fnce to face with stubborn facts which are Invulnerable to the at tacks of ilomngopr and sophistry. Thrro In no spot In this Urond land where Industry - . ' , dustry does not thrive and prosperity 1 prevail. There Is no Interest of the American people that Is not experienc ing bettor conditions than a few years > ago , when the democratic party was In power and Its economic policy In opera tion. tion.The The Industrial nnd commercial history of the last throe years Is familiar and It is a record of nimost unprecedented progress In all directions , while In some unparalleled. In that period every pre diction and prophecy of the democratic party In the hist national campaign has been discredited by result * . Look back to 181X1 nnd recall the situation at that time. A large part of the manufactur ing Industries idle , agriculture unprofit able , stagnation In general business , financial fear'and distrust prevalent , an army of labor unemployed , wages lower than at any time In nearly half n cen tury. A pall of apprehension covered the whole country the fear that the people In their distress might place In power the party of currency debasement and repudiation. Contrast the situation today. Every industry active , the products of the farm fairly rewarding the labor of the husbandman , all departments of- busi ness prosperous , financial confidence fully restored , little Idle labor anywhere and In some parts of the country n de mand In excess of the supply , wages In most Industries nearly or quite as high ns they have ever been and Instead of the fear of three years ago , a universal feeling of cheerful faith in the future. In the.light of what 1ms been attained within the last three years many are apt to lose sight of the dreary and dis astrous experience of the country dur ing the years immediately preceding this period. In the pleasing contempla tion of present prosperity the hard struggle and trying experience of the past are forgotten. It Is well , how ever , to sometimes revert to these , es pecially when the demagogue Is abroad endeavoring to delude the people with specious pleas and subtle sophistry , or to mislead them Into believing tlmt the prosperity they are enjoying Is unsub stantial , tlmt they are only apparently doing well and are still really being vic timized In all sorts of ways of which they are unconscious. To the farmer who in the past two or three years has paid off or largely re duced his mortgage ; to the business man whose trade has steadily increased ; to the wage earner who has had employ ment at fair remuneration , existing conditions and the promise they hold out ought certainly to be satisfactory. These classes should be proof against the specious pleas of the demagogue and they constitute a large majority o the people. These have in their own experience the evidence tlmt refutes democratic prophecy and demonstrates the fallacy of democratic policy. The tide of prosperity flows on. The foreign and domestic commerce of the nation , as now Indicated , will be as great this year as it was last. The out look for both labor and capital is most favorable. The American people , we confidently believe , will not endanger this by giving their approval to the re actionary principles of the democratic party. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ THE HACKS FOll IHK CUP. The races between the Shamrock nnd the Columbia for the America's cup , the first of which will be sailed today twenty miles to windward and return , will command an interest both in the United Kingdom and the United States not confined to yachtsmen. It is an in ternational sporting event which appeals In a way to popular patriotism In both countries , because there are really In volved in II tests of Ingenuity In yacht construction and skill in seamanship which give to the contest a substantial significance. In the numerous races for the trophy won by the America forty- eight years ago , the victories of our yachts have been attributed to their superiority in model and construction , while American seamanship has re ceived much credit. The British have naturally been disin clined to admit these claims nnd sought other reasons for their defeats , but they have never ceased to study American models nnd to endeavor to improve on them. The Shamrock is the product of the best yacht-designing talent in the United Kingdom , as the Columbia is of the best ability in this line In the United States , nnd both will be sailed by men carefully selected for the work. In the opinion of experts there Is little to cheese between them , each having shown great sailing qualities , nnd there is every reason to expect that , barring accident , the races will bo close and probably break the record if the weather should be propitious. CONFIDENCE. The Filipino officer who heads the commission sent to General Otis by Ag ulnaldo said to the representative of the Associated Press that lighting In their way the insurgents can maintain a state of war and the necessity or a large army of occupation Indefinitely. This doubt less expressed the general feeling among the Klllplnos. They are confident of their ability to carry on a guerrilla war fare for an indefinite tlmn , even against such a forpo as the United States will soon have in the Philippines , and there Is some intelligent American opinion to tills effect Several newspaper corre spondents at Manila Imvo expressed the opinion that It may take years rather than months to completely put duwn the Insurrection and stop all hostilities. The correspondent of the Now York Evening Post , whoso Intelligence and candor In regard to conditions in Luzon are generally recognized , says tlmt In their particular style of warfare the Fil ipinos display a largo measure of wis dom. They do not eat up their resources and expose themselves to extensive de feat by maintaining large central camps. In the little conflicts which nre so fre quent , ho SII.VH. the great mass f the Filipino fighters nre undoubtedly the people whom one would not1 before and after the fight at work In the Holds. Warned of the approach of an American force , they exchange the boo for a hid den gun. make their way to the prob able point of attack , make their little fight nnd then , dispersing , return to their fields. The correspondent says that but one course seems open to moot this condition. "It lies in a choice be tween the slaughter of every Filipino , regardless of his professions of friend ship , or the deportation of every man Jack of thorn to some Island from which no escape Is possible. " It Is manifestly far more dlllloult to crush out insurrection under such cir cumstances than whore those engaged In It mass their forces and this feature of the Philippine war 1ms perhaps not received sufilelont attention from our military authorities. AX IMPORTANT DUTJ. The management of our public schools concerns Intimately nearly every man , woman nnd child In the community. For several years past the school board has been a close corporation dominated by n few schemers who appear to euro little either for the taxpayers or the cause of education. As n result our schools have suffered from mismanage ment and the school taxes have been mounting. Although the Income from various sources has been Increasing , the standing deficit has not boon materially reduced. The opportunity for regenerating the school management will present Itself at the coming election , when one-third of the Iroard's membership is to be re newed by the voters. While The Boo has always favored the best men for the school board regardless of political affili ations , experience has shown that the proper place to inaugurate school reform is at the primaries. It therefore be hooves the friends of public school edu cation to take an active part in these preliminary elections and help to select delegates who will turn down every man who has proved himself untrustworthy and nominate only candidates who not merely enjoy popular confidence , but also possess the ability requisite for the position. The republican school board primaries will tnke place next Friday and The Bee urges all republicans to register their wishes through their primary ballots. Unless they take the trouble to vote at the primaries there will T > c danger that the Jobbers and schemers In the school board will secure another lease of life. The closing of the Sixteenth street via duct and the consequent deflection of the street cars to Thirteenth has left a great section of Omaha without street railway service , compelling thousands of workIngmen - Ingmen , women and children to walk from a half mile to a mile to their homes after paying the usual street car fare. This Is not the fault of the street railway company , but of the railroads which have been obstructing the erection of a new viaduct just to save interest money to themselves on Its cost. No good reason exists why work on the new viaduct should not be commenced at once and carried on right through the entire win ter so as to give completion by early spring. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The city fathers of Council Bluffs are considering a proposition looking to the purchase of an electric lighting plant to be operated by the municipality. The inadequacy of the present tower system is quite apparent , and there is reason to believe that better service at less money might be secured even If the city does not commit Itself to the policy of mu nicipal ownership. It would , however , be an interesting object lesson of value to Omaha If Council Bluffs should try the experiment of running an illuminat ing plant. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _ _ _ _ In 1800 every Brynnlte was howling for higher prices nnd prescribing 10 to 1 free silver coinage as the medicine to bring higher prices about. Now the cry is raised that the price of lumber has gone up a little faster than the price of corn. But suppose we had had free sil ver with all the price-raising qualities claimed for it by its most ardent advo cates , would corn have gone up while lumber remained stationary ? But why expect the sllverltcs to be consistent ? The governor of Iowa has called upon the bankers of that state to lend money for moving the Fifty-first regiment from the coast. It is significant to note that one banker wanted to advance the entire amount , but Governor Shaw Insists that all banks share in the honor. The pre sumption is that double the amount re quired will be placed at the governor's disposal soon. Bankers do tilings differ ently over In the Ilawkeye state than In Nebraska. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The secretary of the Associated Chari ties has appealed to householders for donations of cast-off articles of clothing , the need of which by destitute families was emphasized by the recent frosty weather. There are scores of families whoso members only have to be re minded of tills necessity to induce them to respond liberally , especially as they know there is less distress In Omaha to day than at any previous time in its history. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ October was n big month with the ex position of 189S , made memorable by the visit of President MelClnley and by si snow storm which ushered in a per sistent cold snap. Yet the attendance was good even up to the closing day. The managers of the Greater America Exposition have no idea of closing the gates until Novchnber 1 , the final day originally agreed upon. With Captain Evans of the navy in command of the course over which the yacht race is to bo sailed announcing that ho will promptly arrest the master of ( any vessel violating the rules , mus ters of excursion bouts will do well to study both the rules and the enptaln'a . record. It iiiny save trouble and ox- peiiso. I llrlllliinl ( llflK Without mi Aiu-lulr. Globe-Democrat. j The man who passed at the highest figures known at West 1'olnt has been sent to prison for ten years for embezzlement. Brilliant gifts without honrety arc n poor fouml.ttlnu. on ( lit * ItHllrlHUlN. Indlnnnpolts Journal. Although lOO.noo cars have been added to the freight equipment of the railroads the lust year , the car famine continues unabated , and yet the movement of the crops has scarcely begun. A I'li'ii lor ( he ClilMiininn. Philadelphia Ledger. The Chinese are the only persons who nro discriminated against by nationality In our Immigration laws. Africans , Malays , Japan ese , Lascars , Cingalese mid wild men of Horneo , for that matter , ere not under the ban , but n Chinaman , oven though he may have performed distinguished services to the American flag , U denied admission to our shores if ho be a laborer. Congress phould speedily right this wrong Tinl.iiMvirn' TrtlNt. Western Laborer. Nebraska lawyers threw back their heads and pulled up their collars n short time ago In prldo that Oeneral Mandcrson had been elected president ot their national union. Wo think this pride Justifiable. All the other trades unions compete for the national offices and executive boards , and Omaha lawyers arc to bo con gratulated in securing the office of national president. How It I.ooUN to AVnttorMOii. Louisville Courier-Journal. There Is just this difference with respect to Dowcy between the democrats and the republicans : The republicans can hold the great admiral as n reserve to draw upon In case of need. If , next year , when the con vention period has arrived , all is clear and safe before them , they will nominate McKinley - Kinley by acclamation. Hut if the outlook bo uncurtain , they need not take the least risk with McKltiley ; for tbero Is Dewey right to their hand , and whatever his private dis inclination and personal preference ho could not refuse a nomination under such condition If tendered him. Ho would ac cept It , and nobody could 'beat him. In a word , It seems the old , old story over again. At the critical moment the democrats , ns General Orant observed , may bo relied on to perpetrate some folly ; at the opportune moment the republicans do the one thing needful , and so the legend of the starved and stumbling dcukoy seems In danger of per petuation. AMKIUCAXl'/.l.VO 1'OIITO IlICO. INmtofllce la-ncllntf In the Work of L'nlon-.MaUliiK. Boston Transcript. Our postmaster general has just Issued a llttlo order which shows how things will go In our new territories. Letters to Porto Rico , Instead of costing 10 cents per ounce , will go for a 2-cent postage stamp ; postal cards will go for 1 cent ; newspapers used to cost a cent for two ouncea , and will now go at a cent for every four ounces , except that publishers may send to regular sub scribers at the good American rate ot a cent a pound. The same rates hold good In Porto Rico. In short , for the first time the Island -will learn In dally and general expe rience just what It means to bo n part of the United Stntos Rnd to have the full ben efit of American Institutions. In case one has to send 50 cents to Ponce or San Juan , or n stamped envelope , our postal Issues ot all kinds will apswer , as they have the same use In Pojtp lllco that 'attaches to them In Boston. The Postofllce department la to be- con gratulated upon Ite course. While the treas ury , In Us tariff and other discriminations , still treats Porto Illco as a sort of foreign country , the postofflco frankly faces the fact that the most delightful of the Antilles is of the United States and entitled to every thing Implied. Such a course Is very good In the states and very much better In Porto Rico , while wo learn from every piece of Its mall matter that it Is not to be a colony or colonial dependency , nor a stepchild or ward , 'but ' a part of the United States , exactly like the District of Columbia. In a word , the postoffico Is leading , as usual , In the moral and economic work of union-making , and In Americanizing every thing under our Hag. That Is ns It should be. The postofllco has always been our best union maker. Yet how can ono help prais ing Postmaster General Smith for his order ? And what order could give greater satisfac tion , not to say confidence In American In stitutions , to the people ot Porto Rico ? The treaty united them with us In law ; the malls will unite us In fact , and the Intimacy of this union cannot 'be ' overestimated. EVILS Olf OVEIICAI'ITAMXATJON. Deception lliirniful to the Community nit AVell ill to the Individual. Chicago Tribune. Robert E. PattlBon of Pennsylvania , who was once democratic governor of that state , finds nothing objectionable In the overcap italization of corporations. Ho says : "A man buys an article at hla own peril. The public buys stocks at Its own peril. It Is no duty ot the government to protect them or to reimburse them for their own lack of foresight. That is sound democratic , doc trine. " This last statement may foe true. Mr. Bryan , who is the fountainhead of democratic doctrine just now , docs not seem to take enough Interest in the question of overcap italization to propose an effective method of putting an end to it. But it Is not sound republican doctrine that men shall be al lowed to print infinite quantities of se curities with nothing behind them , and then , by making fal&o representations as to their value , work them off on Ignorant In vestors. The maxim of "caveat omptor" is a coed one. The buyer of an article Is re quired to exercise some degree of caution and common sense , But that excellent maxim , which was thought out before the day of industrial nnd railroad chromes , does not apply to the purchaser of the corporate securities with which the market has been flooded of late. A would-bo buyer cannot Investigate the affairs of mammoth corpora tions. He has to act on "Information and belief , " Too often the Information is false. The deceived purchaser Is remediless. To 'bring ' suit against the parties who have de ceived him will cost more than ho recovers If ho wins his suit. But overcapitalization is more than a mere means of swindling investors. It adds fuel to the flames of speculation. These watered stocks are traded in extensively. They are deposited with the banks as securities for loans. After a period of wild speculation comes a day of violent reaction. There Is turmoil In the money market as well us the stock market. The banks try to realize on tbo watered securities they hold and find themselves unable to do BO sometimes. They are unable to accommodate business borrow ers because they have loaned their funds to speculatori ) . If there is not a genuine panic , which upsets business men as well as specu lators and injures the corporations which are not overcapitalized as well as these which are , it is a miracle. Overcapitalization barms tbo community as well as the individual. Therefore it is the duty of national and state governments to prohibit capitalization in excess of money actually invested , or the fair cash value ot the plants taken over. Then Investors will not be cj tated so often and stock speculation will bo less active and dangerous. or Tim w\n. The pooond distribution of Uowey nicdnls of honor authorized by congrws for nil par ticipants In ( ho battle of Manila bay oc curred on board the Olympla last week. ! Thrco hundred and ten medals were pinned ' on the brousla of as many men , from the admiral down to the stokers , OH that mem orable occasion. The first distribution , some ninety medals , occurred In the Charles ton navy yard , Hoston , a. month ago. The remainder will be distributed nn rapidly oj the heroes of May 1 can be reached. The feature of the obverse sideof the medals Is a profile head of Dowcy showing the epaulets and part of his coat In naval dress. Surrounding the head Is the follow ing legend : The gift of the people ot the United States to the olficers and men ot the Asiatic squadron , under the command ot Commo dore George Dowey. Below the Inscription nnd to the right Is an anchor In a wreath of laurel , and a star , Indicative of the rank ot commodore , which rank Dcwey bore on the day ot the battle. The name ot the sculptor Is at the left , just below the epaulet. The rcvem ; side ot the medal shows the figure of an American sailor , "the man be hind the gun , " which Is Intended In this cnse to symbolize Victory. The sailor is seated on a cannon and has an American flag across hla lap. Around the border , forming the frame of the figure , are the words : In memory of Manila Bay , May 1 , 1S03. Underneath the words , on a tablet , Is the name of the ship to which the recipient was attached. The medal which Is to go to Dewcy will , of course , have the name of his flagship , the Olympla. The name of the recipient ot each medal Is to bo engraved around the edge of the medal. There will bo bars from which to sus pend the medals , nnd the bar decorations consist of an eagle with outstretched wings , an American shield , a laurel wreath of vic tory and tbo sword of justice grouped as effectively as possible , with the waves of the sea as a background. The silk ribbon at the back of each incdnl consists of three stripes two navy blue with the Spanish yellow In the center , sig nifying that the yellow has been van quished by the blue. With each medal goes a handsome yellow leather case , yel low being In this Instance , also , Intended to typify the Spanish government. The medal Is regarded by experts ns be ing ono of the handsomest ever got out In this country. It was designed by Daniel C. French and made by Tiffany. General and Mrs. Guy V. Henry have been presented by the Insular police of Porto Rico , with a full length portrait of General Henry and a letter accompanying it which says : "As a slight token of the regard In which the former governor general of Porto Rico i and the founder of the Insular police Is | I held by the latter , assuring you ot the high esteem and admiration which the mass of the Porto Rlcan people and every member of the Insular police feels for Its beloved former governor and his wife. " Rev. William Henry Ironsides Renmy , chaplain of the Olympla , received his com mission from President Harrison In 1S'J2 , and was the second Catholic priest appointed to the navy. Ho w-as born at sea thirty- four years ago during a voyage across the Atlantic ot tbo steamer Ironsides , of which hla father , who also served in the Unf-.ed States revenue eervlce , was commander. His early years were opent near Fort Hamilton , N. Y. He was ordained by Cardinal Glb- 'bons in 1888 , and his first service as chaplain was on the old training ship Portsmouth. Ho went to the Olympla on July 3 , 1E9S , and has been with Dewey ever since. At Manila his services were of special Importance In communicating with the archbishop and In settling up snany of tbo tangled ecclesias tical questions that followed the capture of the city. While the Olympla was at Naples he went to Rome , and was honored by a special audience with the pope. He Is liked by tbo officers nnd men , Irrespective of de nomination. I'EnSOXAI , AND OTHERWISE. Ono reason why Admiral Watson is not llkoly to bo a. second Dewey Is because the first one did not leave him anything to do. H. 0. Armour of Chicago paid ? 1,000 rent for a house on the line ot the Dewey parade in New York , his leasehold covering only two days. Conyngham Greene , British agent in the Transvaal , Is an Irishman. Ho is a , brother of Plunkett Greene , the singer , and a nephew of the late Protestant archbishop of Dublin. President McKlnley Is n believer In the newspaper. Besides reading several daily he patronizes several clipping bureaus and maintains ono of his own. These two latter customs , however , have always been kept up by our presidents. The appraisement of Phyllis Dodge's jew els , selzod at the Now York custom house when the attempt -was mndo to smuggle them in duty free , has been reduced from $04,000 to $23,000 , and at this valuation they are likely to bo redeemed. James Hicks , a sailor on the Olympla , is going to present to Miss Helen Gould two 4.7 shells recovered from the wrecked Rolna Crlstlna , Montojo's flagship. They nro mounted on Leghorn marble and upon each of them is a statuette in ivory of Lib erty , carved in Naples. The owners of the Columbia nnd Sham rock have agreed that in event of accident to either boat during a race the race shall , nevertheless , bo sailed out and the result bo abided by. This1 agreement is made because - cause it Is the opinion of the owners ot the respective boats that the races are "no less a test of the strength of construction of the competing vessels than of their sail ing qualities. " A wealthy citizen of New York whose name has not been made public la re ported to have made an offer to subscribe $500,000 toward a permanent reproduction in marble of the Dewey arch , The creation of a small park at Ono Hundred and Tenth street and Seventh avenue , where tbo perma nent arch would bo , is under considera tion by the Board of Public Improvements. Shortly after the conclusion of the war with Spain the llttlo village of Three Oakd , in Michigan , -was enterprising enough to ob tain from the War department , in competi tion with Chicago , a couple of cannon cap tured at Manila. Now a dispatch from Montpeller , Vt. , says a prominent citizen of Three Oaks has arrived there "to make ar rangements for Admiral Dewoy's visit In Three Oaka at tbo unveiling of the Manila cannon , " Three Oaks is in no danger ot Buffering from an attack of excessive mod esty. M T roil nnvAvs * i.\tu ; . Wnnlil Not tlto Hlpolliin of lloli-omh Injure the Silver Colonel f Western laborer. For months boforp Sllns A. Ilolcomb was nominated for the position of supreme judge we showed ninny reasons why ho should not bo nominated by the fusion parties. Wo sold that "men would bo railed upon to stultify themselves fliiit stlflo their con science In accepting him tor Hrynn's sake. " The Western Laborer would do much for Irynn'9 ) sake. Wo supported him In 'flfl be cause he had the courage ot his convictions. Wo have always admired n man who pos sessed convictions , nnd hence wo are still for Brynn and his proposed policy , and will probably support him In 1900 because \ \ " think he Is right In opposing government without "the ccnscnt of the governed. " Whllo It Is customary nnd coiiBldoro.l necessary that n candidate for the presi dency should hnvo the undivided support of his stale In approaching the portals of the national convention , yet we believe that the election of a man llko Sllns A. HoK'omb to the supreme bench , Through Mr. Bryan's personal Influence , would iiut mid nny strength to his claims for n presidential nomination , Fusion politicians say that Holcomb must bo elected , but do the people of the state say so ? Brynn stands nlone In the stnto nnd nation the admired champion of the masses nnd the now democracy ; how can the election of an obscure , spavined hack from a chattel mortgage den who be trayed the trust of nil reformers be neces sary to Bryan's nomination ? Some of the best democrats In the stnto opposed the nomination of Ilolcomb for the best of all possible reasons , because the man was tnt- tooed nil over with railroad passes and had drawn moro house rent from the state than he paid , but when ho was nominated through Bryan's Inlluenco they stifled their con sclentlous scruples nnd cried amen ! for Bryan's sake. The nomination of Ilolcomb for supreme judge is nn Insult to the reformers of Me- braska , who know him to bo the tool of the most disreputable characters In Omaha. Gamblers and convicted fcticvkecpers dic tated his appointment to his own disgrace niul that of this community , and this Is the man wo arc culled upon by the machine to elc'St to the important office of supreme Judge. When Holcomb was elected governor the reformers of Nebraska hoped for much at Ills hands , but no governor of the state ever placed himself under ns many obligations to the corporations as Silos Holcomb did , or bled them for as much transportation and other "courtesies. " If Holcomb had au "Itching palm" ns governor , how would he ho affected if a case came before him for decision In which the corporations were heavily Interested ? Would the man who surrounded himself with such a lot of knaves aa he did by appointment bo able to resist corporate temptation on the supreme premo bench ? If this weakling who hns been tested In office , weighed In the balance nnd found wanting should be elected through Mr. Bryan's magnetic personality will ho not disgrace Bryan by some act of his that will discredit the great leader's per- 'coptlon In supporting such a man ? We be- llevo the fusion parties have made a great mistake in yielding this man's nomination to a position where the candidates should be like , Caesar's 'wife ' above suspicion and of unquestionable Integrity. Governor Holcomti turned down union men and employed scabs. He Is the enemy of organized labor. Would not Judyo Hol comb bo a still more dangerous enemy where ho could "decide" In favor ot a cor poration ? Holcomb Is not yet on the bench and it Is the duty of organized and unor ganized labor to keep him off It. Wo don't think it necessary at this time to review his gubernatorial career , as there is plenty ot time for that before election day , but we refuse to endorse the conduct of Governor Holcomb and -will not stultify ourselves by voting for such a man for any office within the gift of the people , oven for Bryan's sake. Wo may he told that Holcomb professed penitence for his political sins when he stood up before the convention like a political Magdalene waiting to te told to go and sin no more , but when the committee waited upon him to pledge himself to not solicit or receive passes he juggled with them anfl they hnvo no pledge from him today. This is the equivocating evaslonlst re formers are ngaln asked to trust in public office. No ! no ! not even for Bryan's sake , and wo don't believe for a moment that Bryan's political future will suffer from the defeat of a man who berayed the confidence reposed in him by Nebraska reformers who Is as unstable as water nnd whose promises were broken ns readily as they were made. AMPI.EASEU WITH IlEESE. Western Wave : M. B. Rccno , the re publican nominee for judge of the supreme court , is held in the highest estimation by our citizens generally. Ho is cap bis nnd has an unassailable record of many yean standing ; ns a lawyer nnd jurist he Is tin peer of nny man In the state. That ho is free from corporation or any other ttrlnga gees without saying , nnd his antl-mcnopoly proclivities ought to recommend him ev n to the most pronounced nntl-monopollst. Falrbury Enterprise : The nomination of Judge M. B. Reese by the republican state convention at Omnha last week for judge of the supreme court seems to bavo touched a very popular cord throughout the entire state. Deficiency Judgment Holcomb will bo afforded an opportunity to use some of his numerous "passes" on his trip up salt river next November. Judge Reeoo was not even at the convention or in Omaha when ho was nominated by acclamation. Genoa Leader : The nomination of Judge Rccso as a candidate for supreme judge by the republicans was a ten strike from a re publican standpoint. Judge Rectse Is 10,000 votes stronger than any man they could hnvo nominated. If ho la defeated It will not bo by the votes of any man honestly inter ested In reform. His nomination Is also gratifying to these republican who hive been fighting the past few years for clean candidate's and honest politics within their party. Gret-ley Leader : Nebraska Is ho self again , after ten or n dozen ypars of trouble. The republican convention at Omaha last Thursday got 'bock ' to Its old-time good Benne and the first principles ot republicanism. They nominated Judge Manoah B. Rcpso foi the supreme bench. Wo are again proud to ny wo belong to tbo republican party In Nebraska , Judge Reese Is acknowledged to bo one of the best lawyers In the state , and Is a Christian gentleman beside. He ! H a man who has foeen tried nnd never found wanting. York Times : The personnel of the court of last resort In Nebraska is of uulllclent Im portance to the people of tbo state to make a campaign Issue of Itself , Nothing Is of mom importance than the courts , and to have the boat and wisest men on the bench Is considered of first Importance by all hon est men. To make a campaign for supreme judge a sldo-ehow or feeder to a political scrambles in the future would be to ebow crlmlnaj indifference to tbo most important ROYAL BAKING Makes the food more delicious and wholesome . , . HOTAl BAKIHO POWOtH CO. HtW YORK. J < position In th gltt of thr > people. The ft- feet of thin campaign on the ono next ye.ir H greatly overestimated , llolromb will bo dofcotnl ns he should lxhrranse he Ifl not n Ktiltnhlo man for the position , while his nntagnnlrt Is , nnd not bor.uifo the people nre tired ( if Bryan. Ilnd the fuslmilsts nomi nated a lawyer nnd a Judge , nnd had the re publicans nomlnatpd n cheap polltlrlmi Hh- oul nny nimllflcntlons for the plnce , tin' fu sion candldnU > would bo elected , nnd rlghtlv , too. No pnrty has nny right to consider anything else In riKikinq n nomlnatI6n tor the supreme bench thnn the fltnoss of the man for the place , nnd when It does every con sideration demands tlmt It should bo de feated. St. Paul Hcpubllcnn : With the nomina tion ot Judge M. II. ! tco , e the l . ucs nro squarely drawn between honest politics and the fcham reform that during the past four years has discredited Nebraska among the sisterhood of states. Other candidates ac tively solicited the nomination , but the republican - publican convention felt thnt It was Its duty to give the people of Nebraska the bast judicial mulctlal for the supreme tribunal , nnd the place was voluntarily offered to Judge Reese. At first ho demurred , na well he might 111 view of the fnct that ac- qulesreiico meant n pecuniary loss of thou sands ot dulllnrs to him , but when privscJ to accept ho relui'tantly did * o. The con trast between the Influence ! ) that nominated the fusion candidate nnd these that placed Judge Hceso at the brad ot the republican ticket nro strlkldg. Kor long mntithn Mr. Holcomb had been nctlvely engaged In pulling wires to Focttre the plum , and , backed by n powerful nnd unscrupulous ring of stnto officers though ho wan , ho found It necessary to enll. t the personal nsslMnnco of a would-bo presidential candidate In or der to get the democracy Into line. TAUT TIUM.K.H. 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