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It wns evidently another
ciist' of "Too
Much Johnson."
(cnernl VvVjior proposes to roorunnlzf
tnc Spanish iiriny. The Kenorul bus
undertaken n liirfju task.
Koniitor Knhbunlis of ludliiim hits for-
innlly shied his castor' Into the rim: for
the republican presidential nomination
of UI0I. Next!
It wns tins appropriate tlilni; for the
JilKli . school eadets to do In nuinlinr
their eamp after tlio lnniented hero of
Company L of tlio First Nebraska.
With all the chiefs of police of the
country temporarily located there. New
York ought, to be a model town at least
as Ions as the convention of police chiefs
lastn.
Tho brick cainpnlKii may be ended, but
that docs not obviate the necessltv of
raising still more money beforo the
foundation bricks of the auditorium can
bo laid. .. ..
The State Hoard of Tubllc Lands and
Huihllugs has raised Its ante, and It .Is
now up to thi! owners of the old fair
site at Lincoln to say whether they will
can it.
it is to be hoped Charles A. Towue
will Hud his removal to New York to
onpige In business more ptolltable than
playing a brief engagement as tall to the
Jiryanltc kite.
St. Joseph Jobbers arc trying to Invnde
trade territory which properly belongs
to uniabu. Omaha Jobbers should not
bo backward about meeting their St.
Joseph competitors on their own Held.
The next issue of the Commoner will
contain an extended eulogy on tho ills
Hcutlng opinion In tho Porto Hlcnn cases.
Wo feel satlslled wo can make this pre
diction without fear of Its failure to
materialize.
The school board will have no (11111
unity lu securing available, material for
truant olllccrs when the time arrives,
but there Is no call for employing them
at this season when the school year is
nbout to close. Tho tniant olllccrs will
keep.
Foreign papers appear to think that
the policy of expansion as Interpreted
by the supremo court has put the .Monroe
doctrine out of commission. The Hrst
attempt to act In conllict with that
doctrine will convince them of their
error.
Senator Morgan has a simple plan for
solving the political tiuestlons'of Ala
bama. He would make white men only
ellglblo to hold olllcc. If he would sub
stitute! for the word men "democrats" It
would come nearer expressing thoreal
design of the senator.
i
A. combination, of dynamite, gasoline
nnd a match' has proved sutllcleiit to
w'rtke up a Missouri town." ..There are
other places which might try tho experi
ment to advantage, though a slightly
decreased dose would probably answer
tlio purpose just ns well.
The German emperor reviewed tho
Guard corps, but If he niado any speech
tho press Is silent about It. German
editors are doubtless fearful of being
compelled to hold an executive session
behind prison bars with no one save
themselves In attendance to niiswer roll
call.
Tho estimated cost of repairing as
phalt pavements Is ?1."5,000. Unless tho
council can spine that sum from tho
general fund, property owners on Six
tecnth and Douglas streets shhuld get
together nnil arruugo .for repavljig In
stead of repairing .the asphalt ' pave-incut.
THE OMAHA DAILY J3E; THl'HSDAW MA'V 30, 1001.
UKMOHIAI, DAW
Today a grateful nation pnys homage
to the dead and does honor to the II v
ing whoc patriotism and valor and
sclf-sacrlllce preserved the union and
kept this an undivided country. Today
,u great, free, prosperous and haim.v
people recall the deels of the men of
the sixties nnd testify their appreciation
of and gratitude for what those men
accomplished in the cause of human
freedom. It Is an occasion for patriotic
reflection ami for thought of what wi
of today owe to the loyal defenders
of the government when rebellion
threatened Its life. Only those whoio
memory goes back to that dark and
perilous period can understand how
great were the sacrltlces of those he
roes, but all can appreciate the worth
of what they did.
Memorial day appeal to the best in
stincis ami impulses of our nature
It Is an Inspiration to loyalty, fidelity
ana patriotism. II teaches a just es
teem for that sentiment which prompts
men to make any sncrlllco- for tho de
fense of country. To those who have
an Intelligent comprehension of its sig
nificance It Is broadening and elevat
ing. The recurrence of this day must
also remind us th'it thn ranks of the
union soldiers are rapidly diminishing.
Their graves are much mom numerous
today than a year ago and tin: time
Is not far distant when the last of 'them
will hum Joined tho. Innumerable host
of-the dead. Lot us, then, be ever
solicitous for the colnfort and welfaro
of those who aro sllU'nnipng us Tho
natlou has shown hi most substantial
form Its gratitude to Its defenders. It
will not be less generous lu tho future,
but will continue to care for all who
have a just claim. to Its beneilcenee,
viULDH ro run niKsscnh:.
Seeing the hopelessness of Inducing
the powers to make any reduction In
their indemnity demands and facing the
fact that after tomorrow these d'
mauds, f not accepted, would Increase
it the rato of a million dollars a day -a
sum several times lu excess of the rev
enue of the government-China yielded
to tho pressure and will pay the full
amount of the Indemnity nsketl. Such
Is the Information received nt Washing
ton and regarded as reliable. Tho
method of paying the Indemnity and
provision for raising the money are
matters yet to lie determined among the
powers, but whatever delay this may
occasion will not be at the expense of
China. Having agreed to pay the In
demulty, she will be at no further cost
for the military occupation and what
ever foreign troops are retained In I'O'
:;lu will be at the expense of the
powers. This being the case It is prob'
able that nearly all of them will be
withdrawn from tlio Chinese capital
within the next thirty days.
s to the method of paying the
000,000 Indemnity and the means of ob
talulng the money, regarding which
there is diversity of views uniting the
powers, undoubtedly the Chinese gov
eriunetlt will without hesitation submit
to wb fever the foreign governments
shall decide upon. It Is perhaps safe
to assume, also, that lu respect to all
questions yet to bo settled the Chinese
government will be found ready to con.
cede all that the powers shall deem to
be necessary for tho protection of their
Interests and the preservation of peace
and order In that empire.
zens has the right to Impugn the mo
tive of these olllccrs, lu advance of any
action. The Interests of the fire Insur
ance agents who are projecting them
selves Into the breach are certainly no
greater than those of the Insured.
Wo all want the best fire protection
thnt can be had for the money avail
able for that purpose, but nobody will
contend that a lire chief alone can put
out tires. It takes experienced men lu
the ranks to carry out his orders with
a will. Some of the credit at least for
the success of the Oinnha Hie depart
ment Is due to the men under the chief,
who also have rights that the police
commission Is bound to protect.
of things, although the bright side Is a
good deal more Impressive. Omaha can
not be such a bad place after all when a
high churchman says such nice things
about It.
Tho Iowa supreme court lias decided
that dramatic, 'critics are to bo allowed
great latitude lu commenting on per
formances without being liable for dam
ages. The court recognizes the fact that
tho English language Is not forcible
enough to libel some alleged dramatic
ni'rforuHiuccs.
(iUlXO OFF tlALF-LOVKKD.
lhe Commercial club has clone
some good work for Omaha. It
has also done a great deal of mischief.
In many instances It has been helpful
in stimulating and promoting business
enterprises that have contributed to the
upbuilding of the city. In other In
stances It has gone clear out of Its way
to embroil the community In contention
and dabble In matters foreign to Its
organic function.
The trouble arises from the disposi
tion of certain members of the executive
onunlttee to use the club for airing
personal grievances and protecting fa
vored Interests. The attempt to com
mit the club to the support of Firu Chief
Itedell In advance of the hearing of the
charges now pending beforo the Fire
and Police commission Is tho latest ex
ample. While the executive committee
has not taken formal action, several of
the leading members and olllccrs havo
aired their views with evident intent to
rente the Impression that the charges
against Itedell are "trumped up and
that his removal Is sought uot on ac-
couut of any unfitness, but for polltlcnl
and personal reasons." One man Is
actually quoted as saying that "If 1.000
charges were tiled against Hedell he
would favor forgetting them and keep
lug Hedell."
Such talk, coming from a body pre
sumed to represent the commercial In
terests of Omaha, Is pernicious and not
In the Interest of good government. No
body will accuse Tho Iee with hostility
t. f-1ll,. ll.lvll li I .... I.-
ij viiii-i in'iicH, ii tvus largely in
strumental lu having hint brought here
ami stood tip for him when a largo sec
tion of the Commercial club protested
against tho Importation of an outside
lire lighter. It has stood up for him
ou all occasions and backed his de
mands for better tiro apparatus and
more men. It will continue to uphold
Chlet Hedell If tie charges against him
prove frivolous or baseless.
So far as we know, there Is no truth
In the assertion that Hedell Is being
prosecuted because ho would not turn
the lire department Into a political ma-
blue. Ou the contrary, tho charges
preferred against Hedell are so serious
that If true they would Justify his sus-
pension or removal. No matter how
competent and efficient Chief Hedell
may be, he Is not above discipline. No
man lu the public service Is Indispensa
ble. When he gets tho Idea that ho Is
supremo and accouhtablo to no one, his
usefulness Is seriously Impaired. Tho
Interference of tho Commercial club lu
advance of tho hearing Is a proclama
tion, not only to Hedell, but to other
olllccrs of police and lire departments,
that tho Commercial club is a higher
authority lu the government of the po
lice and tire force, than tho mayor and
police commission. Neither tho Com
mercial club uor auy other body of cltl-
F.FFECT OS Tilt! VHILU'I'IXHS.
While there was no reference to the
Philippines In the decisions of the su
preme court on tho Porto Hlco cases, the
principles enunciated apply equally to
the other Islands. In their present con
dition the Philippines nre domestic terri
tory and not subject to our tariff law.
It follows, therefore, that the decision in
the Delimit case Is applicable to thorn
and It Is assumed tiiat the supreme
court will so determine when the Phlllj
pine cases before It shall be decided. It
Is apprehended that this situation may
be taken advantage of to ship merclian
disc through the Philippines to the
I nltcd States and it Is suggested that
It may be found necessary to call
special session of congress to provide
revenue legislation for the Islands.
While there Is probably no very great
danger lu Ibis direction. It Is certainly
xpetllent that early steps be taken to
prevent such a possibility. The quos
tlon Is whether the president has the
authority under the Spooner bill, which
conferred upon him special powers for
governing the Philippines, to deal with
the revenue question. Solicitor General
Hlchards of the Department f Justh
has expressed the opinion that the presl
dent Is perfectly free, under the Spoone
act. to govern the Philippines as their
needs and our Interests may require,
and Senator Lodge thinks that under
that law the president has absolute
power to provide for revenue, both ens
toms and Internal, for the Philippine
Islands lu the general scheme for their
government.
If this view be correct, there will bo
no dlflieulty in dealing with the matter
since n tariff for tlio Philippines has
been framed and can lie promulgated
at any time, but manifestly the question
as to the authority of the president to
do tills Is one for very careful conxltlora
tlon. The Spooner act give the execu
tlve broad powers. It provides that all
military, civil and Judicial powers neces
sary to govern the Philippine Islands
shall, until otherwise provided by eon
gross, be vested In such person and
persous and shall be exercised in such
manner ns the president of the I'nlted
States shall direct, for the establishment
of civil government and for maintaining
and protecting the Inhabitants of said
islands In the free enjoyment of their
liberty, property and religion. Whether
or not there Is comprehended In this
the authority, as claimed by Senntor
Lodge, to provide for both customs and
Internal revenue Is a serious question
We conceive that a distinction Is to In
made between regulating Internal tnxes
and customs duties, so that while tho
authority of the president to provide for
the former may be conceded, his power
to regulate the latter may reasonably
be doubted. Tho supreme court deelslou
would seem to require thnt for the ens
toms there must be specific legislation
by congress.
Meanwhile wo do not think there need
be any apprehension of the American
market being Hooded with merchandise
from the Philippines. Foreign mer
chants will hardly venture upon so
hazardous a business, especially lu view
of the announcement that the Treasury
department will continue to collect
Dingley rates on Philippine products and
all goods coming from the islands.
The various menus published lu the
papers telling people what to eat with
each passing dny furnish no solution to
the magazine article on "How to Live
on $'',.0( a Year." The average man
who has a wire who can "cook like
mother" generally solves the problem of
existing lu comfort on considerably less
than that amount.
HITS itr ASIII.XITO.V 1,11'K,
Mischief makers lu the United States
and Cuba who did their best to provoke "f, ,J , '?,e. " MTVu"l "V". "f
,,.,.,,1.1., ,.,, ,, , .... , , 'he portico. Other shadowgraphs f
trouble and delay the cause of Cuban named -Mothpr t,icinw" -n.L v
Independence came within one vote of
accomplishing the result. Partisanship
would have a long score to settle If it
had brought about what It alined to
accomplish lu this case.
Curious SliMiliMvurniilia mi (lie I'orllcii
of (lie White lloime
The camera artist of the New York
flonihl has reproduced for thnt paper sev
eral of the curious rhnilowKraphs frenuentlv
observed on the columns of the portico of
tno wnitp House. The phenomena has
oeen rrefpiently commented ou before and
ascribed to the shadows cast by portions
or t no pediments or coplnc, These shad
ows outlined the features ot certain nota
bles long since passed away. Now It Is
claimed they ore changing nnd the profiles
of living actors In tho drama of today arc
clearly discernible The Herald says the
conspicuous shadowgraph of the present
time Is that of Marcus A. Hanna, American
senator. His rotund face Is clenrly out
lined on the central pillar on the east sldo
aro
named "Mother McKlnlcy." "Queen Vic
toria," "The I'olntlng Hand," "Senator John
Sherman," "President McKlnlcy," "The Old
woman at the Spinning Wheel.
1'eopie superstltlously inclined regard
these shadows as portents. The Herald
account tayg that about tho time the state
China has definitely agreed to pay the of ,t" health of the president's mother
The Western Labor union, In session
In Denver, has decided to enter politics
as a distinct party. In Its broad sense
organized labor, through its member
ship, should certainly take au interest
in politics, because It Is the duty of
every good citizen to do that, but a
class party, no matter what that class
may be, Is repugnnut to Amerlcnn lu
stitutlons nnd never can bo of permit
nent beuellt to the public. Such polltlcnl
organization invites tlio co operation of
all other classes in opposition and no
one class Is strong enough to control by
Itself.
Hepteseirtatlves of tho Boers lptve
made a formal appeal to The Hague
arbitration tribunal to settle tho differ
ences between them and England. It
Is not likely, after rejecting the media
tion of the United States and expend
ing millions of money, to say notlilnsr
of tho loss of thousands of lives, Great
Hrltaln would consent to arbitrate.
British prestige has suffered enough al
ready nud such action, practically an
admission of defeat, would bo Its final
blow.
Our local popocratlc contemporary
gives It out that It proposes to reverse
tho decision of the supremo court In the
Porto Hlcnn eases If only given time.
As It has formed the habit of reversing
judicial decisions that do not suit It.
without waiting for tho aid or consent
of the courts that havo promulgated
them, of course It was not expected to
take the pronouncement of the United
States supreme court ns final.
The announcement Is made that
Charles A. Towue, tho silver-tongued
champion of Brynnlsm, Is about to leave
Minnesota for good and proposes to
make New York City his future home.
Mr. Towue has coino to tho conclusion
that more money can be gotteu out of
Texas oil stocks on Wall street than out
of the United States mint at Philadelphia.
The complimentary allusions to Omaha
by tho general secretary of the Ep worth
league m bis review of Its recent visit
to this city should afford an effective
antidote to tho dismal forebodings ema
nating from some of our local divines,
who persist lu looklug .at the dark itdo
Indemnity demanded and Is willing to
hurry matters to avoid the threatened
penalty of .fl.OOO.OOO per day which w
accrue after July 1. The Chinaman may
sometimes be slow to move, but he can
sec a good financial bargain when It Is
offered.
SeeMnn llluliei- Tour.
Olobe-Democrut.
If Flllplnoo ate to bo American citizens
it Is ndvlsablo to toafih them tho national
hymn as early as possible. Many of them
hold that It Is "A Hot Time In the Old
Town."
HUttirlenl I'reepilent.
Washington Post.
Minister Conger need not retire simply
becauso his home county declined to sup
port his gubernatorial candidacy. It will
be recalled that Orover Cleveland was nom-
becamo such as to cause natlnn.il nlarm
tho shadow which has come to be known
as The Pointing Finger" made Its appear
ance. It was seen upon the central pillar,
vague, awesome, breedful of dread happen
ings. Various Interpretations were placed
upon tho marvel. Gradually the tide of
Whlto Hoiife opinion swept on until It
rolled at tho feet of "Mother McKlnley."
"She ft Is," decided the Interpreters, "who
Is meant." Hut, after all, it was only a
hand, visible to the Inmates and visitors nt
certain hours of the day, usually around
noon, and then for ony a few minutes at
n time.
Later, however, came conclusive testi
mony to the correctness of the view so at
least do tho fnlthful believers In the shad
ows ccctcnd. Says one who tells the tale
of the pillars and the passing of the
mother of tho president:
"When r guard who received the Hrst
sad telegram from Canton had ushered the
messenger up the stairway he leaned for a
Inated and elected to tho nresldencv over
tho bitter opposition and remonstrance of moment In the embrasure of the ball win
tho delegation from his own state. ,,ou'' Casting his eye upward, he observed
n strange uminw mitiinpii utmrnic n u
white column of the stately entrance.
Plainly silhouetted, as by an artist's brush.
was the form of an elderly woman, the pro
file turned toward the White Houeo door
way
Tliry ppil the Mimry,
Philadelphia ledger.
In unanimously declining to accept the
proposition of tho United States government
that tho Chinese indemnity bo reduced from
J337.000.000 to 200,000,000 the Kuropeun
powers probably argue that they need the
money, while the United States is rich
enough without It. The Americans aro not
In China for loot.
Will "cittliiiul l.rt lio.
Cleveland Plain Denier.
There seems to be n general disposition
among tho Scotchmen who nre not to share
in Mr. Carnegie's bequests to cry out In
dignantly ngalnst accepting tho glittering
millions. Put unless Sandy has lost his
canny dlspcsltlon Scotland will never per
mit the mighty pile so ficcly tendered to
return to America.
Long beforo the death of Senator .inhn
Sherman tho profile of his face was note.l
among the shadowgraphs. Kven after the
death of tho original tho presentment con
tinued. Indeed, so long did It remain that
attaches and visitors of the White House
came to regard It as a permanency. Put
one day 11 vanished, passing from the sight
of men ns suddenly ns It had arrived and
as thoroughly lost to view as the actuality
of tho man It represented. Now It Is a
memory.
These Instances. In tho minds of mnnt
observers, now grown curious and most
fearful of the next manifestation, were suf
ficient to stamp the shadow as a nosolo
gical eccentricity. To offset this thenrv
umi prove tne snadows to bo ns uncertain
.mohi: M ni'itisi; coMt.xi.
Introduction of Amerlcnn .Mc(lioil ou
lllltlxll Diu'Kn,
Hoston (llobo.
It looks as It our Hrltlsh cousins were
destined soon to tccelve n convincing, If
costly, object lesson as to methods of han
dllng freight, among other Important
branches of knowledge.
President Ilakcr of the Atlantic Transport
line, which It Is planned, according to
rumor, to consolidate with the bcylatid line
under the direction of "aiming everywhere
Morgan, belleci there Is great success
assured through the Introduction of Amor
lean methods In transatlantic commerce,
As he points the moral;
"It costs 25 cents n ton to handle freight
at our Atlantic ports. To handle the same
cargo when It arrives lu L'tigland It cost
u ceius n ton. All alone the nc the com
parlioa holds good ns strongly In favor of
American methods, The savings by Intro
iiucing tnesc methods, and through develop
Ing better dock systems, would be at the
least I2i per cent on nn Investment of
$10,000,000. Indeed, If the cost of handling
freight can be brought down to tho prices
prevailing on tins side of the Atlantic, a
pcrerntfldo or 2u per cent can easily bo ob
tabled,"
Possibly President linker amy be a trlile
oversangulno In his estimate ns to tho galas
to no made by Introducing "American
methods" In the freight-handling buslnesj
in i.onnnn. The chances arc, however,
that if the plans In which ho Is Interested
Just now go through, the world of tlrlllsh
tramc has before It a series of Illuminat
ing, oven If decidedly unpleasant surprhes.
i:vMi'i.i-: Knit rivn. cot htm.
of the
I'onIIiIp ( liiiiiK,- f Krnnl.
llrooklyn Kagle.
The dismissed cadets nre not eolne to of significance as thev Were nf nnnparanun
shovel asphalt after all. They are going to
mase tno politicians dismiss the supcrln
ii-iiiiem ot west t'oint academy and put
came, during the busy season of the last
campaign, the McKlnley outline. Tho Na-
poieonic contour of the president and tho
them back. When the politicians succeed candidate was plainly cast upon the marble.
In doing, that It wilt be time to dismiss tho
politicians, nnd dismiss them In u wav that
win maxe them call for arnica.
Interpretation varied according to the tern
perament of the persons putting them for
ward. With the remembrnneo of th nn.
vlous shadows and their meaning fresh In
mind, there were not wanting those who
predicted tho defeat, at least, of Mr. Mc-
Kinioy. on the other hand, friends nf th
president construed It as a favorable omen.
In this division of opinion, the nonnmtn
ndhorents were no whit less superstltlously
entertaining than were the Oreeks nnd
Trojans of old who saw a sign la the flight
I'lehtlim Vlvi-r rCxtut'pn.
New York Tribune.
Samuel Wood of. , Lone Island, when he
died some yejaMfO,- left a provision in
win iui-.r;.tj ejuaDiistmient of i
college of rauUciXarid sot aside sev
eral hundreds' "of thousands of dol
iars ror that Inst tut on. It Is nn riu
closed thnt extensive and prolonged lltlca- ot R (,ov "'' 'he flnjh of tho lightning.
tlon over the estate has consumed tim T,,n victory of the president set n now
greater part of the property, nnd that mnrk for consideration of tho shadows. Not
there Is little prospect that tho college a" meant fatality. However, the next
will over bo founded. At some time In 'mccTy wns unmlstnknble nnd admitted or
tne ruturo tho people of this state mav no lwo constructions. Coining at tho tlmn
perhaps demand that tho legislature shall of tlln serious Illness of the then queen of
take some action to diminish the excessive England, tho pillar showed the familiar
cost of legal proceedings In disputes over ,ln(,s and curves of Vlctorl.i Reglna. " 'TIs
wins nnd estates. Hlghtful heirs nre often D slsn- cnc" ib0, superstitions, and they
lll-trcatcd nnd despoiled In sueh rnninaiq declared themselves not surnrlscd when tho
and tho reasonable wishes of testators are cnh! hi"o"Bht the tidings of the death of
sometimes ruthlessly nullified.
tho 'much beloved sovereign.
nivrs Ftm am nn i c.w ka cm inns.
ii r
Till nun that llctiuil t:iiniiitloii
Trade Alirunil.
Detroit Journal.
While, we had been sunnoslnc that wn on the east sldo,
were nbout the only nobbles on tho vast Whltj House employes who hnvo been lln
beach that lines the ocean or demand for RcrlnK 1" this part of tho establishment
tho best In sight of manufactured nrtlclcs, ln tnc ot shadow reward hasten their
The shadow visitants do i o run according
to schedule. Tho time of their appear
ance Is as variable ns tho winds of heaven.
They may appear nt 11 o'clock In the
morning, maklnir usn nf tho font rnl t-itllni
When this happens tho -
I'roftcciitlon mill Conviction
MiiiiIIii (irnrti-rn.
Indianapolis .Inuruul.
A Manila dispatch snvs that thn three
onicers implicated In frauds In thn rnm
mlssnry department loss than threo months
ago ne been tried, convicted, sentenced
anu put in prison. This Is because they
wcic irietl uy a court wh oh Is not Irani
meied by tlio d wires which usually Impede
i L & -
me process or justice In civil criminal
courts. The offenders wero tried by n
court-martial composed of moro Intelligent
men, ns a wnole, than sit on Juries to try
criminals in civil courts. Tlio m-cused Is
allowed to have counsel, but his counsel Is
not permitted to waste time lu arguing
oDjoctions mid in taking Irrelevant testl
mony. Tho Insanity dodge hns no placo In
such a court; the medical expert Is not tol
erated. The one question considered con
cerns tho guilt or Innocence of the ac
cused. To that end tho Investigation Is di
rected, nnd with n fnlr liuvyor for Judge
advocate and an Interested court tho facts
are usually ascertained without delay nnd
with n clearness that might be nn example
to the civil courts. When the testimony
Is In the verdict is rendered and tho sen
tence pronounced, and the accused, If con
victed, heglns to work out the penalty as
soon as the penalty Is affirmed by tho re
viewing officers. Tho threo officers nccusod
or frauds n tho commissary department
aro now lu prison under sentence. Suppose
n man accused of defrauding the state or a
county had been Indicted throe months ago
In a civil court, would ho now bo working
out his sentence?
The court-martial case which has at
tracted most attention for years was that
of Captain Carter of the engineers, who
was tho leader In a conspiracy by which
tho United States was swindled out of
$1,600,000 or more. Hecnuso a year Inter
vened between the end of his trial nnd the
npprovnl of his sOntcnco a great howl was
raised nnd nn effort was mado to got It
Into politics, but when tho testimony was
read and tho sentenco approved Captain
Carter was oent to tho Lcnvonworth prison
"and put In' the same' garb that other mili
tary prisoners wear. In this connection It
may bo stated that the three civilians who
were ln tho conspiracy with Captain Cnr
ter have not yet liven brought to trial.
They havo been indicted, but for moro than
a year n controversy over tho particular
United States court which shall try them
hns prevented their trial. In another re
sped the result of n court-martial Is en
titled to consideration the otllccr con
vlcted of a dlshonornhle offense loses his
standing among those who wcro his nsso
elates for years. If he should get back
Into the army h!o offending Is not forgot
ten. He-election mny vlndicnto an nlder
man who has stuffed n ballot box or taken
n bribe, but there Is no vindication for nn
army officer found guilty of conduct unbe
coming nn officer nnd n gentleman.
Tho Journal would not advocate the sub
riu: iMiirrn men cam:?.,
Cleveland Leader irep.i: The nipiemo
court manifests a marked deslro to conform
to the will of the majority of Die people
In regard to great questions nf national
policy and growth
Chicago Hccbrd-llerald irep.i The dis
tinction tho court mnko between "a ter
ritory" and "territory nppurtennnt and be
longing to the frilled States" Is n nice one
nnd big with all sorts of variations from
the methods of govoi nnicnt which we have
given to territories of tho United States
Chicago Chronicle (dcm.l: The powe
of congress will bo conceded by many
Americans who do not approve of the spo
clfic acts of congress In tho exercise of
that authority. The npparent Intimation
that this power may bo exercised withon-
constitutional restraint Is tho rrnture which
constitutes tho new and dangerous doctrine
in tho premises.
Minneapolis Journal (rep.): Politics can
not bo said to have determined tho opinions
or tho supremo court on thu question
whether tho constitution tollows thn flue.
There nre democrats nnd republicans on
both sides or the Dowries case tho ease In
volving the power of emigres to ninl.c spe
cial tariff law's for "possessions."
St. Paul Pioneer Press fron.l: The do.
rlslon is one of the most Important over
rendered by the supreme court, for upon It
depended. In n largo degree, the destlnv of
our Island possessions, nnd It Is a subject
for general popular rejoicing that It sus
tains the only principles upon which their
governments can be administered consist-
cnu wiin inelr best welfare and that of
the people or tho United State.
Louisville Courier-Journal idnin.i- ti,
decision, no doubt, rescues thn admlnlstra-
iion aim congress from an awkward posl
llon, and In thnt respect Is welcomed by
thorn. Nevertheless, it is a dlstlnri Innn.
vatlon lu our Judicial decisions as tho ac
tion It supports wns an Innovation In nur
legislation. Tho right of congress to legls-
miu ior now territory wns not In contro
versy, but only the right to dlsreniini tho
rule of uniformity of all duties. Imposts nnd
excises throughout tho United States.
Chicago Journal (rep.); Such n tllltlhln
of reasoning ns there Is lu those decisions
has certainly never beroro round utterance
on that great bench, nnd It Is to bo hoped
never will again. Hotter, tar better, that no
reasons at all should bo given ror tho con
clusions arrived at than that such a con
tusion or logic should emanate rrom the
members of the highest court In the land.
The people will losot confidence In their
Judges when they discover thorn to bo no
bettor masters of Judlclnl science than ap
pears In those cases.
Minneapolis Times (bid.): The chief re-
grot will be whether one's Individual opin
ions nro In accord with thoso or the ma
jority or tho minority of tho court that
tho derision wns not moro nenrly unani
mous. Chief Justlco Ka lor and Justlros
Hnrlan, Ilrcwer and Peckhnm dissented In
tho Downed case and that fact certainly
leaves tho Issue open to argument. Thoso
who do not approve of the ruling will
Justly feel that thoy nre In distinguished
ompany. In so very Important a casn a
decision more conclusive nnd emphatic
would havo been moro satisfactory to tho
public.
smim.vc i,i.m:s.
"Do you believe th
of cluhs can bo
we awaken to read from our consul general
nt ncrlln thnt many of the ways of our
manuracturers who seek to sell goods In
foreign lands are stupid beyond belief. He
says that there Is a demand for Amerlcan-
mado articles, and that ,ln certain large
companions and visitors to share the mar
vol. Again, the fantastic creation mny
ohooso the central pillar of tho west sldo
for Its resting placo. nnd then It Is an.
other set of attaches that carries tho news.
ir the latter location Is selected by the
icruieni is usually In the afternoon, be
tween 1 and 2 o'clock.
While the great majority or thoso whn
have viewed tho shadowgraphs elect to re
gard them In tlio light ot the uncanny,
there are such materialists In Washington
who would account tor tho appearances by
the meat natural of agencies. Thcso Int.
ter nro of opinion that tho shadows aro
cast by tho cornice of tho building, mid
that tho difference In the sun's position
through tho changing seasons causes thn
change of location rrom the east pillar to
tne west.
To tho many, however, this oxnlanaiinn
Is simply a mistaken attempt to lntertere
with what is rast becoming a cherished In
stitution. As ii notion, there Is li;tlo
placo tor the mysterious. We are nnt n
old as to be able to afford ubandoncd cap-
ties mid the anilablo ghosts which ure thn
accepted and logical appurtenances thereor.
.u nut bu young as to pin our faith
to witchery. Few luxuries In tho lino of
mystery are at our command. Where
fore, plead the bcllovors In signs and
tokens, let there bo no scoffing over tho
appenranco of the White House shadows,
mm u uuve oecn ann aro and ever shall
bo marvels, mysteries and pnsslng phenomena.
llneh we aro rapidly enlarging our trade capricious shadow tho tlmo for such pre-
with Oermany, but he readH a severe lec
ture to the American manufacturer la gen
eral because he will not adapt himself to
the wishes of tho foreigner, but persists
ln trying to forco him to come to Amerb
can ways of doing business.
Thus the consul genernl says that wo
circulate In Germany prlco Hats and trade
circulars In tho English lsnguago or In tho
Spanish, which Is, ot course, llttlo more
Informative to n Herman. We offer to sell
really incomparably superior articles, but
accompany tho offer with Jargon unintelli
gible abroad, to the effect that the products
aro offered ror "cash at ten days' sight,
o. b. Now York, sight drart with bill or
lading attached," Of course tho American
who wishes to enlarge his trade la Germany
might ns well send a circular letter with
an Inscription on It copied from nn Egyp
tian monument of the time of tho Ramescs
as to send the explanation quoted. Travel
ing men go to Germany to further trade
Interests, but the consul general says they
aro almost Invariably ignorant of tho Gor
man language, though there aro hero thou,
sauds of available men, onco residents of
Germany, or the descendants of Germans,
who are well trnlned In Intelligent business
ways and who would be peculiarly adapted
to make headway among their former
countrymen.
flut this Is not the worst. Consul Gen
eral Mason adds:
"In no market of Kurope will any trickery
of this kind (failure to deliver goads as
contracted) any lapse whatever from abso
Into honesty nnd good faith In tho fulfill
ment of a, contract entail such fatal conso
quencees as In Germany, where every do
tall of commercial practice Is strictly regu
lated by law, and where the purity and
excellence ot rood products are guardfd and
enforced with a vigor which Is all but
fanatical."
Translated, this means that Yankee sharp
practice will- not aid In establishing a mar
ket for our goods In Oermany, and It is
time to recognize that fact, While the
government has for many years mado Just
such reports as this ot the Ilorlln consul
general, and while there Is an evtr-lncrojs-
Ing demand and a real necessity for rorclgn
markets for our surplus manufactures,
there has been constant neglect of the les
sons taught In consular circulars, to be had
for the asklntr. This neglect Is bomothlng
that subsidized ships and cables and a navy
to back a merchant marluo In every buying
part of the globe cannot supply the anti
dote for, and we preach from the text today
because Detroit, is a city of manufactures,
leading In various lines, nnd may havo one
or two manutacturers who can take to
heart with benefit the couaul geucral'i plain
words.
Too Mmili StniiK.
Pittsburg Dispatch,
While admitting thnt certain slnnc
phrases may enrich the language and that
the dlffercncH between n living nnd n dead
language Is tho prosence In ouo nnd the
absonco from tho other of now words, n
protest must bo entered ngalnst a too lib
eral use of unauthorized creations. There
ore slang words that fill a distinct void
express an Idea bettor than any reeognlzod
phrase. Thoy aro good. They will make
their way into polite speech. Ilul theie Is
a type of, slang ns meaningless ns It Is vul
gar lhat has no function except to defile.
it ougnt not to be difficult to distinguish
between the two encoura jlng one, reject
ing the other.
The intention Win (Joint.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
That American sentinel ut Pokln who
shot at one German soldier4 and hit another
a quarter of a mile awuy should bo severely
dealt with, Wo can't afford to keep men
In our army who miss their alms a quartor
or a mile.
HenrliiK lluirn Too Until,
Washington Poit.
Mr. Jlryan should endeavor to break him-
seir ot the habit of using the word "must"
In discussing plans for the democratic
future, lie may keep It up until ho Incites
somebody to refer to him as Old Musty,
tho civil courts for tho trial of men nc
cuscd ot tho more heinous crimes would
possess public confidence In a larger do
grco than they do If their procedure could
bo divested of seemingly Irrelevant methods
nnd tinfnir devices to clear tho guilty. No
irrnrm Is moro needed than In tho pro
ccdnre In rrlmlnnl courts by which tho ct
fort Is mnde to divert tho nttentlon of
Juries from tho guilt of tho accused by all
sorts of devices to nppcal to sympathy nnd
prejudice.
rr.itsoxAi, mti:s.
Hendrlck Van ZIJI. a Iloer by birth nnd
sympathy, has Just been olectcd president
of tho Cambridge (England) University
union.
Dr. Iegrlx of tho French Academy of
Medicine laments the growth of smoking
araoug womon. Ho says the practlco leads
to disease and denth.
R. II. Hnrrlnmn, tho railroad magnate, la
both scholar and scientist, has fitted out an
exploring expedition Info northern Alaska
and has a liobbv for the breeding or good
borfes.
firing a man ot jxperlcuco the comptroller
or the treasury had no difficulty In deciding
that tho congressmen novor had any Intcn
tlon of legislating away their mllcogn nnd
other perquisites.
Dr. G. T. Moore. Into of Dartmouth col
lege, has becoino tho government algolo
glst. It Is not so slangy an ufllco us It
sotindt. An tilgologlsl Is mi expert on
nlgao, or senweeds,
Though BS yours of ago Lord Hosebery Is
still of boyish appearauco, looking moro
like n lad Just attaining his majority than
a man who has turned tho half-century
corner nnd carried the weight of premier
ship.
Gulllcrmo Gesweln, one of the most
prominent of Chilian buslnesj mm, has
Just been commissioned by his government
to mako a trip to this country nnd to
Kuropo to study everything connected with
the beet biigar Industry.
Hursnll Sago Is, late In life, reporlod to
be mukliiR a reputation as a wn. Tho
other day someone ashed him: "Whn really
ownn tho Northern Pacific now?" "Well,"
ho replied. "I'm not certain, but I think It
Is the man who struck Hilly Patterson."
Certain surviving friends of the late Gen
oral "Stonewall" Jackson seem to bo ag
grieved that he should nt this late duy bo
accused lu the newspapers of having writ
ten poetry In his youth, They explain that
General Henry ft. Jackson produced Mm
poem which has been mistakenly attributed
to "Stoiiownll."
This Is tho way '.he caio was put by Judge
Danforth of the MMnc supremo rourt, In
speaking of a convi.'tcd bank rarhlor: "I
wish that tho law pel mlttcd mo to scad with
tho accused overy oi,o of the bank directors
who, through a long term of ycarr ex
pected you to do your work, live re
spectably, bring u r larse family and b
honest nil (in a salary of J COO a year,"
Detroit Free Press
world's federation
nchleved?"
"Oil, yes. I know woman; sho'll keep on
federating until' there is nothing else left
to federate."
Washington Htnr: "H nnsinion n irront
deal of importnncu ns' n, public official,"
sold one ChinainHii.
"Yon,'.' answered tho othqr. "but any oim
can see he doesn't ri-ally nnVount to inuHi.
Ho hns been behended only twice In the
past six months."
Judge: Doctor You are mpntallv ev-
hausted. 1 advise you to send your ramllv
to the country.
I'liueiu nut i run t leave my business.
Doctor Of cmirso nnl: vnn ninv in iho
Ity and get n rest.
Puck: First Farmer Zcko went to tha
Ilurralo exposition.
Second Fnrmcr-Clrcnt show, 1 suppose?
Hrst Furmor--Yos; ho says you wouldn't
believe how many things he seen that ain't
controlled by trusts.
Philadelphia Press: Ktnperor Kwang Tsu
frowned darkly.
"The weal, forsooth !" sneered he. "How
do 1 know that there 1m any west?"
'Well. Occidents will happen, von know!"
exclaimed tho viceroy, I.I tiling (.'hang.
Ynnkors Statesman: Church Did vou
ever notice how happy u man looks after
bo has gotten oiilcklc of n good squnru
meal?
Gnthnni Yes, and I have noticed how
happy a man looks after lie lias gotten
outside of some of these places which ad
vertise a good squnru meul.
Detroit Journal: 'i don't care," whim
pered China, "what rlnusn you put In tlm
treaty, so long as you keep your claws cut
of my territory!"
Morn she glanced uneasily nt the Hear,
who nt the moment was praying like n
man with tho collection plate approach
ing that Is to say, quite ubsorbcdly.
tin: (it; ami iihvihw.
Hnll, onco ngnln. tho pngrnnt,
Though old, rorovor now,
Our national defenders
Come marching Into view.
Knch year our henrts nro lirted
From dully rounds or care.
Yearly our souls are strengthened
To bravely do ami date,
Our heroes luivo mnde raored
And sot thla day nMdii
For memory and glory
And patriotic pride.
Knch year clothes with rresh benuty
Our hallowed stripes and stars, -
Yearly we sadly number
Our many battle scars.
Kacli year wo welcome proudlv,
Though tears our uyos brde.w',
The wide nnd varied phalanx,
Our soldiers' grand review.
Here are the biinynnt-heartcd
Tho brlghl-ried. strong-llmbcd boys,
With shining, youthful vision
Of hope nud future Joys.
Tho boys who ne'er grew oldor,
They who are over young,
They who embraced death smiling,
When bnttlo hymns worn sung,
There are the weeping mothers
Whn bade their sons good-live:
Knowing lhat whero war waited
There denth wns lurking nigh.
Here mnreh sedately tender
Young father", lovlng-eyed.
Who gavo their strength to freedom,
Who bravely fought and died.
There walk determined women.
I'.ilr mothers nnd fund brides.
Whose duty Jollied with putloncr
And bitter tears besides.
J lore loddlo lisping babies.
Whoso sweet lips learned In Icll
A father's name Just as the blow '
That made them orphans fell.
There stalk the veteran soldiers,
In victory or defeat.
Proudly they led our legions
Foi tunes ot wnr to moot.
Here softly stops n column,
Women and men of skill.
Whose mission Is or mercy,
Saving where others Hill.
Of all who marched to bnttlo
In eighteen sixty-one,
Few answer "Here!" to roll call
They're going, one by one.
I'lilldirii or stlont comrades,
Doing their will today.
Gather with Moral tributes
For graves of Iduo nnd gray.
M'jinnrliil day will summon
I lost from tho lint nnd hnll,
While liberty hns lovers
And right reigns ovur nil.
While minds cntind snd foster
Danger the strong man craves,
Sorrow iiml lovo will hnstii
To decorate wnr'x graves,
Wlnelde, 4Neli riKLLU WILLIS Y Gl,K.
