Nebraska Newspapers

    Til 13 OMAHA DAILY 111215 : F1MHAY. I ) ICCI'JM Bli5 , 18 0.
PUBLISHED I5VKUY MOHNIXQ.
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Mlimeniiiill'i Times.
The Omaha Illustrated lice IB a
weekly magnzlna published by The
lice company. The Christmas number
is a marvel at typographical beauty
and literary excellence. Every fea
ture of an up-to-date magazine Is
unbraced In Us contents and Its
loyalty to Omaha ami the west Is
evidenced by numerous ) special fea
tures handsomely Illustrated.
Koports from Capetown indicate tlmt
the British slpjrc tniln had arrived at
that point. Thij ono Ix-lonslng to tlie
Itocrs has lii-on In active operation for
some time.
The ehanros are said to favor Milwau
kee and Kansas Oily for the dcinoiTatie
national convention. As between the
two Nebraska ought to stand up for its
nearest neighbor. *
If Mc'tcouk had been made U. S. S.
Secretary GUKC would have been com
pelled to rcslpn his portfolio or take Ills
ehancef ) on impeachment for sup ostiUK
the establishment of an International
exchange bank.
The .Incksonian club sideboard will
keep open house New Year's day. The
fountain of democracy may have been
considerably diluted In recent years ,
but the goods on the sideboard are
guaranteed of regulation strength.
Nebraska's attorney general has not
taken a shot at a trust for at least a
week. Unless he practices more how
can lie ever expect to hit the bull's-eye
when none-of the shots tired up to date
indicate he lias secured the correct
range ? _ _
According to reliable reports the ICng-
llsh government Is buying meats canned
at Omaha for the use of Its troops in
Smith Africa. Omaha packers will
doubtless be glAd to receive orders also
from the 15oer Hide of the fence and
promise to till them with satisfaction to
all.
The members of the State Hoard of
Transportation complain that , they aie
the least understood body of olliclals In
the country. The trouble Is that the
public has been able up to date to study
but one phase of their existence. A
coiratose condition is not favorable for
studies from life.
A Milwaukee alderman has committed
suicide through worry over a street
railway urdlnanco he was trying to get
through regulating the street railways
of that city. I'p to the present lime
no Omaha alderman has endangered
health or life worrying over the regula
tion of street railways.
The next thing the defunct candidate
for the t' . S. S. will demand will be the
enforced retirement of < ! . L. haws , sec
retary of the State Hoard of Transporta
tion. Laws Is said to express himself
bitterly against the popocratlc organ
and its proprietor. U'e { ire-mint' this Is
another case of the sting of Ingratitude.
The commercial Interests of Omaha ,
St. .Joseph , Atchison , Leavenworth and
Kansas City are all together in oppos
ing changes in fiel''ht clas-llinitUms the
railroads are trying ID Inlllct upon west
ern shippers. It Is gratifying to set
these great rivals get togelher on a
nm-silon that'coiK'erns them all alike. .
In other lines , however. ( hey will con
tinue to tight one another just as hard
as over.
The chairman of the New York demo
cratic committee Miys lie found durlti } !
his trip tinuu'h the south and west thai
the sentiment for making t'nv colnagi
the Issue Is waning. The democrats
in-cording to his idea , will not re
pudiate the Chicago platform for tin
appearance of the tiling , but will plan
free coinage In an ln > ou.-pU-imus placi
wli-TO they hope n OIK- will t-ee II. Tin
( rni'hlc will be I" M' ' > he staii'llng ' cin :
clidate to balance ou thu new poik'stal
; .v rr.VM.
The fact * reported in regard to prison
abuses In Cuba and the drlny In bringIng - .
Ing prisoners to trial show the necessity
for the prompt action taken by Gov
ernor ( lOiieral Wood to correct this state
of affuhn. If the conditions are as rep
resented It must be admitted that the
preceding administration did not give
proper attention to them , though hardly
itny duty It had to perform was more j
Important than that of rcqulrinc that
persons Imprisoned on cilinlnal charges
should lie tried as speedily as possible.
This Is tin American principle Unit the
representatives of the I'nltcd Statns In
Cuba should not have neglected and it
would be dllllctilt to IItut an adeituate
excuse for doing so. Permitting the
Spanish system to prevail In this re
spect was a mistake 'which detracts
somewhat from the generally e.ipablo
and creditable administration of Gen
eral Brooke.
In taking hold of this matter promptly
and llrmly General Wood will undoubt
edly be able to effect the needed reform
without much trouble , though it Is pos
sible that for a time he will eiicounti'r
some opposition from those who are
strongly prejudiced In favor of the Imig
established custom. 1'nder the Spanish
regime a person who got Into prison
might be kept Incarcerated for years
before being given a trial , particularly
If without friends to look after his case.
I'onseiiueiitly the prisons were always
crowded and necessarily in a wretched
sanitary condition. This General Wood
Intends to put an end to and undoubt
edly the better class of the people will
approve his action. Those persons who
have been kept in prison a sutllclent
time to punish them for their misdeeds
wilt be released , while such as are
charged with crimes that should sub
ject them to more prolonged punishment
will as soon as practicable be brotuhl
to trial. In tlds way the Cubans will be
made acquainted with an American
principle which is here regarded as a
most essential feature of our govern
mental system.
XA run A IMA v/o.v / A n us t\s.
That there are abuses of the natural
ization laws will not be questioned.
Hundreds of thousands of aliens have
been admitted to American citizenship
who were not. entitled to It and every
year men are given naturallx.atloii
papers who have ; not complied with the
law. This is common In the larger cities
of the country , especially just before an
election , and It would perhaps not be
an exaggeration to say that half the
foreign-born citizens of New York and
1'hihidelplilu got their papers before
they had n right to them.
The abuses conceded , the desirability
of a remedy will also be admltfeil. It
Is quite as essential to faithfully ob
serve the naturalization laws as any
other statutes. An effort is to be made
In the present congress , to amend the
naturalization laws so as to protect
them against abuse. A bill for tlds pur
pose was introduced in the senate by
Senator Perkins of California , which
provides that an alien shall make a
declaration of his Intention to become a
citizen at least live years prior to his
application for admission and must show
that he Is attached to the principles of
the constitution , that he can speak the
Knglisli language and that he lias been
obedient to the laws of the country , lie
must also show that he has knowledge ;
of our system of government , federal
and state. Perhaps some will think such
requirements as these too rigid , but
American citizenship Is a great boon
and ought not to be bestowed on those
who do not understand its import and
value.
/'K.V.S/OA / KXI'KXDITUKRS.
The government disbursed for army
and navy pensions during the fiscal year
ended .Tune ; ) , 1St ! ) ! , over JiiS,000Or ? : ; < ) .
The secretary of the interior says In
his annual report that the probabilities
are that the pension roll will , by rea
son of the late war with Spain , not
only Increase In amount , but In num
bers during the llscal year HWO. I'p
to the close of the last Usual year there
had been tiled 17.r > ( ifl army and navy
claims on account of service In the war
with Spain , of which only ' , ! 0t : had been
allowed.
Notwithstanding this assurance of an
Increased pension expenditure a disposi
tion Is being shown In congress to swell
j this account enormously through new
legislation. A number of bills have
been Introduced for extending the pen
sion laws which If enacted would re
quire nearly the entire revenue of the
government to inrot the demands of the
pension otllce. Some of these bills , in
troduced "by request , " will probably re
ceive no consideration , but others have
strong Inlltiencos behind them and will
be persistently pressed by the congress
men who Introduced them.
One measure prop.scs to remove all
limitation upon the payment of arrears
of pensions , which the pension olllee es
timates would be good for .friKUO)0l. ( ) ( ) ( ) (
Another bill provides for a service pen
sion , which It Is estimated would add
nearly $1 ( > ( > , ( HM > , ( M ) ! ) annually to the ex
penditures. Still another provides
that every soldier who enlisted in tin1
army after April 10 , IStll , for three
years and who served until honorably
discharged , by reason of having reenlisted -
listed as a veteran volunteer , and whn
received from the I'nltod States a
b unity of $100 for his llrct term of serv
ice , shall be paid an additional bounty
of ; ? l < io. If the soldier is dead , then hi *
widow , minor children or parents arc
to be paid the setoud bounty provided
for. It Is estimated that there arc
DS.UOO who are eligible under this bill ,
which would call for an appropriation
of $ i > .SOnoro. Hut the most extnioi'
dlnury of all these bills Is the one that
provides for extending amnesty to men
who ill-sorted dnrlni : the war of the 10
hellion and milking them eligible foi
pension frm the date of application
following the-proclamation of amnesty
It IsaId there are UtO.iKiO mimes 1-oviu
on the army rolls as deserters , of wh-jji
a considerable number are known t
have been bounty jumpers. This Is oiu
of thu measures that wore Introducnl
"by request" aud which the senator
presented It has fold he did not ex
amine.
At a time when It Is most Important
and necessary that the expenditures of
the Keminent slul11 ' 'l'1 nt tl10
lowest point compatible with an etllclent
administration of the public service , to
the cud tlmt the burden of taxation
shall not be maintained a day longer
than Is absolutely required by the
legitimate needs of the government ,
propositions to enormously swell the al
ready heavy pension account will under
lie pretext meet with popular appioval.
The liberality of the nation toward Its
defenders , evidenced in the fact that In
the last thirty-three years the disburse
ments on account of pensions and the
execution of the pension l.iws have
amounted to nearly two and a half bil
lions of dollars , will be continued. The
policy of thus manifesting the national
gratitude to the men wfio served their
country will be adhered to so long as
there is it soldier or sailor who has u
just claim to a pension. But there
must be a reasonable limitation to this
expenditure ami the existing laws make
fair provision for those who are en
titled to the care of the government.
Perhaps these laws need changes and
modifications , but not for the purpose
of Increasing the pension account , while
the pioposed new legislation , which
would add enormously to that ac-ount.
his : nothing whatever to commend or
Justify It. Iot us be Justly liberal to
the soldiers and sailors , but we must
at the same time consider the Interests
of all the people.
KIT ; A TIIK DAHK.
The republicans of Omaha are still
kept In profound darknes-s about the
true alms and objects of the Patriotic
League club. According to Us printed
prospectus this organization Is a repub
lican club and the scope of Its work Is
the upbuilding and the maintaining"
the republican party , the election of
nominees of republican conventions ami
the bringing about of a more harmoni
ous feeling among the members of the
party. Incidentally the prospectus as
sures us that this is not a secret league ,
but all good republicans are Invited to
favor the club with their counsel and
co-operation In harmonlus action for the
general good of the party.
This is very attractive , but "line
| words butter no parsnips.1' When first
| organized the head pushers of the league
from Cadet Taylor down to Captain
Palmer gave It out cold that the object
j of its being was to bring together the
j soreheads and kickers who were dis
gruntled with the action of ( lie repub
lican county convention and the candl-
, dates with a view to smoothing down
their nil tied feelings and bringing them
all Into line to support the whole repub
lican ticket. When the smoke of the
battle had cleared away It was found
that the republican ticket had been am
buscaded and fusilladed by the sore
heads and bushwhackers who had mas
queraded as peacemakers. . That the
leaders of the gang , including Captain
Palmer , were in the plot cannot be
doubted for n moment. Instead of har
monizing the discordant elements they
poured vitriol into their wounds and
made them believe that , it was a pa
triotic duty for them to vote the fusion
ticket.
In spite of all denials of a secret com
bine it Is a matter of notoriety that
there was and is an inside ring which
aims to propagate factionalism and
practice political assassination.
Kven the public meetings of these pa
triots have belied the prospectus of har
mony and party loyalty. 1C very time
reference lias been made by a speaker to
the defeat of the ticket he has drawn
involuntary applause from ( lie fellows
who have not sutllclent tact not to give
themselves away.
According to the latest figures given
out by the inside circle the total num
ber of patriots who have been duped
into paying the admission fee has
reached : ) ( ! 7. That would indicate that
there are still more than 11,000 repub
licans in Omaha and South Omaha who
are not patriotic enough to join the pa
triots. These i,000 ) republicans are still
in the dark as to ( lie need of such an
organization and the benefits to be de
rived by the party from its existence.
'
If the real object of the promoters
ffol up a republican .Tacksonlan club ,
with poker rooms and other attractive
attachments , those who are In want of
that kind of social entertainment are of
course at liberty to indulge. If it wore
purely political and designed to drill re
publicans for the ( omlng national cam
paign It Is superfluous because the same
work can and will be done more elll-
clently In the republican ward clubs.
If , however , the real object Is to estab
lish a permanent club like the I'nloii
League clubs of New York and Philadel
phia and the Marquctle and Hamilton
clubs of Chicago then It will take men
of different stamp than Cadet Taylor ,
Hugh Myers , W. A. Saunders and
George Hess to give It tlmt character ,
without which the belter class of re
publicans In Omaha will refuse to he
identified with It.
It Is to be hoped tlmt the committee
appointed by the Commercial chili to
investigate the proposed bond Issue for
the purchase of the water works will
make an exhaustive inquiry into the
feasibility of the proposition ; the legal
bearings of the contract between the city
and the water company and the right
of the city to take the works at a rea
sonable appraisement within the next
two years and report their conclusions
as early as possible. The taxpayers and
water C'liisumers want all the light on
this subject that can be procured. They
want this Information without Us bcin , '
filtered through politicians or parties
who hope to profit In some way by thu
proposed deal between the city and the
water c mpany.
The proposition to raise the tax levy
from -J.-I to : to mills will not meet with
favor at the hands of Omaha taxpayers
The tax burdens are higher already than
they should be. If more money Is ab
s lutely necessary to i-airy on mnnl'ipa )
government and support tin- public
at-hool fcybtew some oilier means for
raising revenue other than Increasing
the tax levy should ln > devl od. Kor ex
ample , a very considerable sum could
be raised by an occupation tax , grad
uated according to the class" " of Im-dues" .
This Is done In other cities of Nebraska
and could be Introduced In Omaha with
out doing Injustice. The main trouble ,
however. Is that the vast real estate
holdings of the railway corporations are
practically exempt from local taxes. j
These corporations enjoy as much municipal I
t
nicipal protection and are benellted by !
municipal government Just as much as ,
any other property ami should by rights
contribute their pioportlon of the reve
nue necessary to support the govern
ment.
The new order of the Indian commis
sioner prohibiting reservation Indians
from traveling around the country with
Itinerant shows threatens to put a
quietus upon several wild west enter
prises. The great Indian congress at
the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition was the
grandest collection of Indians of differ
ent tribes over gotten together and The
Bee's assertion tlmt the like of It would
probably never be seen again promises
to prove t'ruc.
There are a great many admirers of
General Lawton In and arouii'.l Omaha
who ought to be glad to contribute to
the fund tlmt Is being raised for the
benellt of his family. Such contribu
tions made through The Bee will be ac
knowledged Its columns. Make the
checks payable to the Merchants Na
tional bank of Omaha.
The popocratle organ is as mum as
an oyster almut municipal ownership
anil especially the water works ques
tion , but sixty days from now , when the
city campaign Is in full blast , we may
expect a deluge of horrible fakes about
plots ! > prevent the acquisition of the
water works by the city.
Winston Churchill's experience In
walking the railroad track and riding
the trucks on his trip out from Pre
toria entitles him to Initiation in the
Order of Weary Willies. Krom the fact
that he allowed himself to go hungry ,
however , it is evident that he has sev
eral degrees yet to take.
The picture turned to the wall at the
Bryan banquet at Lincoln can be read
ily identified without the trouble of
j turning it around. If there should be
any doubt about it the small red spot
where the ingratitude stinger was ap
plied will be sulllclent to disclose the
identity of the original.
Uncle ItnliNt > cilH n Ilrake.
, , IJoston Herald.
Undo Horace Boles of Iowa has aban
doned free silver again. Ho performs this
i feat at frequent Intervals. What ho ucenia
to need is a brake on his wheel to prevent
his backing down hill'so often.
A Trlst ! Convinced ,
Globc-Ucmocrat.
After a test of American locomotives on
French state railroads the uuthorltles man
aging the lines have"ordercd ten more for
passenger traffic. Wherever they are tried
abroad our loeomotlvta' acore an Invariable
success.
An Orf-rwoil ; < Fil Prophet.
IiulIiumpollH News.
Senator Jones , chairman of the democratic
national committee , Is quoted as saying that
the prospects for democratic success next
year are brighter than they were in 1S9G.
They can hardly bo brighter than Jonea
and his friends professed to think them up
to the very moment of counting the votes
three years ago.
Si-rolM' a nil loililil. .
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
. It.is . a subject of congratulation that
while the eastern financial centers , around
which rage the storms of stock market
panics , have been undergoing the stress of
a eevero financial stringency , the country
at largo , and especially the west , has been
wholly frco from any disturbance of that
sort. If money has been scarce and hard
to get in Now York and lloston , It has been
easy and plentiful In all western business
centers.
SiicircHtlfin for tlii * Tall.
Now York Sun.
Hon. James Stephen Hogg doesn't want to
bo the Uryanlte candidate for vlco president.
Hon. Joe Sibley Is a member of the con
spiracy of 'Mone-y ' Kings. But there Is a
right man for the Job. Dr. KHsha Benja
min Andrews of Chicago Is on unshaken sll-
verlto and aa an excavator of Issues he can
beat Bryan himself. Bryan and Andrews
would bo a ticket at which the golden calves
would full down if they had any sense of
propriety.
_ of Troulilr.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Now wo learn , practically for the first
time , that the whole island of Panny , In
the Philippines , Is In the hands of the in-
j Hurgonts and must bo conquered. Perhaps
I this explains why the government Is stfll
1 sending troops to Manila , to crush a "re-
! bullion" purposed to bo virtually ended ;
while the repetition of the old story of nn
expedition half prepared and Insufficiently
HUpported gives sarcastic point to General
Miles' recommendation that some of the
West Point cadets be sent to command In
the Philippines.
Sceri-l nf ilryiin'M Kllulit.
Now York Sun.
It Is depressing to have to record more
strife lu the Nebraska fusion ranks. In 18'Jfl
the Lincoln Women's Bimetallic league was
founded to labor for Bryan and the money
of the producing classes. At the annual
election of oniccrs last week It was charged
that the convention was packed and the
majority bilked. There wns a secession , nnd
the Women's Bryan club , full of war to
the knlfo agalm > t the parent league , came
Into being. Colonel Bryan has escaped to
Texas. Ho will dive Into a sea of troubles
when ho returns.
Th > ( i. O , M. of Soulii Afrlen.
Baltimore American.
The world has no evidence to whew that
Oorn Paul fans lost any of his Innnto stole-
Ism , or that the history-making events In
South Africa have disturbed his wonted
equipoise. From the meager bits of
authentic news which niter through from
the flocr lines we learn that ho and the
bravo men under him are following the even
tenor of their way , fighting for a common
cause , and impelled by a strong conviction
of right. "Trust In Ciod and keep your
powder dry" Is their motto. It is , therefore -
fore , not surprising that In the Imminence
of rpnfllct the eld Boer ehleftaln should
have faced the crisis calmly , nnd given ut
terance to this philosophic reflection : "We
Boers have hunted the Afrlran lion too lon
lu fear the British one. it's one thing to
men the beast in his hunting veldt ; It's
very differem when lie romes In front of
jour \Mndow. where mi are standmc with
a loalc'l rifle Evidently , if tliere'H to
bo any plg-ciu-Ulns sport. It will uoi be ftl
tbo expense of the Afrikanders.
ic-jMii : ; i OK 01 uv.vn. .
\mons the odds nnl ends of trouble
scooped In by Uncle P.im In ( Philippine *
Is a collection of bandit ? , who roam over
the island of Tanny nml wax wealthy and
boisterous en the spoils of iht > chaso. Jtiat
now the bandit band Is reported uncommonly
active and Industrious and Is giving the boys
In blue n hot run for the Islnnd. There la n
great deal of shooting g < Mns on , but little
harm Inflicted. I'ncle Sam's boys are hand-
Icappctl lu the sprinting match. The native
wcbfect are amazingly swift ou land and
water , while the pursuers nre obliged to
wade through rlco sloughs , swim river * and
buffet typhoonn. At n rangeof 8.000 mlVs
the spectacle In picturesque , but the boys
right In It nre not charmed by the scenery.
It Is one of these tropical views ( o which
"distance lends enchantment. "
A correspondent of the Philadelphia Pros ? ,
writing from Hello , Islnnd of I'anay , tays
( your Uncle- has a bill for $300,000 ddtnagia
to pcltle with the foreign merchants of that
town. The foreigners claim that our mili
tary authorities were responsible for the
burning of the town and these authorities
have up to the present time Ignored the
whole matter.
"Knrly In December , 1SSS. " said a promi
nent biiilncfo man of Hello , "n circular let
ter was handed to Major General Otis , signed
bv the foreign merchants In Manila who had
branches of their firms In Hollo. In which
his attention was drawn to the danger that
would Inevitably result to foreign life and
jpmpcrty If the Americans did not send Im
mediately an armed force to Hello to tnko
over possession of the city from the Span-
Ir.rd ? before the latter left , ne It was well
known that the Spanish governor had orders
fron > Spain to evacuate the city with the
least possible delay. 'This letter was Ignored
by General Otis and American troops did not
arrive In Hello bay until December 28 , four
dny after thu Spaniards had left. "
KITorts have been made within the last
month by merchants directly Interested In
this matter of claims to ascertain what the
authorities had done , were doing or con
templated doing In the matter , but It wns
impo ? lble to gain any satisfaction what
ever.
A correspondent of the Chicago Tribune
at Manila relates an Instance Illustrating
General Otis' conscientiousness in matters
of petty detail. During an advance on the
north line recently one company had to
Ho down at the side of the road for shelter
from the well-directed volleys of the In
surgents. Ono of the privates had dropped
his haversack In the middle of the rood
away back and , after the company had
lain down , he calmly stood up and walked
down the road towards the lost haversack.
Ho made a flno target for the Insurgents
and the bullets rattled around him pretty
ll\oly.
"Here , come back here , O'Malley , " yelled
the lieutenant of the company. "You'll be
killed. "
"Well , " replied O'Mnlley over his shoul
der , " 1 might Jest as well be killed ns have
General Otis a runnln' mo up hill and down
dale and comln' over to mo house ivery
mornln' and sayln' , 'O'Malley , why don'
you pay the govermlnt for that havey-
Back ? ' "
Then ho calmly walked on and got the lost
piece of property and , as he came back and
sat down just in time to escape a volley of
Mausers , he throw the haversack on the
ground and said : "And when he does come
tomorrow mornln' to me liouso I'll say :
'Otis , me llttlo man , you're dead wrong. I
never lost no havcysnck. There's your
bloody old potato bag. Take It to the gov-
.ermlnt with mo compliments. ' "
1M2USO.VA.I , AXI )
The end of the famous Hungarian painter ,
Munknczy , eeems to be approaching. He has
long been insane and he has recently been
attacked by paralysis , while blindness la
thicatened.
Ex-Speaker Reed and ex-Senator Carlisle
will appear In the United States supreme
court as counsel for the Interests which are
testing the constitutionality of the war tax
on Inheritances.
Although President McKlnley has recently
added a new team of sorrels to the Whlto
Hoiise stables ho has been ordered by his
doctor to walk for his health. He will be
running after ho Is renomlmitcd.
Sol Smith Russell has decided as a result
of his breakdown In Chicago recently , when
he had to ring down the curtain before the
play was ended , to retire from the stage for
at least a year. AH his engagements for the
remainder of the season have been canceled.
I'hlllp D. Armour of Chicago has gene to
Pasadena , Cal. , to pass the winter. He Is
now In somewhat better health than ho
has lately been , and It Is hoped the Cali
fornia climate will bo beneficial to him.
Ho Is accompanied < by Mrs. Armour and his
physician.
A project Is on foot In Savannah , Gn. , to
purchase the big Spanish dock at Havana ,
Cuba , and tow It to Savannah , If It can be
bought at a reasonable figure. It Is said
Spain refused an offer of $250,000 for It. It
was built In England and Is reported to
have cost $1,000.000.
It Is said that the senatorial Investigation
of the case of Senator Clark of Montana ,
who Is accused of obtaining his scat through
bribery , will cost not less than $80,000 , much
of which will go for fees and mileage to wit
nesses to bo brought from Montana. The
amount Senator Clark Is accused of having
dispensed Is variously estimated at from
$300,000 to $500,000.
Henry Labouchero says that at the break
ing out of the South African war nil the
salaries paid by the Transvaal government
were nt once reduced , that of President
Kruger , which had been 7,000 , being cut
down to 1,000. Mr. Liibouchero points out
that If this method were adopted In Eng
land nil the officials would become unceas
ing advocates of peace.
XI-3W IMS.YHIOX C'liAMIS.
Aollvll- Volunteer * fur n Plnoe on
UKrriiNlnn Hull ,
Chlcairo J'ost.
The rate at which pension claims nre he-
Ing filed as a result of the war with Spain
IK enough to make Uncle Sam gasp and begin
to count his money. Of course It Is his do-
filro nml Intention to grant a pension to
every soldier who was so Injured In health
bccaugo of disease or wounds as to Jmpalr his
ability to fight the battle of life , hut when ho
takes pencil and paper and undertakes to do
n little figuring CD the basis of claims al
ready filed he naturally begins to get
anxious.
Ho rnllid for 200,000 volunteers , and If
the proportion of claims filed for cno regi
ment the Ninth Massachusetts U a cri
terion by which to Judge the entire volun
teer army he will bo asked to pay pensions
in stout 120,000 caM > 8 , which Is just a little
heavy. Kven If lie figures It out from Iho
claims HO far filed by members of the Sov-
nty-flrat New York , who are extremely
modest men when compared with the
I Massachusetts reglmuit , he would have
about 00,000 peni-ions to pay. And these , of
course , do < iot Include the pennlcns for the
army since recruited for service In the
Philippines.
In view of these facts , is there any oc-
caelou f-r surprise If Uncle Sam U nervous ?
Yet the financial future Is not so dark as ft
might seem , for In mustering out the troops
this time ho too'i ' every precaution to ac
quaint hlirsilf "I'll ' all the facts as to their
Phybli-al ronHluo" Ho had learned a little
tomi'ihlng ' to v rleni-e Hence h ought
not to ha c cnu < difi > ultjin sifting the
j.iscs down to ' * " " mber actually tn'ltlcd
to pcnt-'onr ' \ * ' u" those ho is not only
willing but B'i- ' " " " "niiouu to give what la
needful.
suiiiiTHU IAVTOin M ) .
Olobo-Democrat : General Lawton'd
countrymen have promptly given n token of
s > mpathy for his family that goes deeper
than wone and will stnml AS the flr.it and
most Important tribute to his brilliant
services.
I'hllajclphla Record ; Army omcers of
high rani : , exalted public functionaries and
widely knonn capitalists and captains of
Industry are pushing the Unwton remem
brance fund ns .in earnest labor of love , a
welcome opportunity for recognition of true
heroism and an eager fulfillment of pa
triotic duty.
Buffalo Express : The public Is responding
nobly to the appeal for funds for the family
of the late General I.awton. The death of
Lanton Is bringing hc < mo to n larger num
ber of people than have brforo appreciated II
the fact that wo nra consecrating the soil
of tha Philippines \\ltli the blood of our best
and bravest. Having so CMisuvrnted It , can
the American people consent to see our
conquest of the Philippines used for any un
worthy purpose or private gnln or mere na
tional aggrandizement ? Only the planting
there of gcnulno liberty and civilization ,
such as exist among Americans themselves ,
can Justify the sacrifice of a Lawton.
Chicago Tribune : The spontaneous nature
of thr subscriptions Is not only significant
of the admiration of Americans for the brave
folillcrlio has fallen , but It is also a note
worthy proof of the nation's convlcthns with
regnrd to the cniiso In which General Lawton -
ton gaveup his life. The call for financial
aid to his bereaved family has given the
people a chance to glvo substantial testi
mony of their esteem for the brave men
of all ranks who have been fa"lng the same
perils. U In only t ) bo regretted that some
of the fruits of this American generosity
cannot bo distributed to the needy families
of the cnany privates who have fallen In
the ranks and who He In Philippine graves ,
the same as their heroic general.
Chicago Record : The hearty good will with
which the Amorlcan public hns gone to work
to raise a fund which shall Inaurc to the
wife of General Lawton the possession of a
home and a competency Is gratifying , both
ns n sign of patriotic spirit and ns n de
served , substantial tribute to the memory of
a bravo and faithful officer. General Lawton -
ton passed most of his lifetime In effective
I servlco for his country , but It did not fall
! to his lot to be the single , central figure In
any spectacular and momentous battle. Ho
was not placed on the pinnacle of hero-
worship. Yet that his solid worth , the value
of his service and his capacity to do great
things when occasion required were under
stood nnd appreciated Is shown In the growth
of the fund.
A ! IIUW AT IMTItlOTISM.
HIM in Kruno < lnChnrKi * of Urni-rllim
AtxnliiNt Soldier * .
Philadelphia Lodger.
The Cullnm pension bill Introduced In
congress Is not only a peculiarly Impudent
and Indefensible scheme of public plunder ,
but an Insult to the Intelligence of the coun
try and to the bravo nnd honorable old
soldiers on the pcnslcn roll , whose heroic
services to the country nre placed on nn
equality with desertion. The Cullom bill
directs the secrctarj ; of war to grr.nt an hon
orable discharge to "all soldiers who wore
at any time In the actual servlco of the
United States and who have f"r nj"ri i1--- !
thirty years been held to bo Ineligible for
j such honorable discharge by reason o : any
charge of desertion which may stand against
them. "
This Is a proposal to degrade the inerl-
toriotis old soldier , to pension the vast army
of bounty-jumpers and deserters and to re
ward the faithless , the cowardly and the
treacherous , who ought to be shot. There
Is a record of 117,647 deserters from the
union army during the civil war and If the
estimated number of them now living were
placed on the pension rolls $10,000,000 a
year would be required to pay them. In
addition to the recorded cases of desertion
there Is an army of undetected bounty-
jumpers who are Included among the miss-
Ing. The Lentz bill seems to supplement
the Cullum bill completely In opening the
doors wide. If the Lent/ general service
pension bill should become a law It would
take about $00,000,000 a year from the treas
ury.
ury.Tho
The two bills call for an additional ex
penditure of about $100,000,000 a year , and
It Is Inconceivable that congress will con
sider a step which would bankruot the treas
ury or call for onerous and unnecessary
new taxation for such unworthy purposes.
The Cullojn bill Is Infamous , and Senator
Cullom , In defense of his action as introducer
of the bill , hns announced , It Is reported , that
ho introduced it by request nnd will oppose
It. A bill to pension deserters is simply
placing a premium upon desertion , and the
records of the present war show that this
would bo a dangerous policy. fn response
to a resolution of the senate calling for the
number of desertions from the regular nnd
volunteer armies the secretary of war makes
a statement showing that from May 1 , 1898 ,
to June 30 , 1809 , the very large number of
5,772 men deserted , 2,738 being volunteers
and 3,036 regulars. A considerable army
has deserted -when desertion Is a disgrace ;
what would ho the result If a premium were
placed on desertion ?
The proposition to place the malingerers ,
bounty-Jumpers nnd deserters on a parity
with courageous defenders of the nation
should arouse the Just resentment of the
bravo men who fought nnd suffered In a
glorious cause , The Lentz service bill also
places on nn equality with those who re
ceived wounds nnd contracted disease In
battle nnd camp a great army who do not
need aid , and should not look to the treas
ury for support. Both bills nro the expres
sion of nn unbridled and rapacious policy of
loot nnd deserve the active , persistent oppo
sition of all honorable old soldiers nnd nil
patriotic citizens.
SMAI.I , 1IOKII I.OSSI2H.
Value < > f a DcfciiNlvc I'liKltlnn In
Aruulnir wild tinIlmiuy. .
St. Louis Olobi'-Democnit.
According to Boer reports , nnd there Is
no reason to doubt their accuracy , the Iocs
of the burghers nt Mngcrsfontcln wuti leas
than 100 killed and wounded. The British
Jens was originally placed at 063 , but nddl-
1 tiopa have since been made. General Gatacro
lost 700 men , while his antagonist's casualty
Us' wns llvo killed , fourteen wotimlej , a
' proportion of 1 to SO. In Butler's attack at
Colenso the British losfes were over 1,000.
Thu Boers fought under cover , nnd It Is
1 doubtful If their casualties number 100 In
! a' ' ! . They have lost a few hundred prlson-
I cri * , chiefly at the battle of Elnndslnagte.
i Up to nnd Including Coloneo thu total Brit-
Is'i ' loss la figured at G,8fi2. In officers alone
CO Imvc been killed , 171 wounded and sixty-
1
thrre captured. In the ranks the record Is
i 370 killed , 1,0'JC wounded and 2,47-2 captured
and missing. But this Is not the whole sto-y.
Twc-lvc thousand British soldiers nro bc-
slrgcd , and If all imiet surrender the British
Ilia * In the opening pluma of the war will
1 stand at the extraordinary figure of 20,000.
| It Is one of the peculiarities of the situa
tion that though the Boers have been In
superior force they fight defensively and
j mi con their men In action with the moot
( scrupulous care. Probably their total loss
lu , ) to this tlm Is not moro than 1,200 , and
i n u'- becta. \ . At the some time almost unl-
' fbnn success line gtrcngihonrd their confl-
'
dcttce and tenao of efficiency , f.a far the
'Biliish ' have been struggling with a dabacle
'and ' the tide Is still against them. Their
striitrgy has brcn valiant indeed , bur the
result * nro fearfully nieuger A lo-u of
c\Vfr \ ( or ten to ono is a heavy pru-p to pay
fo aggressive ( Ufcheg with In-iulll tent armies
1 on ) prrrariou ! ! lines of supply Agann | > nil
enemy so wary and vlgoroun moro caution
| &nd preparation are vitally necessary ,
HUVMAI , ! ! ' m\IA.MSM. ' /
Chicago Inter Orcnn : It Is doubtful If our
Irldh-AmerleAii fellow citizens would roun-
tennneo another 1'onlnn Invasion of Catmdn ,
It would be n poor way of attacking England ,
Tlu.se . who are contributing liberally toward
the Boer hospital fund and sending utippHos
to the Transvaal , \la Detngon bay , nro tak
ing n much wiser and far more praiseworthy
course.
Cl-lcrtRi ) Chronicle : U In possible th.it
seme cntluiEdnsts have developed on pnpcr
or In llttlo gatherings n plan for a raid
upon Canada , the purpose being HIP em
barrassment of England now that It Is
In serious and unanticipated trouble In South
Africa. Notwithstanding that the ndmlnls-
trntlon IB pro-British and that many Ameri
cans have colored their opinions to suit
thnt of McKlnley , it l nevertheless true that
then are few sympathizers lu America with
th war for aggrandizement carried on by
the British against the Boors , but their dis
approval of British nggrcxslon would by no
men tin menu approval of aggression from the
United States , upon Canada because It Is
British territory. That which we condemn
In Great Britain wo could not excuse In our
selves.
Baltimore American : The Irish In Amer
ica constitute a large and valuable , part of
Iho population. They are thoroughly loyal
to this country , and to charge thuni with .1
scheme which , If successful , would plunge
thlt > country Into war with a friendly nation ,
ami If unsuccessful , as It Mirely would he ,
would consign a largo number of them to the
gnllows , must bo condemned by fair-minded
| met' . While tiicro may ho adventurer * who
! would engage In any conspiracy for htich
1 are to bo found among every race Iho re-
spi clablo Irish arc too loyal nnd too sensible
to do that which would provoke as much In-
dlRiintlon In this country as In Great Britain.
Aihenturcrs of every nice nnd nation who
are anxious for blood cnn gratify their upI - \ \
I pMltes by shipping to South Africa and
i enlisting In the army of their choice.
I.KJMT AM ) MVKIit.
Indianapolis Journal : "What 'Is ambi
tion , Undo Theodore ? "
i "It Is a man's conceited Idea that ho Is
1 big enough to beeomo popular oilttddo , elI
I liln own town. "
i .Sotnervlllo Jtmtnul : The man wlw never
had n br.ll . In hi * life doesn't know what
1 real bappliu-s's Is. Heal happlnos consists
I In set ling rid of one.
| Indianapolis 1'nw. lie You look good
I enough to eat. , .
I She-bo you think 1 am good enough to
, Love Is woman'H whole existence , and ,
I imtunilly. she overlooks loss bets In tnc
iiun than man does.
i New York 1'ross'What' : * tbo matter ? "
! Inquired the Shade nf Ablmelooh.nu
; IIIOK nut out. " ,
I "I should think so , " said Iho blimlu nf
i liavld , with Irritation. " 1 hoar nome chump
i ou the earth lm been writing about my
j llnrom. "
Philadelphia Press i Mrs. Smltli-O ! Is
that you' . ' I'm so glad to sea you here.
Mrs. Smytho Heally , you
Mrs. Smith-Yes : 1 was afraid lit first
I that everybody would bo more fashionable
i thin I.
Detroit Journal : The Gniees spoke today ,
In sadness , of worldly affairs.
I "And you. Modesty , " several of those nx-
olalmed at once , "nre hccoini ) n mere mat
ter of olothes with most poojilc ! "
"Oh , my name is pnnts all right ! " sighed
Modesty , shyly.
. The times were Indeed parlous , when all
this could be true.
S\rr > iirliipr Oir.
St. Louis llepubllr1.
Ye blithesome and beloved sins
That ImiB have swayed the soul ,
Propnro ye now to nlidlimte
Your place of high control ;
The tlrno has come when you must go ,
Sneer how you will or scoff.
For now Is New Year's day In wight ,
When nil mankind swears off !
Oh , why , ye psyehlo springs that move i ,
Our being to the mil ,
Dotli virtue Heeni no dull n mute ,
And vlco so fair a friend ?
Kor righteous robes wo should rejoice
Sin's motley garb to doff
Yor , oh ! how dismal looks that day
Whim we must all swear elf !
AX ASTONISIIMI5XT.
Wushlncton Star.
There's n mlsbty curious feller who 1
llvln' out our way.
Ho novelsoonis as anxious us the rest to
have his say.
Ho listens to un ui-Rument ns quiet as kin
l > 0
An' never makes un uffort to break In nil
referee.
An' once upon a time us folks Is talkln
bout ft i-pt
Wo asked him his opinion so's to help de
cide a. bet.
It was on 11 general .topic that excited high
and low.
This feller thought a minute. Then ho said
ho didn't know.
We'd heard a lol o' people who bad strug-
cled to explain
Kach query. It 'ml give you palpitation of
the brain
To hear the way they figured. An' their
words were of mich length
That tryln1 to remember them wns Jos' u
waste of Htrenuth.
Hut Iho wlHi-st of tliotn never , with .their
great display ofvlt
Within my recollection made the mem- 1
ornliln lilt
That ho scored when , after thlnkln' very
carefully an' slow.
He faced the situation an' confessed he
didn't know.
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this week
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No. 2.
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No. 3.
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H
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