THE OMAHA JJAlIiV JJE13: TUESDAY, DEC EM Willi 25, 1900.
The omaha Daily Ber
K. UOSKWATKH, Editor.
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1800. M. II. HUNG ATE,
Notury Public.
Merry Christmas to you nil.
Latest market report Stockings have
gone tip.
Tho ntitotnolillo Santa Clans Is the
most recent creation of the picture
book makers.
Uncle Sam's Christinas cornucopia
must now Ite large enough to shake out
good things for some SO.OOO.OOO people.
If General Kitchener does not have a
lively Christmas it will not he the fault
of CSeneral Dewet and his associates.
Hememlicr those who are too poor to
provido themselves with Christmas
clieer.
Governor I'oynter has the consolation,
at any rate, of lieing the first olliclal
tcnnt.t of tin; executive niuuslon.
Governor I'lngree is to have a try nt a
citation for contempt proceedings. No
little thing like that, however, can "fvazu
I'lngree.
A fnrce-comedy performer has just
been sued In the courts here for $.",000
damages. What a farce it would be if
judgment wore given.
Night Watchman Good of the state
capitol is not an expert marksman. If
tho doors and windows had not been
tightly closed It Is doubtful whether lie
would have hit the building.
The lawyers all favor a supreme court
commission and the bigger the better.
A commission that would provide berths
for all the would-be commissioners
would have nearly as many members
us there are lawyers.
If those who advocate tho abolition of
the canteen In the army could bo forced
to take a drink out of what outside
saloon keepers call the "Soldier bottle"
it might work a change in their opinions,
if they ever recovered from the dose.
A new political party has been formed
In the riilllpplnoH. llryan should hasten
to lay the wires for an endorsement. If
ho is ever to be elected president he
must have the nomination of at least
four more parties than he has thus far
been able to gather into the fold.
Tho London Times still insists that
England will not and cannot accept thu
amended Hiiy-l'uuncefoto treaty. It
must be remembered that the Times is
not a member of tho Hrltlsh cabinet and
bus several times of late hoisted a storm
slgnul when thu weather was clearing.
The smaller powers of Kurope nro get
ting their eyes open. Itounmnla lias de
clined a Hussiun loan, not because It
does not need thu mouey, but the great
powers have a habit of foreclosing such
loaus and levying on tho Independence
of the country as the only asset la
bight.
Herr Krupp objects to the Turk mak
ing the American missionaries preferred
creditors and Insists upon tho payment
of a Jong overdue bill for modern, high
power elvlllzers furnished the Turkish
urmy. This will probably afford tho
sultan the opportunity lie has been look
lug for to defer payment again.
Germany is complaining of the growth
of trusts crowding out its smaller In.
dustrlal establishments and tho same
tendency Is manifest in other Kuropeun
countries. Hut Hrynn and his echoes
will continue to explain tho trust as an
outgrowth of thu protective tarlll' and
prescribe free trade as the infallible
remedy.
Heavy purchases in tills country of
cavalry horso for use, by the Hrltlsh In
South Africa nro again reported and thu
purchasing agent is ipioted as saying
that more tliau 100,000 head of horses
and mules have been bought In thu
United States by the Hrltlsh govern
moat and shipped to the Hoer laud since
tho war broke out. If it did not have
America to draw on for horses on which
to mount its forces thu Hrltlsh would
bo la Boro struits to cope with its enemy.
CIM.S7.1LIS.
Again, from all the steeples In
Christendom, the bolls nro ringing out
the return of the tiny on which the
Christ was born. Again, from humble
chapel nnd stately cathedral, the swell
ing notes of the organ blend with (lie
sweet voices of white-robed choirs In
anthems of rejoicing which 1111 the
frosty air with the vibrations of sweet
harmonies. Again, In tens of thousands
of happy homes, there are smiling faces
and hearts overflowing with Joy, while
hand clasps hand in loving grasp, and
eyes look into faces once familiar but
now grown strange through an absence
for years. The children's mirthful
laughter, the rarest music earth af
fords, ripples through the house and
the very air Is filled with contentment
and love, while on every side are tho
mlrlh and cheer appropriate to the
Christmas time.
Probably there Is no one who would
wish to have It otherwise. It is well
that a few days are set apurt for a
cessation from the strenuous life days
In which the unfeeling calculations of
the heartless world of business have no
part and on which tho minds of men
are susceptible to the softening In-
lltteiices which make for a higher and
better manhood and womanhood. We
are loo prone to forget, In the hurry and
rush of the age in which we live, tho
great truths the Christian religion
enunciates and thu deeds of love and
kindness Christ performed.
The lesson of the Christmas time can
bo embodied In a single word Love.
On this Is based the works done by tho
Savior and It will bo by virtue of love,
akin, If not equal, to Ills, that tho world
will nome day be lifted to a higher
plane of thought and action. That the
trend of humanity Is upward cannot bu
denied; that It will continue to seek
tho loftiest heights need not be
doubted. The great truth that all men
are brothers Is coming to be naire fully
understood with every passing year, and
It Is llndlug Its expression in Omaha
this year, at least. In works of charity
that are on 11 more extensive scale than
ever before in tiie history of the city.
Tho hungry are fed, the naked clothed,
the orphan remembered, and men who
have hitherto been too busy to act the
part of nlnioners have learned by a
happy experience that It Is Indeed
more blessed to give titan to receive."
Tills morning, as they sit by their own
llresldes and partake of tho Joy they
have brought Into their own homes, they
will Hud an additional pleasure in re
membering that they have helped to
make Christinas something besides a
name to those other children to whom
previous holiday seasons have brought
nothing but disappointment.
If this spirit of thu Chrlstinastide
could be preserved nnd carried into
every day of the year, If wo could be
more considerate of the feelings of those
with whom we come in contact, If we
could bo led to deal more generously
with those upon whom the hand of mis
fortune lias liceti laid, if wo were less
hasty in our Judgments If, In a, word,
our lives more closely followed that of
the -Master whose birth we remember
today, and If Ills teachings could bo
adopted as our rule of conduct, Christ
mas Day would take on a significance
that has never before been given to it
and cannot be until such a condition is
realized.
VKxmxa rut: ducisiux.
There will be no legislation by con
gress of Importance in regard to Porto
Itleo or tiie Philippines, according to
Washington advices, pending tho de
cision by tho supremo court of tho
cases Involving the political status of
the islands. It is stated that the ap
prehension that the court may so decide
these cases as to complicate adminis
trative and legislative notion lias
prompted the president and thu adminis
tration leaders In congress to agreu to
postpone all action by congress as to
the affairs of the Islands.
Ah tho supreme court Is not expected
to render Its decision earlier than
February at best, general legislation re
lating to the new possessions will bo
left for the next congress, which pos
sibly may bo called in extra, session for
this purpose. In the meantime there
will lie more or loss conjecture us to
the possible nature of the decision. Ac
cording to some of the Washington cor
respondents tho consensus of opinion
there is that three and perhaps four of
the Justices will certainly decide against
tho administration's position, while two
nro regarded as doubtful, leaving but
three as reasonably sure to bo on tho
side of tho administration. The ground
for this speculation as to the attitude of
the members of the court is found
partly In the questions put to counsel
from the bench and In part to the poll
tics of the Judges, though as to the latter
it may fairly be doubted if it will exert
any groat Influence. If the political
alllliatlons of the Justices could bo de
pended upon to control their judgment
thu chances might reasonably be as
sumed to bo largely In favor of 11 de
cision sustaining the policy of thu presi
dent. It Is thought to bo not unlikely,
however, that two and perhaps three of
the Justices who were appointed as re
publicans will bo against t lie ndmtuls
trillion's position, whUe Chief .lustlce
Puller and Justice Peekham, democrats,
are counted as doubtful.
Should the decision be favorablu to
thu administration's position 110 very
serious dlllleulty would lie found In
dealing with the new possessions. Con
gross would simply have to provido
such government for them as It deemed
expedient and also make such regain
tlons regarding the tariff as American
Interests dictate. A decision adverse to
the president's policy, however, would
create a perplexing dilemma. In the
latter case It would have to lie do
termlued whether wo should retain the
Islands, particularly tho Philippines, or
merely hold naval stations. If It wore
decided to retain tho entire Philippine
archipelago, there would bu thu very
serious question of the tariff. Hy tho
terms of tho Paris treaty Spain Is for
a period of ten years to bo on an
equality, so far as tariff duties aru con
curucd, with thu United States lu the
Philippine. If. therefore, tho decision
of tho unpreme court should require that
there be free tratlo between this country
nnd the archipelago Spain also would
have free trade with the Islands and It
U not tllllleult to understand that this
might result to our serious disadvan
tage.
Such considerations show the great
and for-reachlng importance of the de
cision which will bo given by the
highest Judicial tribunal respecting the
political stntus of the new possessions
nnd their people.
IS IT lioniiKltVi
The disclosure that nothing in tho
Nebraska criminal code relating to kid
naping or child-stealing covers tho ease
of tho Cudahy abduction seems to have
led to nn Inspection of the statutes to
Hud some other way of reaching thu
offenders If apprehended. Ono sug
gestion conies that they might lie hold
for robbery of the money procured for
ransom.
LEXINGTON', Neb., Dec. 22, 1900. To
tho Editor of The Heo: In ono of tho edi
torials In your paper of today you say, In
reference to tho Cudahy abductors, "prose
cuting ofllclnls would liavo dlllleulty In plac
ing a ehargo ngalnst them that would entail
a penitentiary Bontence."
Allow mo to suggest that In caso they nre
caught they could bo sent to tho peni
tentiary on a charge of stealing tho $25,000
lu gold. Tho gift of tho monoy to them by
Cudahy was merely a Colombia ono ex
torted by fear. Thov had threatened to ml
out tho boys' eyes If ho iild not give them
tho money ns requested by tho letter, and
becauso of this threat and to get tho boj
back ho left tho money by tho lantern.
In other words they compelled him by the
threat (o do It.
Tho law surely would not recognize a con
sent to tako tho money gotten by such a
threat. Tho title to tho money rcmnlncd In
Cudahy after ho left It by the lantern, ana
when tho abductors took It from the place
where ho left It they stole it, and can as 1
vlow tho mutter bo sent to tho peniten
tiary for seven years, If the court sees tit
to fix tho maximum sentence. Of course
Cudahy consented to their taking tho money,
but tho consent was extorted by. their
wicked threat to put the hoys' eyes out and
his fear that they would execute It. Jtr,
Dlshop nnd other crlmlnnl law writers as
sert that a consent, or gift obtained by
threats cannot avail a defctidant. Yours
truly, (i. v. fox.
Whether or not n court of law would
look at it the same way, this Is an
Ingenious piece of reasoning. We sup
pose the nbductors could also be con
victed of Impersonating tin ottleor be
cause they pretended to bo deputy
sheriffs from Sarpy county and possibly
subjected to several other charges for
various links In tho chain. That, how
ever, does not In the least mitigate the
Imperative demand for the enactment
of a law by tho coming legislature that
will fit tho offense on all fours and leave
no loophole for malefactors to crawl out
of because accused only of constructive
crimes.
HOW WILL TUKV HK'tAtm IT)
How the governments of Nlcarnmtn
and Cost a Idea will regard the amended
Ilay-Pauncefoto treaty Is a aiiostloii of
hardly less Interest and importance than
that ns to the view that will bo taken
of it by the Hrltlsh government. It Is
authoritatively stated that tho Statu
department has had 110 Intimation from
.Nicaragua or Costa Rica of a refusal
to assent to the construction of a canal
lu view of the notion of the senate.
Thosu governments approved of the
treaty in Its original form, 'but their
position respecting the amendments lias
not been made known and it Is exnoetod
will uot be until the Hrltlsh government
shall have stated its attitude.
We pointed out in a preceding article
tho possibility that the Central Ameri
can governments would see in the
amendments to tho treaty a danger to
tlielr territorial Integrity and that this
might prove a serious obstaelo to the
canal project. The New York Evening
Post says: "In striking for thu abroga
tion of tho whole treaty. Includimr even
those parts which bind the United States
to nuiKo 110 acquisition of terr torv In
Central America, the senate has done
Its best to alarm the republics to tho
south of us. They can see in this action
but a covert threat to their territorial
integrity." That paper uuotcs from n
comniunlcatlon of Mr. Hlalne's to Min
ister Lowell, in 1S81, lu which he said
that if tho United States should book
tho annulment of thu Clayton-Hulwer
treaty "it might give rise to erroneous
and mischievous apprehensions among
a people with whom tills government
desires to be on tho most friendly
terms," and lie stated that the United
States having taken special occasion to
assure the Spanish-American republics
to the south ot us that It did not lutend
or desire to cross their borders or in
any way disturb their territorial Integ
rity, "we shall not willingly Incur the
risk of a misunderstanding by annulling
tho clauses in the Clayton-Hulwer treaty
which forbid such 11 step with respect
to Central America."
Iu view of the susceptibility of the
countries to tho south of us to bo
apprehensive of American policy as af
fecting them, it will not be at all sur
prising If Nicaragua and Costa Itica
shall object to the senate's action.
Those who contend that the prosperity
this country Is enjoying Is only n part
of the general prosperity noted lu every
countey should study tho foreign market
reports. ISngllsh trade shows n fulling
off and many industries are In a de
moralized state. In Germany the trade
condition Is acute, especially In tho
Iron Industry where manufacturers are
not only waiting for now orders which
do not come, but are unable to Induce
purchasers to take goods already
ordered.
Tho year's statistical summary of
traflle through thu Sault canals at the
head of the Great Lakes show a business
of LVi.OIII.O":! net freight tons. Tho
freight movement increased 'J per cent
over 181)1) and tiio passenger trutllu II)
per cent. Tills does not look as If the
development of railroad transit were in
any fair way of neutralizing the growth
of Inku commerce.
.Moiuf eo Ciiim to Tntr.
Now York Tribune.
Morocco's payment of the Just claim of
the United States without waiting for tho
arrival of a war ship us u collecting agent
Is a Judicious art. Tho oxamplo Is earnestly
to bo commended to tho consideration of
tho Subllmo Porte.
Old ltiid for I'ouiinel.
Hultlmoro American.
We may not agree with all tho opinions
of Harrison and Cleveland, but. wc ought
to welcome them both into tho forum ot
public discussion.
All Tlilnm In llnriniiny.
Globe-Democrat.
Tho new century will begin with the re
publican party In control of nil depart
ments of tho government and tho greatest
general prosperity the country has ever
known.
Trouble Mny He Averted,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Philippine hws nre to ho In English.
This may put tho Filipinos to some tern
porary Inconvenience, but they can save
trouble for themselves by observing the
codo In any language.
I.IKi-iifd to an Old H01111111,
lloston Globe.
Mr. Cleveland rises like one of tho old
philosophers of Homo heforo the downfall
to explain tho plight of tho democracy nfter
having gono after falso gods. Hut pnrtles.
llko men, have to learn In the hard school
of experience nnd history supplies tho ono
consolation that they always learn some
thing lu the end nnd profit by It.
Knrlir Inu: t'liiindn.
Philadelphia. Ledger.
Ergland realizes that the Monroe doc
trlno does not run beyond Eastport, Me.,
and it wastes no expectation on any pro
tection for Its Canadian possessions through
Its Intlucnce. It Is sending nn outfit of
modern long-rnnge guns to replace nntl
nunted ones on tho defenses of Halifax,
though no enemy Is in sight. Thoso guns
will not threaten tho United States, ns
some nervous people will suppose, but they
will givo Halifax greater strategical Im
portance, until such tlmo ns they, In turn,
11, ny ho outclassed,
I.nuUlnu I'm- Into the I'll tu re.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
When all tho freight traulc has boon ban
ished to underground railways and the au
tomobile has displaced tho horse for surface
travel nearly thu entlro stieet between tho
pavements can ho devoted to green turf.
Cities of tho twentieth nnd thu following
centuries may bo freo from dust nnd tho
vllo odors urlslng from tho animal trallle.
The tiutoraobllo mowing Machine may bo
substituted for tho sweeping machines, to
the great Improvement of health and lu
crenso of enjoyment of cltUns.
Niitnhlo I'll ml I y of HiihIik-nn Men.
Springfield (Mnss.) Hepubllcnn.
Tho kidnaping ot tho Cudahy boy In
Omaha calls attention to n remarkable
family of Irishmen. Years ngo thero wns
an Irish laborer employed ut the Plnnklutou
plant In Milwaukee. His name wns Cudahy
ami ho had four sons, Michael, John, Pat
rick and Edward. Today the four boys
represent $15,000,000 ot business capital,
they employ 0,000 men, own meat-packing
plants nt Omaha, Milwaukee, Sioux City,
Louisville, Nashville, Wichita and Los
Angeles, operate car lines ot their own
nnd possess vast oil properties on tho Pa
cific coast. They are all powerful men in
physiquo and each Is possessed of excep
tional powers In business and finance.
' KIiik Cottou'H l,uti lion Throne.
lioslou Transcript.
King Cotton has resumed his scopter. It
has been a great year for tho south, ns well
as for tho whole country. It was not long
ago, not moro than two years, that tho
cotton-growing Industry was depressed so
much that urgent cries went up through the
south for diversifying tho planting nnd re
ducing tho acreage, oft tho staple. Now cot
ton has come up ngajn with emphasis and
stands ns the most Important factor In our
non-manufactured exports of 1900. In No
vember alone wo exported $11,500,000 worth
of cotton and In cloven months $270,000,000.
Thoso totals show .ncreaaes of $15,000,000
for tho month and $105,000,000 for tho cloven
months over lS&'J. In tho month the totnl
of nil exports Increased but $13,000,000 and
for thu eleven months $1S0,000,000. Tho Im
portance of cotton to tho whole Is scon
plainly from theso figures.
HAS MAX IMI'HOVEIl JIl.CHf
Arln 11 lid Scloncox N'o Check to Wnr III
thu Miieleoiitli Century.
Philadelphia North Amcrlcnn.
Is man becoming moro civilized? A
glance backward at tho great battles of
tho closing century Is llkoly to convince
ono that In progressing In tho arts nni
sciences man has nt least rcmnlncd sta
tionary In tho matter of Bottling his quar
rels. Iu tho opening years of tho nineteenth
century Europo wns ono vast battlefield, and
In Its closing hours tho sound of artillery
Is still echoing In moro than ono portion
of tho globe. It Is probable thnt no cen
tury, not oven that In which gunpowder
was Invented, has seen so great nn advance
in the possibilities ot wnrfnre.
Eighteen hundred nnd flvo was a great
year In the annals of war. In It was fought
tho battle ot Austerlttz, In which Napoleon
defented tho allied Austrlans nnd Kusslnns.
In tho same year tho battle of Trafalgar, In
which Nelson sunk tho French lleet, took
place, and probably no great battle In tho
history of tho world has been moro widely
Celebrated In song, story nnd nrt. Seven
years later, in 1812, the Russians burned
Moscow in dnlcr to entrap tho nrmy of Na
poleon. In 1815 came tho battle of Water
loo, lu which Napoleon's defeat was bo over
whelming that tho very name of tho Imt.Ie
has remained to us a synonym for complete
nnd overwhelming disaster.
Tho next decisive battlo wns that of
Navarlno, which tecured tho Independence
of tho Greeks. It look placo In tho year
1827. Tho Crimean wnr again found Hus
sla tho arena of war. In that vast military
drama Great Hritaln, Sardinia nnd Franco
wore pitted against the Huuslnn forces, ami
tho war lasted through '53, '51 and '55, leav
ing memories which will bo awesomely re
peated in many a peasant hut for conturles
to como.
In 1S57, two years nfter tho close of tho
Crimean war, occurred tho great Indian
mutiny, lu which tho native soldiers re
volted and ruthlessly mnssncred English
men, women nnd .children. Again, two
yenrs after this national tragedy, occurred
tho Franco-AtiBtrlan war. Tills was fol
lowed a year later, In 1SC0, by tho cam
paign of Garibaldi, which resulted lu tho
unlllcatlnn of Italy.
Just ono year later followed tho Ameri
can civil war, beginning In '01 and ending
four years later, In '03, with tho surrender
ot Ieo to Grant nt Appomattox.
Tho Austro-Prusslan wnr next occupied
tho public mind nnd It was brought to a
bloody closo by tho battle of Sadowa, In
July, 1SC0.
Four years ot comparative penco fol
lowed, nnd then ngnln, In 1ST0, came that
decisive battlo of tho Frnnco-I'russlnn wnr,
that of Sedan, This wns followed hy tho
federating of tho German Btates In tho
German empire. Next enmo tho outbreak
of tho Husso-Turklsh war, which was do
clded hy tho historic! battlo of Plevna, in
1877. Flvo years later, In 1S82, tho bom
bardment of Alexandria by tho Hrltlsh was
followed by the occupation of Egypt.
A gonernl lull In fighting was broken by
tho Chlnese-Japaneso wur In ISOt. In ISaS
camo tho breaking out of tho Spanish
American war, with its decisive battles of
Manila, May 1. and Santiago, In July.
Great Hritaln followed a year lntor, In
1809, by declaring war ngalnst tho South
African republics, nnd this, with our own
struggles In tho Philippines nnd the re
cent oventB In China, has helped to keep
up tho bloody record of 1900.
Able Men
Illnlr
Hon. Edward Hoscwnter stands out prom
Inently as ono of tho ablest men In Ne
braska. The Omaha Heo, unquestionably
tho cleanest nnd best newspaper published
between Chicago and the Pacific coast, nnd
Tho llee building, tho lorgpst and finest
newspaper building In America, if not In
tho whole world, aro strong testimonials
to his capabilities and achievements. Mr.
Hosownter started out In life nt the bottom
of tho ladder. Unaided and alone he grad
ually made his way up until now he Is n
man ot national reputation, enjoying high
standing lu metropolitan Journalism and
being n potent factor In tho national di
rectorship of the republican party. Thoso
facts nre recited at this tlmo primarily be
cause two United Stntes senators nre to bo
chosen nnd Mr. Hosewnter Is one of tho
leading candidates.
The people of Nebraska have entrusted
tho republican party with stewardship and
the tenure of that stewardship depends en
tirely upon how the party condtict.i Itself.
If honesty, economy nnd wisdom shall pre
vail the republlcnn party will remain In
power for many years. If not, tho people
will swiftly divest It of power. Pemaps
tho most Important tnsk to bo performed
nt this time Is the selection of senators.
On this the party will bo on trial nnd any
error .made will have Its bad cffec'.s. If
two good, strong, capable men nro ctnscii
the party will be strengthened, If, on tho
contrary, strong men nro overlooked rnd
mere politicians chosen for whatever
reason, it is reasonably certain that tho
people will administer swift nnd condign
punishment through the medium of tho bal
lot. No political pnrty can commit outrages
nnd hope to remain hi power. Tho mass'.'s
Tin: siiimin.i.v of tiim vei.iit.
Hoston Globe: Dcwet's feat ot breaking
through the Hrltlsh lines thnt encircled him
nnd escaping, Is ono of the most heroic
1'eeds In tho history of military operations.
Philadelphia PrcbB: Dewet Is tieurly tho
hero of tho Uocr war. Such n raider haa
never been seen before. Last August four
generals, two of them lords, Were closo on
his trail with .10,000 men, but nfter Inflicting
severe losses on nil who essayed to touch
him he escaped them easily. Ho was then
In the Trnnsvnal, not far from Pretoria.
Slneo then ho has rotravcrsed tho Orange
Freo State, zigzagging In tho freest man
ner, covering nn enormous extent of terri
tory nnd Is now ngnln moving northeast
after having reached the extreme southern
boundary of tho state.
St. Paul Pioneer Piess: The Doer plan of
fighting hard ono day to capture a lot of
Hrltlsh prisoners and turning them looso a
few days after, without parole, to rejolu
their several commands, may Indicate n
loft) contempt for the numerical superiority
of their adversaries, ns well ns Hoer Ina
bility to properly earo for any great num
ber of "Involuntary guests." It used to be
u rule of warfares that prisoners might bo
slaughtered If, when their captors found
themselves unable to hold them, the prison
ers refused to glvo their parole. Hut the
Hocia seem to have advanced considerably
beyond that point In tlielr Interpretation of
"civilized warfare."
Philadelphia Record: If tho ptcturesquo
story (from Ulocmfontoln) ot Dewet's cs
enpo bo true nnd thero is no reason to
doubt its (substantial accuracy tho success
of tho Hoer commander In brenklng through
tho Hrltlsh lines must have been due to the
military lnclllelency of hi udvcrsnrlcs
inther than to his own overpowering strnte
glc ability. Ho had been headed olf sure
enough, and his dash for liberty over tho
open veldt, In full view ot his enemy, must
bo regarded as having been a desperate re
sort. L'nder modern conditions of war
fnro a lino of pickets, well covered and
armed with repenting rifles, could have
stoi ped nny ehargo of mounted men. As
usual, however, one Importnut point was
left unguarded by tho Hrltlsh commander,
nnd the Hoers rushed through the unpro
tected gap lu tho Hrltlsh lines without en
countering nny opposition worth mention
ing. Their eompnratlvoly small losses In
the rush show this to hve been a fneu
Hrltlsh blunders liavo given tno Hoers
nearly all of their victories.
Til 13 A .Mil XI) HI) TREATY.
Indianapolis Press: Tho Hay-Paunccfote
treaty, as nmonded, gives us control of our
own property. This much good has been
accomplished by tho ngltntlon for our
rights. If England accepts tho treaty we
can go 011 with tho canal. If It does not
wo shall find a way to get along without
Its consent.
Chicago Tribune: In tho treaty as It
stands thero Is nothing which puts tho
United Stntes in tho attitude ot throwing
down tho gauntlet to tho whole civilized
world. Tho canal Is to bo open to tho coin
morco of all nations on terms of equality.
There will bo none of tho discriminations In
favor of American vessels which somo sen
ators favoted perhaps In order to make
tho treaty specially obnoxious to the com
mercial nations.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Tho amendments
In no way limit the privileges of Groat
Hritaln, except In ensu that power bhould
bo at war with tho United States. The
nmended treaty contains nothing moro of
fensive to England than the original Hay
Pauucefolo treaty. Diplomatically there
nro Just as strong reasons for the accept
ance of tho nmended treaty by England ns
there were for tho acceptance of the or
iginal agreement.
Washington Slur: Thero Is no Just occa
sion to severely criticise either tho presi
dent or the secretary of state for commit
ting themselves to the treaty aB originally
drawn. Theirs wns the Initiative and the
look It. They doubtless exercised tholr
best Judgment nnd when tho result of tho
negotiations was announced thero were
eminent senators In both parties who
agreed thnt upon tho whole tho netlon
taken vns wise. Hut tho great majority of
tho sennte a co-ordinate branch of tho
treaty-making power Insisted upon certnln
changes, designed, as explained, to moro
thoroughly rafeguard American Interests In
nn American enterprise, nnd those changes
have been made. They nro not prejudicial
to Grent Hritaln. nor Intended to be.
I'EHSO.VAI, .MITES,
President Catt of tho National Woman's
Suffrage association predicts that tho
United Stntes will have a woman for presi
dent heforo the end of tho twentieth
century.
Mnrk Twain Btates that ho found somo
sixty-four different religious Beets In South
Australia. Helng fairly well supplied our
selves, wo shall not havo to Import nny of
these Australian systems.
Robert O. Evans, at present tho foremost
candidate for tho plnco of tho late Cush
man K. DnvlB in tho senate, Is nn eloquent
speaker, very ready nnd ono of tho best
known lawyers In .Minnesota.
Lieutenant Governor Hales of Mas
fcachusetts Is Intcrekted In sociology, and,
with a vlow to studying certain conditions
with his own oyes, Inst wcok created bomo
sentntlon by visiting. In churgo of several
policemen, Hoston's Chinatown and North
End.
Tho noblo art of shaping public opinion
received a cruel thrust from nn ungrateful
wretch iu Kansas, who has filed un affi
davit of election expenses containing this
Item: "To subsidizing the papers, $4."
it Is consoling to know ihu inferuul miser
was bvutcu out ot his booti,
Demanded.
Phot
of tho people expect certain things to be
done and any party thnt proves recreant Is
sure to Invito speedy rvlctlon.
The republican parly has been reinstated
hi Nebraska with tho object In view of
Improving conditions. If it shall fall It
has no reason to expect clemency. Tho
road to continuous domlnnncy Is clear. Tho
guldobonrd Is honesty, economy nnd wisdom
lu nil things. First of nil, wisdom must
govern in tho selection of uenators. And,
in determining who shall bo chosen, tho
safest way to calculate Is to Judge what n
man enn do by whnt he hns done. A drone
hi private life would be a drono lu public
life. Tho man who has made his own
opportunities nnd achieved success through
ids own efforts Is the kind of material out
of which to construct senators. Thnt man
will be of service. Ills Judgment will bo
sought and It will exercise nn lufluencc.
Nebraska needs much from tho national
government In order that her resources
may bo developed. To secure rlghtentia
recognition hi thu form of national legis
lation Nebraska's representatives In both
branches must be active, alert and of pro
found Judguieut.
Judging by what Edward Hosewater hns
nccompllst.ed in his private business lite, It
Is safe to say that ho could do more for
Nebraska, both In securing federal patron
ngc nnd In securing such legislation ns Is
needed to develop natural resources, than
any other man. He Is a strong and logical
reasoner and would at oneo take a position
ot prominence among the ablest men In that
nugust body. The republicans of Nebraska
will certainly make no mistake nnd they
will strengthen the pnrty nnd benefit the
state If ttey send Mr. Hosewnter to tho
senate.
llltOKH.V HITS OF CIIIW.
Oliftervntlon of Amrrlciiiin Urgently
In the I, mill ol' llii llriiKon.
"Tho Chinese have no warlike Instincts,"
says Colonel Webb C. Hayes, who has Just
returned from service on tho staff of Gen
eral Chaffee. "They aro not a nation of
wnrrlor.i, but If they should over bo trained
they would make the llliest soldiers In tho
world. They do not know what fear means,
and thoy absolutely dlsrcgaril death. Thero
nro two things they worship their fathers
and tho ulmlghty dollar. You may kill a
man over there and no one thinks anything
of It unless tho dend man happens to he
his father. They shrug their shoulders and
lay: 'There nro plenty left.' and Hint Is
all, Tho Chinese are not vindictive. They
get excited now nnd then nnd go in for
slaughter, nnd the next lulnuto thoy nro
cool nud nro drinking ten. Our cavalry
made nn attack upon a mob of Chinese one
day, nnd they quietly sat down upon the
giouud nnd waited the advance of the col
umn. They knew they would nil be
killed, but dlil uot seem to care. They
struck nt the horses with pikes and some
thing that looked llko forks. The Idea of
trying to disembowel horses nnd fighting
cavalry by Bitting upon tho ground was
something now for modern soldiers to face."
The Associated Press correspondent who
accompanied tho nil led nrmy, ami now lu
this country, says the most amazing fea
ture of tho Invasion ot China wns tho scien
tific, masterly skill shown in looting. The
allies robbed ns though they wero profes
sionals. Replying to tho question, "Who
wero tho worst looters?" tho correspondent
said: "Well, the Hrltlsh wero the must
successful becnuso they wero most syste
matic. They went about It as a regular
pkco of business; sent out men with carts
nnd wagons under command of olllecrs.
Their experlcnco In India had mado them
connoisseurs lu things Oriental, and thoy
selected only the best of tho silks and em
broideries, tho rarest of tho Jade nnd tho
finest of tho Jewels and lof. tho rest for
tho less expert looters. Tho Japanese did
tho lenst looting 11ml the Americans wero
next to tho Japs lu this respect."
Dr. S. C. Pnrtrldge, a missionary bishop
of tho Episcopal church In Jnpnn. preached
In Milwaukee last Sunday. "Wero I," he
said, "to show you nn nnntomlenl chart
mndo by the Chinaman you would scarcely
bellcvo they could have such crudo Ideas,
They llvo regardless of sanitary conditions.
In their education there Is nothing but
memory and conceit. Their scholnrs can
not mid n single column of figures, and If
you ask them what the stars are they will
declare they nro the demons of tho nlr.
They worship tho beasts of tho field, the
Insects, tho trees and their roots, nnd they
nro sunken to the level of the things they
Idolize. Wero thoy loyal to Confucius it
would bo nn easy task to lead them Into tho
new life, but they take his words on their
lips and deny him In their actions."
Correspondent Egan, writing from Pekln
to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, says:
"Tho removal of tho bodies of dead Ameri
can soldiers to their homes across tho sea
will lend to tho breaking up of tho sorrow
ful little burial plot under tho trees lu tho
compound of the Russian legation, whuro
rest tho Amcrlcnn murines who fell in tho
defense of tho legations. Few of their
countrymen who came too Into to save
them failed to go Into tho llttlo family
of mounds and stand uncovered for a mo
ment on the hallowed ground. During the
slcgo tho mournful tnsk of burying thu
American dend fell to W. E, Halnbrldgo,
second secretnry of tho American lcgntlon.
Tho Amcrlcnn compound was small and
there wan not sulflclent room to hnvo tho
burials there. The Russian legation, Just
across tho street, possessed u very lnrgo
compound nnd the Russian minister gen
erously gnvo up n plot of ground. All of
the funerals wero held nt night, for the
light of tho day meant exposure nnd dentil
for thoso who nsslsted. Midnight was thu
hour usunlly chosen, nnd on more than ono
occnslon rnln fell to add further gloom
and checrlcssness. Desplto precaution nnd
dnrkness, most of tho funerals wero con
ducted under llro, nnd sovenil times Hying
bullets cut sprigs nnd leaves from tho
trees overhead. Theso foil fluttering Into
tho grave or onto the bodies unwelcome
floral offerings. Secretnry Hnlnhrldgo often
had tho greatest dlllleulty In securing somo
of tho bodies, for when men fell In nn ex
posed position the Chlneso concentrated
their flro on tho spot. Once It wns neces
sary to erect a barricade to Bccure n body.
Halnbrldgo faced death n dozen times in
carrying out his mission of charity, nnd
wns highly commended by nil of his com
rndes. Tho burial of Marine Tuchor was
attended by n stranger scene. Ho hnd
mndo friends with n Russian private, nnd
tho two Bpent their spare tlmo togother.
Neither wns n linguist, but with the nld
of signs and n sort of polyglot dialect they
mndo excellent progress. Thoy shared
their food, and when Russians and Ameri
cans fought together Tuehcr and tho Rus
elan weio usunlly side by side. Tuchor's
Closed all Day Christmas
We wish you a merry one.
Browning, King & Co.
I' body was carried Into tho Russian com
1 pound late at night, Just as (ho Russian
soldier wns coining off watch. Chinese
coolies were nt work digging u grave, nod
j tho burial pnrty stood about the corpse.
DrAwn lounnl tlin hndv liv anmn Imnnlnn
the Russian leaned down over It and muted
thu doth from tho face. Recognizing
Tticher ho broke Into tenrs nnd cried out
In Russian, 'My brother! My brother!' Aris
ing from tho body ho turned to whom the
coolies were nt work on the gravo and mo
tioning thorn out ot the way began to dig
alone. The gravo lind only been started,
but ho refused nil offers of aid, and alono
mink it to tho required depth. Then ho
threw away his shovel and getting on his
knees In the bottom of tho gravo smoothed
down the soil. Ho wns making tho bed of
his dead comrade. Next ho put down some
leaves nud then with nil of tho tenderness
of a child ho aided In lifting thu limp form
Into tho grave. Ho tenderly straightened
out tho limbs, folded tho hands across tho
breast nud covered tho fnco to shield It
from tho earth that was to bo tossed In.
As ho leaned over tho corpse his tears fell
upon It. Tho burial party stopped bank
and silently watched tho dramatic scene.
They were crying, too, mid they could not
have spoken had they tried. In slloncfl
tho gravo was filled, nnd n little mound
rouudrd over It. Tho Russian wns tho
llrst to speak. Pointing off lu the dlrec
Hon of Tien Tsln ho asked: 'How long
will ft be before they como?" Nobody knew,
nnd as tho Russian reshouldered his nun
lie added: 'If they don't come soon wo
will nil be with my brother there.'"
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BETTER THAN EVER
Ord Journal.
A little better than usunl Is tho
Illustrated Christmas number of
Tho Omaha Hoe. It is a complete
magazine, printed In colors, nnd
the beatify of it lies in the fact
Hint there are no KJfth nventio
or unintelligible metropolitan nlrs
about It. It Is devoted to Omaha
and Nebraska.
1'1.A.K!1:h OK v,
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I'u." gnl.l thn
blooming daughter of tho liouseho ?
a p!!pfnJavV",,,1,,,,'t ca" .M'sof't'elgl!
"And why not?"
"Heeatino he Isn't u Jnv nnd thorn doesn't
seem to be any hope nf Ills 'popplii?' ' 1
Washington Star: "What Is il fnmliv
tree?" asked tho voung person.
fnuluns'u
Indianapolis Press:
shoo rlcrk boarder,
I wonder." mild tho
why they rail It
"It Is bo willed because the mlss'll foe thn
! ,,,w' .i"V,'ry "?e hcn 11 lilt of H s l.i"
ponded anywhere," snld the Cheerful ldl.it.
n1,,.",!!!.iTnlllMrl Johnson-What 1111
K?ti . .HnW nr--Jhninpson! That I. v
.els an nftermion olT every tlmo hu tries'
no matter how thin his excuse Is. '
I honipson-lt does look as thoipfi wni
r.rMlV',.!m "v,rr- bo y lu5 i fmblt
of whistling when he Is In the olllee.
Detroit Journal: The Man Tlehlnd tho
n,m".KhV,.l.,n,i M10 ''""ww Leaden 1 1 a if.
t ' laugh!" clattered the l'ltllosM
Leaden llnl' reproachfully. "You 11 ay get
to be nld-ruMilonod yourself some time "
thero was certainly no telling what nroir
ress the nrt of war might make. ' h
,im1'Lt?M0,,,0(Vt : "Hr.foro wo W(,"o married."
Stick " ,Lltrfu,1'- 'ou "-,l to rail me n
"True," ho admitted.
And now you nlways refer to nio ns a
gnose.
"Trim ngnln," he unsworn!, "but tho mis
take Is easily explained. I never was u
good Judge nf fowl."
A Cllltl.ST.MAN I'HAVEH.
Indianapolis News.
Lord, for tho lonely heart
Irprny apart.
Now, for tho son of sorrow
w horn this tomorrow
Ttojoleeth not. O t.ord,
Hear my weak word.
For lives too bitter to be borne,
I-or tho tempted and the torn,
1'or tho prisoner In thn roll,
For tho shnme Hp doth not tell.
For tho haggard suleldo
Pence, peace, this Chrlstinastide!
Into tho desert, trr 1
Hy thn long sdck, O God,
Into the patient gloom
Of that small room
Whero lies the ehlld of pnln
Of all neglected most bo fain
To enter, healing, nnd remain.
Now. nt tho fall of day,
I bow and pray.
For those who cannot sleep,
A watch 1 keep.
Oh, let tho starving brnln
lln fed, and fed again:
At Thy behest
Tho tortured nerve find rest.
1 sen the vacant chair.
Father of Souls, prepare
My poor thought's feeble power
To plead this hour.
For the cmptv, aching homo
Whore tho sl'ent footsteps eomn,
Whore the unseen face looks on,
'h"ro the handclasp Is not felt,
Where the dearest eyes are gone,
Where tho portrait on the wull
Stirs and struggles as to speak,
Whern tho light breath from tho hall
Calls the color to tho ehoek.
Where iho voice breaks In the hymn
When Hie sunset burnetii dim,
Whern the late largo tear will start,
Fni7.cn by the broken heart,
Where tho lesson Is to learn
llow to live, to grieve, to yearn,
flow to boar nnd how to bow.
Oh. thn Christmas that Ih lied!
Lord of living nnd of dend,
Comfort Thou!
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