TITTC OMAHA DAILY 1VEE: TUESDAY, 31 AY 7, 100.
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STATEMENT OP CIRCULATION.
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George H. Tzscliuek, secretary of Tho Ueo
Publishing Company, being duly sworn,
says that tho iicuul number of full anil
complete copies of Thu Daily, Morning,
Kvcnlng unci Sunday Hoc printed during tho
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Notary l'ubllc.
The Hee's new dot contest begins
Wednesday. Kvory subscriber should
vote early and vote often.
Omaha and Kansas City dry ones
might meet half way. say at St. Joseph,
unit syndicate their troubles.
Contributions for relief pouring Into
the burned city of Jacksonville furnish
new proof that American generosity is
equal to every emergency.
The pressing of a button will allow tho
battleship Ohio lo slide Into the water.
l i. ...1 1 1 i. ... t . . i . .
ii win no almost as easy a joo as an
Ohio man going after an olllce.
Tho American soldiers are being
brought out of China. They entered the
country with credit to themselves and
me ieaing u in the same manner.
ny ins speecn at Boston Vice President
Roosevelt has again demonstrated that
no one In this country can stir up the
iiemocnuicaniniais so thoroughly as he.
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Ami now wo have oil Ileitis unearthed
In lowa, too. The whole United States
musi no untiernilued by one vast oil lake
large cuougn to noat oil promoters In
every state in the union.
Kansas City Is eujoylng a purltnnlcal
Sabbath simultaneously with Omaha.
Knnsns City Has some yellow Journals,
but. they will not go Into spasms to the
name extent as Omaha s sensational
yellows.
The trouble ahead of the Nebraska
fuslonlsts who are demanding that pub
licity be given tho men of their party
who have been consorting with the cor
porations Is to Hud one of their uuinber
qualified to throw the llrst brickbat.
Tho comptroller of the currency has
called for another statement of the con
dition of national banks. In these times
bank managers do not worry about calls
for statements they are prepared to
uiako a satisfactory showing nny time.
The Hiiltan of Turkey has Issued nn
order which greatly reduces his visitors'
list. If tho advisers of the sultan could
only Invent some way of excluding Im
portunate creditors along with other
visitors they could command nil the
honors the sultan could confer.
The administration expects to retain
only -10,000 troops In the Philippines nnd
even this number may not be necessary
within n Hhnrt- (lino 'I'lila lu tlm mnrf
conclusive answer to tho charge that no
materlol progress has been mado toward
tho paclllcatlon of the Islands.
Pes Moines Is encountering still more
trouble In Its effort to secure tho estnb-
llshtuent of an army post, at that point,
ns the army authorities do not favor the
project and evince a disposition to hold
to the strictest enforcement of every
condition of the bill making tho loca
tion. In the uieauwhlle the post at
Omnha Is qulto sulllclent to accommo-
date all the surplus detachments that
can bo spared for service lu this section,
Tho dispute between Omaha and South
Omaha as to which should pay the ex-
penses of a smallpox patient sent from having been taken tho work will be ad
South Omaha to bo cared for lu Omahn'n vanced as rapidly as practicable. It Is
emergency hospital illustrates the dltll- 1J' means a simple tusk. It Involves
cultles constantly growing out of the
fact that what constitutes in reality ono
city Is organized Into two separate inn-
nlclpal corporations. Consolidation Is
only a quest lou of time. It may bo held
off until the next census, but It Is sure
to come eventually.
The Cuban commissioners have or-
rived home and announce huvlug agreed
upon n report they will make to tho con-
stltutlonal convention. These coinmls-
stoners have It within their power to
hasten the formation of tho Cuban gov-
eminent by tendering good advice to the
convention.. They left It to bo Inferred
while In this country that they were
sutlstled with the assurances given. By
adhering to that Idea they will further
tho aspirations of their countrymen and
relievo their benefactors from tho cm
Imrrussment of Insisting upon conditions
which will prevent more serious trouble
In tho future.
Mexico's anKKTixa.
The greeting extended to President
MeKinley by tho representative of
President Diaz, on the border Hue of the
two republic, will contribute to the
strengthening of friendship between the
countries, already most cordial. It had
been the Intention of Mexico's chief
magistrate to personally greet President
.MeKinley, but he wns unable to do so
owing to tho fact that the Mexican con
Kress Is In session. A meeting between
those eminent nieu would hnvc been n
most Interesting event, but nothing
more than wlint took place at Kl 1'aso
was needed to attest the friendly rela
tions of the sister republics.
Steadily the tlnanclal and commercial
bond between the United States and
Mexico grows stronger. Many millions
of American capital arc now Invested
lu the railroads, initios and plantations
of Mexico and much more Is certain to
go there. This growth of mutual Inter
ests assures a continuance of friendly
relations. It has been a conspicuous
feature of the statesmanship of Presi
dent nz to encourage the Investment
of American capital lu Mexico and there
Is a largo Hold there for Its prolltable
employment. Notable as has been the
progress of that country durlug the past
.......... ,.,.., Hn ilovclntimcnt of Its
resources Is still far from the limit.
More railroads will be built, mining will
be extended, additional coffee and sugar
plantations will be opened. Only ro
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leans a company to engage in mo pro-
ituetlon of sugar In Mexico, while a con
sldornblo amount of American money
Is Invested theru In coffee production
There are reported railroad projects
which If carried out would take many
millions of dollars from this country to
Mexico,
Thus our people hnve n deep Interest
lu tho welfare of the neighboring repub
lic, whose people In return appreciate
what has been done by Americans In
developing their country. Tho citizens
of both republics will heartily approve
the expressions of friendship and good
will exchanged between the chief mag
istrates.
MISISTEU COSOEIVS VIEWS.
Minister Conger bears testimony to n
fact which has been apparent since tho
powers begun to negotiate with China
for a settlement, that the Chinese gov-
eminent Is willing to meet every Just
and reasonable demand and to do all
within Its ability to reach an amicable
settlement. Had all of tho powers been
actuated at the outset by a purpose to
deal fnlrly with China and to nsk no
more than Justice required, as was tho
i'iihk with the 1'nltod States. It Is not to
i.c doubted that a settlement would now
t,0 n night, if not effected. Hut some of
the powers saw nn opportunity to do
Unoll the emnlre that was nt their mercy
nml niniln ileniniiils which were utterly
,. )inii nri..isonnble. The claims
f, innVmnltv orlirluallv submitted have
i11fl Mimwhnt modlflcd. but thev are
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Mtlll excessive and probably will not be
further reduced.
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tP. Coticer thinks that sonic nation
,miy yot demand territory lu lieu of a
nmuey Indemnity and he says that Ik
MU.h an event the position of China will
.v,iir.w with tin. Inevlinblu effect of
eauslnir much dissension between tho
nowers and leading to terrible confusion
i China. Of course this Is possible,
i)Ut there does not appear to be any
tnK n the present situation to render
u ....niiiin Tin. verv iinelileil uttltudo
of the United States, t J rent Britain and
Japan against the partitioning of China
will undoubtedly prevent any of the
powers from demanding territory there
as Indemnity. Moreover, all of the
powers have declared that they do not
desire Chinese territory and It is not
likely that any of them will seriously
attempt to repudiate this declaration.
Mr. Conger says the integrity of the
Chinese empire should bo maintained.
The Influence of the United States will
be constantly and earnestly exerted to
that end and wo are assured of the sup
port of Great Britain mid Japan, If of
no other power. The Interest of thesona-
tlous Is lu preserving tho territorial In
tegrity of China and It Is not to be
doubted that they are abundantly able
to do this.
CIVII, OOVEltXMKXT IS I'lllUrPlSES
The llrst step In the establishment of
civil government In the Philippines has
Iwen taken at Manila, though for a tlmo
olllchtls will not bo elected In that city as
lii other uiuillcltmlltlcs. It Is not. in
plained why tho Taft commission Is un
willing nt present to permit elections,
but the probable reason Is that popular
sentiment In Manila cannot bo relied
uPn ,0 choose oltlclals who would work
harmony with the American author!-
ties. The city lias a population of 21 1.000
n doubtless there is a considerable elo
int which Is not entirely friendly to
tho United States, tho votes and In
lluence of which would In nn election go
to candidates that might prove trouble
some. It Is therefore safer to delay
elections perhaps: until the complete nu
conipllslunent of pacllleatlou, which It
uow seems Is not remote.
It ' presumed that tho llrst step in
tho establishment of civil government
" Kfcat deal of arduous aud careful
labor. In Instituting civil government
in the Philippines great cure must be
exercised In selecting tho public olUclals
Tho men chosen for positions of trust
and responsibility must be thoroughly
capable, of undoubted Integrity and of
unquestionable loyalty to the United
States. There will bo no incK or candl
'itos for the ollloiul stations, but many
will not have tho necessary quallllea.
tlons. A number of dlsappoluted nsplr
ants Is Inevitable and It Is to bo ex-
pected that somo of these wjll endeavor
to make trouble by creating popular dls
content with tho administration of uf
fnlrs. Stroug, capable mou, of known
probity, will bo needed In the conduct
of uffalrs to counteract the luflueuce of
tho disgruntled and disaffected. Tho
- federal party, which Is Uolug excellent
service In the work of paclflcutlou, will
doubtless be drawn upon for most of the
otlklulu, but It .will doubtless be found
expedient to make some selections out
side of this party, In order to avoid
the appearance of too great partiality
for the one political organization.
The establishment of civil government
Is not the only task before the com
mission. The tariff and taxation arc
matters of great importance In their
bearing upon the future welfare of the
Islands. These are receiving considera
tion, but It Is doubtful If any action
will be taken lu regard to them pending
it Judicial decision as to the political
status of the Philippines. Meanwhile
there appears to bo a steady growth of
native contldetice In the American
government, which there Is every reason
to expect will continue until practically
all of the natives heartily accept
American rule nnd give sincere alle
giance to tho United States. It Is due
to tho Taft commission to say that thus
t'ur It has made no mlstnke. Its course
has been judicious nnd practical
throughout and the results are In tho
highest degree satisfactory. When
civil government shall have become
general In the Philippines and the na
tives have learned to comprehend and
appreciate what such government means
under American authority, there Is rea
son to believe that the population of
those Islands will be thoroughly loyal
and that no dllllculty will bo found In
preserving peace and order.
KtiEV IS THE MIDDLE UF THE ROAD.
On Sunday observance nnd tho policy
of dealing with the liquor tratllc, amuse
ment places ami public resorts, the pop
ulation of Omaha Is divided, as It is In
all other cities.
About one-fourth and possibly one-
third of our people favor a rigid enforce
ment of the Sunday law and the SIo
cumb law. Many of them regard the
liquor tratllc as an Incentive to vice and
crime and look upon tho liquor dealer
as an enemy of mankind. If they had
their way they would grant no saloon
licenses whatever and revive the Con
necticut blue laws.
Another class, comprising perhnps an
equal number, want Omaha to be n wide
open town, with saloons running night
and day year In nnd year out, with li
censed public gambling houses, with
free-and-easy amusement resorts and a
general do-as-you-please and go-where-you-pleaso
policy.
The majority of our people, however,
are opposed to extremes lu either di
rection. They desire a reasonable en
forcement of law and order. Without
attempting to trench upon personal lib
erty, they respect the conscientious scru
ples of the religious element of tho com
munity. They object to Haunting vice
In the face of the public and desire de
cency enforced In public thoroughfares
and public resorts. Iteall.lng that gam
bling Is not a legitimate business, they
will give no countenance to nny attempt
to place gambling houses under police
protection. Recognizing the Impossibil
ity of stamping out the social evil, they
favor Its repression by police surveil
lance. It Is Impossible to couduct n city gov
ernment so as to satisfy all the con tile t-
lng elements of tho community, espe
cially where political bias and personal
enmity are brought constantly Into play.
To carry out the deninnds of tho ex
tremists on either side for any length of
time would prove damaging to the pros
perity of the city oven If It were prac
tical to do so. Tho only safe course Is
to take the middle of the road, enforce
law and order within rational bounds
and let tho political mountebanks and
sensatlou-seokers raut and rave. It Is
fair to assuuiu that this class will never
bo content, because discontent Is their
stock In trade.
Tho Buffalo exposition management
has precipitated a light with the conces
sionaires the llrst pop out of the box by
refusing to allow the midway to do busi
ness for Sunday crowds. This Is tho
same old story told at every exposition.
In this case, however, the concession
aires Insist that their contracts give
them tho right to run every day that
the exposition grounds nro open to tho
public. If tho exposition Is to be opened
on Sunday for tho purpose of glvlug tho
concessionaires grounds for damages to
offset the prollts that they might have
mnde, the exposition might ns well
throw up its bauds at once, as the con
cessionaires are sure to suffer damage
In their own estimation bigger than all
tho exposition receipts. Either tho mid
way will do business on Sunday or tho
oxposltlou will keep Its gates closed on
that day.
The latest outcropplug of tho states
rights Idea comes from a court over In
Iowa, which holds the federal stat
ute burring unstamped Instruments sub
ject to Internal revenuo tuxes from ad
mission as evidence lu legal causes to
be unconstitutional for the reason that
congress has no right to Interfere with
Judicial procedure In tho various states.
This raises an Interesting point which
will doubtless bo taken up to tho United
States supremo court should It be
upheld on review by the higher
state tribunals. Ono of tho most ef
fective means of enforcing tho stamp
taxes has been through fear of Incurring
this penalty Invalidating notes or deeds
ns legal documents. If congress has ex
ceeded Its power It ought to have tho
limits authoritatively defined.
Information conies from China that
the authorities of that country have sug
gested the complete opening of Man
churia to tho trade of all nations. If
tho report Is true It will speedily show
how much sincerity lies lu tho Rus
sian pretensions. Japan, Knglnnd aud
the United States will certainly assent
and there Is no reason to believe that
nuy power except Russia would object.
A refusal on the part of that power
might possibly precipitate n scramble
for control of other sections of China,
but If so It might be well to precipitate
It before Russia becomes still further
Intrenched.
Kansas City's Commercial club Is
sending out un excursion by special
train to visit tho cities of southern Kan
sas, Oklahomn, northern Texas and
southwestern Missouri to cultivate trade
relations in a territory tliut lu within
reach of Its commercial Institutions.
The campaign Is to Include tho distribu
tion of r,000 Illustrated booklets telling
what n good town Kansas City Is and
10,000 Commercial club buttons. If this
does not lubricate tho lines of trade
leading Into Kansas City nothing will.
The country Is again demonstrating
how quickly It can open Its purse to
meet the cry of suffering. Stricken
Jacksonville can rely upon tho gener
osity of tho American people to relieve
Its presslug needs and do It when the
assistance will be most valuable, while
Its people arc unable to help them
selves. A .MnKnetlc Pair.
Indianapolis News.
Oreat Is American prosperity and Me
Kinley is Us prophet.
Ills llumy 'I'lnie.
Washington Post.
Hon. J. Sterling Morton continues to do
voto hU time to planting trees and swat
ting pops.
Wall Till the Colli Cnnirs.
Chicago Itecord-Hcrald.
It Is again rumored that the sultan thinks
of paying what ho owes to Pnclo Sam. We
would, however, nilvlso Undo Sam not to
Indulgn In any extravagances on tho
strength of this report.
When tin- llnnm llnrsln.
Indianapolis Journal.
If only millionaires nro In tho wild stock
speculation In Wall street no great harm
can be done, but when tho craze shall have
spent Its force It will bo found that many
men tiavo lost all the money they could
get possession of.
io OccmnIiiii tnr Kntliusliisin.
Haltlmorc Herald.
Mr. Morgan's Investment Is of no more
valuo to tho shipping Interests of this coun
try than a purchaso of western Knglnnd
woolen mills by American owners would
bo to tho woolen Industry of tho United
States. Shipbuilding must go hand lu
hand with shlpownlng If wo nro to re-establish
American shipping.
llilKln-ft l.im.-rluu llnrrlers.
Portland Oruuniilnn.
An American Investment of $8,000,000 In
a Manchester factory should warn us against
making too sweeping generalizations con
cerning Urltlsh Investments In this coun
try. As civilization ndvnnccs, barriers
of nationality will be thrown down more
and more. Some day we may even grow
enlightened enough In this country to view
with equanimity thn establishment here of
Chlueso laundries and Japanese bazaars.
Wine I'rct'fiittlmi.
Hprlnglield Republican.
Tho commissary frauds nt Manila were
brought to light by tho course of Major
West, who, being ordered to the post "f
depot commissary, refused to tuko charge
of tho depot until tho stores were either
shown upon Invoice or fully accounted. In
short, ho demanded n taking account of
stock. Tho major seems to deserve promo
tion for tho good he has done, but promo
tion never goes to officers for services of
that unwarllko charaoter.
I'ultliiK Stiiuiin on Siiei-iilntlon.
New York Tribune.
It has been decided that Wall street
"calls" on stocks nro subject to tax. The
pathway of tho avorago speculator Is behct
with thorns nnd tho Inevltnblo expenses of
tho hazards of tho adventurous In the ex
changes nnd outsldu the exchanges are
heavy nnd constant. And too often the
thorny path ends In an abyss out of which
there Is no climbing. "Ullt words of warn
ing are wasted on Xf men who risk their
fortunes in tho whirlpool.
An IMnriillonlil I)Im-o very.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho director of tho exceedingly valuable
"department of child study In the Chicago
public schools" niakfis tho announcement
that left-hnnded children nro not ns bright
mentally ns tholr rlght-hnndod mutes. This
Is highly Important. If true, and wnrrnnts
an Increase of salary- for tho director or
tho employment, of nn assistant at the least.
Porhaps wo shall have, opinions pretty soon
on the mental capacity of cross-eyed chil
dren, on tho artistic tnBtes of youths with
harelips and on the relations between club
feet nnd mathematical mind. There are
left-handed men and women In this town
In plenty who nre sufficiently acute men
tally to percelvo that the department of
child study In tho Chicago schools Is the
biggest humbug that ever was devised for
tho purposo of taking care of a taxeatcr.
TltA.SMI.SSIO OK l'OWKH.
Ullllznlloii of Klcvtrlrlty licnorntcil
nt DlNtimt Polutn.
Philadelphia Times.
When tho steam engine replaced the,
waterwheel or when combustion replaced
gravity as a source of mechanical power
It led gradually to an entlro redistribution
of Industries. Tho big factories gathered
In tho cities nnd tho mills along tho
streams wero abandoned. Tho new util
ization of water power for tho generation
of electricity Is likely to lead to other
changes not less Important. We have as
yet scarcely realized tho scopo of these
Inventions, because tho evolution of elec
trical engineering Is so recent and tho
economical transmission of power Is one
of Its very newest successes.
At Oakland, Cab, the street enrs are
now operated by electric power gener
ated on tho Yuba river, 140 miles distant,
and the power Is to bo extended to San
Jose, fifty miles farther. It Is found nt
Oakland that a current of 40,000 volts Is
transmitted the entlro dlstnnco from tho
generating station with a loss of not moro
thun 5 por cent. This cxporlcnco In not
stngulnr, except that tho dlstanco Is
greater than has been successfully over
come hitherto. Thoso who visit lluffnlo
this summer will see tho most complete
cxaraplo of tho utilization of n great
wator power, miles away, In every man
Ifestntlon of electrical energy. This will
bo really the characteristic feature of tho
Iluffalo exhibition, distinguishing It from
others, each of which has emphasized somo
epoch-making Invention.
It Is manifest thnt If cars can be run,
n city lighted, factories operated by
power generated 150 or 200 miles away, tho
problem of fuel nnd of tho transportation
of fuel must tnke on nn entirely now
nspect. It Is also manifest that thn con
trol of large streams capable of furnish
ing power has n now Importance, and that
tho legislature must guard very carofully
against the monopolization of such control,
which ought to bo preserved for tho benefit
of tho commonwealth.
It Is a perfectly reasonable ronjocture
thnt tho present system by which every
Industrial establishment maintains lis own
furnaces and engines and generates Its
own power by nn extravagant consumption
of coal will become obsolete within a
very few years and that light, heat and
motion will bo distributed from common
centers, supplied with power generated nt
the spot most convenient to the primal
force. This need not bo necessarily water
powsr. There Is, for examplo, latent en
ergy stored In the culm beds of the an
thraclto region enough to furnish power
for years to come, If it can bo burned
upon tho spot, nnd tho heat converted Into
electricity can be economically transmitted
to the factories. When onco the practical
problems of transmission and distribution
ro overcome, nnd wo can turn on power
as we now turn on light, we shall seo an
other far-reaching range in our Industrial
economy.
Ill IMHM4 WITH A HISTOItV.
Tho Cnlillilo of ,imv (lrlrnn, Where
tlu I'n-nl I -ii I Vn Wclrtitucil.
Tho Cnblldo building of New Orleans,
wherein President MeKinley wns tendered
a notabto reception Inst Thursday, Is ono
of n groupv of historic buildings facing
Jnckson Square on two shies. Theso nro
the Cnblldo the St. I, mi Is cathedral, the
presbytery nnd the Pontnlba buildings, tho
latter nt ono tlmo tho swell resldenco of
Creole aristocracy. The Cabllilo Is the
Spanish name given the supreme council
of Louisiana, orgnnlzed In 1760, and the
building in which It met still retains this
name. It Is 103 years old, woathcrbeaten
nnd weatherstalncd, but so solidly con
structed that It resists the ravages of time.
It Is n two-story building, with mansard
roof. On the ground floor Is tho police
court, which opens into St. Peter street.
Tho second floor Is occupied by tho state
supreme court. The presbytery Is almost a
duplicate of tho Cnblldo, but Is a few years
younger. The Pontnlba buildings nro qulto
modern In nppenrum-e, though built early
In tho Inst century by Unroness I'ontalb.i,
daughter of Don Andres Almonastcr, nr
chltcct nnd owner of the Cnblldo and the
presbytery. St. Louis cathedral stands on
n site flrst dedicated In 171S. Hurrlcnno
In 1723 and lire In 17SS destroyed tho
earlier buildings. The present building
wns erected In 1791 nnd remodeled In ISM.
In tho sanctuary Is u tablet marking tho
plnco where General Jackson was en
throned during tho singing of To Deum In
honor of his triumph nt tho bnttlo of dial
motto, January S, 1 SI 5.
Chief historic Interest centers around
tho Cnblldo. Not only was It the sccno of
tho greatest real estate transaction ever
negotiated by tho United States; It wns
hero Ocncral Jackson acknowledged tho
supremacy of civil oVcr mllltnry power by
paying n flnc of $1,000 Imposed on him by
tho court for disobeying nn order Issued
the day preceding tho whipping of tho
British Invaders. Directly across Clmrtrcs
street Is Jackson Square, with Old Hick
ory's Btntuo In tho center, where onco n
flagstnIT boro Trench and Spanish flags,
llore, too, In civil war times, General Hen
Hutlcr viewed with Indignation tho absence
of epitaph from the granlto pedestnt of
tho monument, nnd had theso defiant words
carved on Its western fnco: "Tho Union
Must nnd Shall Ho Preserved."
Tho ceremony of transferring sover
eignty over the terrrltory of Louisiana from
Franco to the United States took place In
tho Cnblldo. Thcro were two ceremonies.
November 20, 1S03, tho marquis do Cam
calvo, n former Spanish governor of Louis
iana, nnd Snlledo, tho then Spanish gov
ernor of Loulslnnn, met Iiussat to deliver,
In their capacity ns commissioners for
Spain, Louisiana to Prance. Tho popula
tion of New Orlenns was then nboul S.000.
Nearly the entlro population of tho town
wns gathered nbout the vicinity while the
documents wore being clgncd. Tho Spanish
flng was pulled down from tho pole In the
middle of tho Place d'Armcs. now Jackson
square, nnd tho tricolor of tho Prench re
public wns rnlsed to Its place. The llrlng
of nrtlllery nnnounccd to tho ngltnted popti
latlon that Louisiana had again passed un
der tho control of France
Tho renl red-letter day was December 20
following, when Loulslnnn was transferred
to tho United States within the wnlls of tho
now historic building by Lnussnt, In tho
name of the French republic, to Ocneral
Jomes Wilkinson of the United Slates nrmy
nnd Wlllhm C. C. Claiborne, governor of
the territory of Mississippi, who had been
deputed to receive Loulslnna In tho name
of the United States. Tho ceremonies nn
this occasion were somewhat similar, so fnr
ns tho scenes witnessed In the Cnblldo nnd
on tho s.trccts outside wore concerned, to
thoso which had nttended the transfer by
npnin to i-rnnre. Thcro was (his difference
between tho two occasions, however, that
the Place d'Armcs was tilled with a large
force of American troops, mllltln from the
states of Ohio, Kentucky nnd Tennessee,
and volunteers from Tennessee nnd MIspIs
slppl, who had marched from Natchez and
Fort Adams In Mississippi with Wilkinson
and Claiborne, to occupy New Orleans after
tho transfer should be completed. Theso
forces woro ranged on tho side of tho Plnco
d'Armcs opposite to the militia of tho city
nnd tho militia company of grenadiers
which had escorted them on the morning
oi ueeemncr so from the upper military
gate of tho town to tho public square.
As tho troops filed Into tho PI aeo d'Armea
Clnlborno und Wilkinson entered the Ca-
Dllilo. Lnu&sat was there to receive them
with notables of tho town. After t
dentlals nnd instructions to tho different
commissioners, nnd other necessary docu
ments nns necn rend. Claiborne nddrcssed
tho nssembly, announcing tho transfer of
Loulslann to tho United Rtntes. Then he
and Wilkinson nnd Lnussnt repaired to ono
or tno balconies nnd showed themselves to
tho people. As they mado their nppear
anco the French flag enmo down from tho
polo In tho middle of the squnro nnd tho
htar-bpnnglcd Banner" went un tn it
place at tho top of tho pole. As tho two
nngs met nnir way. n cannon wns fired n
n signal to tho nrtlllerymnn In tho fortifica
tions ana in the four forbi of the tnwn.
Tho signal wob responded to by n general
dlschargo of nrtlllery In theso works nnd
by tho dlsehnrge of cannon from the ships
in me rivi-r. ah tno United States flair rnsn
gracefully to Its appointed plnco nt tho top
of tho pole In tho Plnco d'Armcs, thcro
wits no entnusinsm exhibited by the spoc
tntors except In ono Instnnce. This dis
play of joy and patriotism came, as was
natural, from n number of Americans who
wero clustered near a corner of tho Bqtiare.
They welcomed tho npothesls of tho flag of
freedom with n wnvlng of their hats nnd
a lusty hurrah.
When Lafayette made his tour nf the
United States In 1S2I-23 as "tho nation's
guest," ho was received on tho occnslon
of his visit to New Orlenns In 1825 nt tho
Cnblldo, then tho city hall of New Orleans.
nine tow.m.i3v is thouih.i:.
l-'iirnii-r
XeliriiNKiiu lllxril l ii In (he
1 li ll I In Crnntrciliie,.
riilladelphla North Anicrlcnn.
Tho Investigation of tho commissary
frauds In Manila Is bringing out somo ugly
nit-is, mil mere is overy reason to believe
that tho rogues who stole from tho gov
ernment will get tholr deserts. Tho Wnr
department realizes now thnt Ocneral Cor-
bln spoko hastily when ho discredited the
flrst press dispatches nnnounclng tho dis
covery or tho frauds, nnd Is making
nmenus lor his official denial by pressing
thn trials with nil posslhlo vigor.
Tho Navy department has dono well to
order an InvcstlRntion of tho conduct of
Lieutenant Townley, ono of tho witnesses
In tho trial nf Captain Heed. Lieutenant
Townley, who Is In clmrgo nf tho nnutlcnl
school at Manila, testified that ho sought
to levy contribution from government con
tractors In order to make good tho short
age of an officer In the quartermaster's de
partment. As he put It, ho bellovcd that
ho was nctlng for tho good nf tho service
In provontlng tho exposure of another offi
cer's dishonesty.
No men havo repudiated this peculiar
view of an officers obligations moro
promtly thhn tho officers nf thn navy. It
speaks well for the entlro service that
naval circles In Wnshlngton aro dumfounded
at Lleutonunt Townloy's conception of what
ono officer owes another. If ho Is guilty
of what ho confesses the navy will be
well rid of him. Admiral Kompff has nl
ready been Instructed to Investigate tho
mutter. If a court of Inquiry recommends
his dismissal ho will get no sympathy from
his brother ofllcois for his attempts to
cover the work of uniformed ihlcvcz.
TIUH III.KS IX TIUJ IT!) I OX I'OI.U.
York Times irop,)! Tho esteemed Ham
ilton County HcglMer brings out William
Vincent Allen for tho populist nomination
for justlco of tho supremo court. Mr. Allen
has been out of office about n month nl
ready and It renlly seems ns though It
wns time something wns done for him.
Kearney Democrat: Isn't tho Ornnd
Island Democrat working tho "Little
Olnnt." W. II. Thompson, overtime? Our
Ornnd Island namesake Is now pressing
tho "Little Olnnt" for supremo Judge. Why
not glvo Hilly a well earned rest nnd try
to resurrect u iinmo that hasn't so much
fnmlllnrlty nttnehed to It? Kven a good
thing becomes stalo with too much
handling.
Wnhoo New Era (pop.): What Is the
matter with Douglas county populists? They
como down to every state convention with
over 100 delegates, but they have con
tributed only somo $3 towards paying off
tho old debt. In place of burning money
on nn ostentatious banquet, It would have
redounded moro to their credit If thoy had
rnlsed some money to lift the state organiza
tion out of debt, but perhaps tho stimulat
ing effect of the banquet will awaken them
to "the paramount duty" of tho hour.
York Times (rep.): A democratic friend
nud fellow soldier has at last succeeded
In making n political analysis of the su
preme court commission and In delighted
with tho result. Ho says thcro aro four
democrats, threo republicans, ono silver
ropubllcnn nnd one populist. It may bo tho
Ingredients of tho witches' cauldron aro
separating so far as to lw susceptible of
analysis by nn expert, but nil fuslonlsts
still look nllke to tho unsophisticated. Plvo
members of tho commission havo been can
didates for office on tho fusion ticket, three
nro rcpubllt-nns and ono Is n democrat who
has never bowed tho kneo to Baal.
O'Neill Frontier (rep.): Everything
points lo n completo separation of tho dem
ocrats from the populists nnd silver repub
licans. In this state fusion has simply
been nn endorsement of populist candidates
nil nlong nnd democrats nre growing weary
of playing tall to tho fusion kite. Even
In populist realms like Holt, whero demo
crats singlc-hnnded stand about tho same
show as prohibitionists, fusion relations
havo been greatly marred. Of courso, tho
plo hunters nro averso to It, ns they ronllzo
there Is no show for them unless tho "re
form forces get together." Republicans
havo no cnuso to worry about what becomes
of fusion. With conditions In their favor
and a united party they will havo no
troublo maintaining ascendancy.
i'i;iiso..i, XOTBS.
Now that Dr. Amcnt has reached this
country, ho nnd Mnrk Twain should form a
Get Together club.
Tho new secretary of tho Turkish legation
Is said to be six feet four Inches tall. Tho
sultan evidently wishes him to overlook
things.
Daniel C. Prench, tho sculptor, Is nlreody
nt work on his design for tho Lawton monu
ment, tho fund for which has now reached
tho. sum of $4,000.
Kx-Ooveruor Morrill of KansnB owns what
Is said to he the largest apple orchard In
tho world. When work now In progress
shall hnvn been completed tho orchard will
contnln f.4,000 trees.
If "misery loves company," victims of the
diamond tontine graft will derive somo
cheer from the statement thnt Miller's f20
per cent syndicate of Brooklyn, N. Y., will
pay 5 cents on the dollar.
Last Thursday n granlto shaft was reared
nn the spot at Champoeg, Oregon, where the
meeting tn organize tho flrst civil govern
ment west of tho Kooky mountains was
hold, fifty-eight years ago.
An Inmate of a New York Insane asylum
who ran away for tho purposo of seeing for
himself the nlleged henuty nf 700 Vnssar
girls, has returned to the bughouse per
fectly contented vlth his lot. Ono look
wns sufficient.
Tho democratic mayor of Detroit who
sought to monopolize the local plo counter
without tho advice or consent of the re
publican city council has been tossed over
tho fence by a ripper bill-vesting the ap
pointing power In tho city council.
Tho splendid Joke of the Pan-American
exposition Is on tho capitalists who built
the mammoth Stntler hotel, with nine acres
of sleeping rooms, three miles of halls and
n iMning room to feed 5,000 persons. Last
Thursday 2S8 employes were on duty nt tho
hotel. Thcro was ono guest.
Baron Kentero Kancko, Japan's now
minister of justice, Is ono of tho best Eng
lish scholars in Japan, speaking tho
language with fluency and writing It with
almbst tho samo Idlomntlc precision ns a
native. He Is a graduate of Harvard, nnd
ncqulred his legal training In Japan. He
Is 47 years old.
Brigadier General G. Norman Lleber,
Judge advocate of the nrmy, who, having
reached the ngo limit, will retire next
month. Is a son of Francis Lleber, the
distinguished publicist, who was professor
nf economy In South Carolina college,
whence, before going to tho Harvard luw
school, General Lleber was graduated In
1856.
Prof. John Flske, the historian of Cam
bridge, Mass., has been Invited to deliver
nn address at the commemoration of tho
millennial of tho death of Alfred tho Great
to be held In October at Winchester, Eng
lnnd, the place of his burial. A statue of
Alfred Is to bo unveiled there at tho time
nnd many eminent men will take part In
tho exercises.
One of tho happiest men In the country
todny Is Oeorgo H. Daniels, general pns
fengnr ngont of the New York Contrnl.
Tho Postoffico department has adopted ns
n design for tho 2-cent postngo stamp spe
cially Issued In connection with tho Pan
American exposition the New York Cen
tral's Empire State express. Of this stamp
It Is oxpected that moro thnn 300,000.000
will bo printed.
souxn woiuis or a Ji non.
Ili-imonliiB of thn Court In Srtllntf
AkIiIp n l.llirl Verillel.
Philadelphia North American.
Judge Itusaell of Brooklyn has estab
lished a noteworthy precedent in a llbjil
suit brought against the New York World.
Tho plaintiff, whom the newspaper de
scribed ns a burglar, confessed that ho had
a baser purpose in entering a young girl's
room. Nevertheless ho had tho effrontery
to seek compensation nt law for the dam
ago alleged to havo been done to his repu
tation by being published ns a thief.
Although tho Jury awarded tho criminal
nominal dnmnges Judge Russell set aside
tho verdict and directed a now trial. Tho
law, ho said, would not allow a profit from
tho results of wickedness. This was his
reasoning:
"What Is tho Injury by libel? Is It tho
nctunl wrong to character of tho man, nr
tho lowering nf a false reputation for honor
und good conduct? Tho character Is what
tho man Is; tho reputation whnt ho Is sup
posed to be. For defamation compensation
goes to equalize the diminution of reputa
tion below tho real worth of tho character.
And when It appears that tho actual of
fense Is grenter In culpability, ethically nnd
legally, than tho one to which an Incorrect
nnmo was given, substantial compensation
for the mistake In publication would award
a profit tor a supposed, but false, reputa
tion, Instead of adequate restoration for a
loss."
This Is most excellent common senso. It
contravenes the long line of decisions In
English and United States courts, which
wero based on tho principle that tho exact
truth roust bo proved In Justification, but It
conforms to reason and meets all the
highest requirements of Justice.
Our Working
Girlm.
TAtc to the most fnvorcd Is not always
full of sunshine, but to the nvcrngo
American girl or woman who Is obliged
to work for her living, nnd, perhnps
to help others nt home, Hfo Is often u
heavy drag in consequence of illness.
Women who work, especially those
who aro constantly on their feet, nro
peculiarly liable to the development
of organic troubles, nnd should par
ticularly heed the llrst m.inlfestntlons,
mich ns backache, pains lu the lower
limbs nnd lower part of the stomach,
Irregular and painful monthly periods,
is Xmj liftEsxcn, E. Rocnr.JTER, onto.
faintness, weakness, loss of nppcfiit
and sleep.
The young lmly whoso portrait wo
publish herewith had all theso symp
toms, and in addition leucorrhoeii,
nnd was cured by Lytlin 13. Pinkham's)
Vegetable) Compound. First, sho
wrote a letter to Mrs. Pinkham's lab
oratory nt Lynn. Muss., describing her
trouble, received in reply accurate in
structions what to do to get well, nnd
now wishes her nume used to convince
others that they may be cured as she
was.
The same helping hand, free of
clinrge or obligation, is extended, to
every ailing woman In America. If
you nre sick you are. foolish not to get
this valuable advice, it costs you noth
ing, and she is sure to help you. l)on't
wait until it is too late write to-day.
l'UIKii: Till! A 11.11 V l-'HOM TllinVKS.
Itrlcntli-ftN Pursuit mill Severe Pun
Inliniftil of MmiiIIii Crook.
Minneapolis Times.
Tho nrmy nnd navy of tho United States,
their officers and men, their methods of ac
complishment, their honorable traditions
and their high code of personal ethics nro
subjects of admiration not only In tho
country under whoso flag they sono but
In tho older civilizations beyond tho seas.
To he an officer of tho United States nrmy
or navy Is to bo considered n gentleman
according to tho best definition nt thn
term, which Includes personal honor nud
nbsoluto business rectitude us prerequisites.
Billions of dollars haSe been handled by
disbursing officers In the two nrms of tho
servlco since this republic took Its plnco
among tho nations and of defalcations there
havo been so few, while the nmouuts stolen
have been relatively so small, thnt wc can
readily challenge comparison as to probity
with nny nation In Christendom.
Tho recent developments In Manila nnd
the evidence already adduced In the court
martial nf Cnptnln Reed will, wo fenr.
furnish thn lamentable exceptions that go
to prove tho rule. To prove tho rule of
probity, however, so that criticism shall hn
silenced nnd faith held hleailfust. not only
Cnptnln Hied, but every nbcttor or accom
plice of his In his plans to steal money,
(should ho bo proved guilty by the court I.
should be mado thn murk of Hiirh signal
justice thnt not only this country but tho
world will recognlzo how dear to our peo
ple Is the honor of our officers nnd how
determined nre those In high command lo
remove oven tho faintest suspicion of dis
honor from tho fame of tho servlco nt large.
It was n good thing for tho nrmy when
Carter wiih sent tn tho penitentiary nnd wo
devoiilly hope that he will servo his full
sentenco nt Leavenworth nnd como out lo
find hlmsell dishonored In tho eyes of de
cent mi.'i,. If there nro others who. unde
terred by tho punishment thnt befell Cnp
tnln Carter, havo resorted to bribery nnd
malfeasance, thoy too, should bo Imprisoned
and for u term of years that shall lenvo no
doubt as lo our estimation of tho gravity
of their offenses.
nitiGiir ami iiui:r.'.Y.
Jtldget Miss Itlchmau llo Is thn light nf
my life. tm.
.Mr. Itlchniun Well, perhaps ho is. 1 no
tice, thnt he snves gnu bills.
Chicago Tribune: "Cholly rutlier plumes
himself on his Inmo kneo nowadays'
"Why Is that?"
"Somebody told him ho had tho golf
limp."
Puck: "I see tho Ncwglfts havo given
up their automobile."
"Whnt for?"
"They found, after nil, thnt It wasn't
so expensive ns keeping horses."
Phlluilelphlu Press: "Hphercs' of In
fluence," exclnlmeil Britannia, fretfully,
"do bnll one up '"
Now It w,-iH plain lo be seen tliut her
hnlr was routing down behind, but wo had
not the heart to toll her of this.
Cleveland Plain Denier: "Mlgsby would
make his fortune us u vaudeville mlmlu."
"Whnt mnkns you think so?"
"llo never played golf but once In his
life, nnd yet he's got tho golf limp down to
perfection."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I sen thn czar
of Russia gets u snliirv nf $S,WK),no u year."
"And yet he can't keep thu uuurchlstle
wolf from tho door."
Chicago Hecord-IIernld: "Don't you think:
n mini has to bo well born to havo rop-w-of
manner?"
"No; being born limy will do Just ns well "
Chicago Post: "The wireless telegraph
man Is engaged to be married," he an
nounced. "Let us hope," she replied unftly, "that
his miilila for ellinliintlug features here
tofore considered necessary did not lend
him to nttctnpt un armless courtship."
Leslie's Weekly: Juggles Whnt molten
you think they aro searching for tho unat
tainable? Waggles His wife Is seeking for some
thing to remove superfluous hnlr, while bo
Is looking fnr n preparation lo grow hall
oa a bald head.
Philadelphia Press: "I understand." snld
Mrs. Browne, "that your liuMmnd Is off on
n fishing trip. He's a very enthuslustlo
angler. Isn't he?" ... ,
"I should s.iv!" replied Mrs. Mnluprop.
"He's a reg'lar iinglo-inaiilne."
in: i,rrs it ;o at that.
Homervllln Journal.
I.
There nro so many books tn rend
And new ones every dny
That I confess I stand perplexed
And nteh them with illiimnv.
Ami yet one bus to muko folks think
He tins them all down put,
So I rend what the critics say
And lot it go at tliut.
II.
There nro so many magazines,
Knch better thun tho rest,
That I can never llnd the tlmo
To llnd out which Is best.
I reully ennnot reud them all
And do my work, that's lint.
And so 1 look thn pictures through
And let It go nt that.
III.
There are so many newspapers,
HjiI onus nnd good ones, too,
That one to do them Justlco must
llnvo nothing else to do.
However, ono must know Just where
This whirling world Is nt. i
So I Just glance the headlines through
And lut It BJ ut that.
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