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The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-06
A PERFECT NEWSPAPER

To publish ALL THE NEWS promptly and
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OPEN EYE FOR PUBLIC ABUSES, to give
besides compl te record OF current
thought, fancies and discoveries in all de-
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EDITIONS of from 10 to IA PAGES, and to
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from the outset, and will continue to be the
aim of "THE RECORD"
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-12-06
FACTS ABOUT LENSES.

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Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
HoBsON's SECOND TRIUMPH.

Buffalo Express The cruiser Maria Teresa
has at last been hoated and towed in safety
to Guantanamo bay. So at least one OF
Spain's ships will be added to the United
States navy.
Philadelphia Press: Constructor Hobson
has shown himself an engineer of the very
first order. Yet under the foolish and anti
quated system OF our navy, being a staff
officer, he can never be given executive
command on board ship and has only nomi-
nal rank
Globe Democrat: The floating OF the
Spanish armored cruiser Maria Teresa Is a
matter OF some historical importance. She
will be an object OF national pride and a
great naval curiosity She was Cervera's
flagship as she steamed out of the harbor
of Santiago to try conclusions with an
American fleet. Yankee courage sunk her,
and Yankee ingenuity raised her. Under
our flag she enters on a new and better
career.
Philadelphia Times The Maria Teresa is
one OF the six modern first-cass cruisers
with which Spain started in the late war.
the Vizcaya and Almirante Oquendo being
OF the same model. She is of 7 900 tons and
$4,000 nominal horsepower, and twenty knots
nominal speed, and is protected by twelve
luCn steer Delt, WIN elSnl-lnCn steel aTInOT-
ing on the heavy gun emplacements Though
these ships went down quickly under the
guns OF Schley's fleet, there is no doubt that
the Maria Teresa can be reconstructed into
a formidable American man of-war.
Philadelphia Record The successful float
ing of the cruiser Maria Teresa by the
wrecklng company which had undertaken
the difficult Job is decidedly a feather in
10 nf ha nF nctr
since the judgment of naval officers of the
line, from Admiral Sampson down, was ad
verse to the continuance of the efforts to
raise the sunken war ship Her woodwork
is completely burned out, but the steel
armored hull and machinery are intact, and
II the ship can be brought safely through
stormy seas to a government navy yard it
should be an easy matter to render her
more efficient than ever.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Courage, however
great, could not have DONE unaided, what
Hobson's intelligence, foresight and scien-
tific knowledge has done AS courage
throughout the war was sustained and sup
plemented by accuracy and coolness, so now,
at the close OF the war, it enables the vic
tors to turn wreckage into property and to
convert the fleet sunk by their own guns
into accessories of their own armament. 1t
is quite possible that, with his scientific
training and the estimate placed by such
men on the relative value of the intellect
and the emotions, Lieutenant Hobson is
more thoroughly gratifed by the result of
this recent exploit than he was even by the
sinking OF the Merrimac, with its accom-
panying chorus of applause. At all events
he is entitled to new plaudits from the ma
tion for the new service and so, it may be
nd 10 hat nf cd u,hi lob
has developed in our naval students scen-
tiic enthusiasm for their chosen profession.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
A JACKSONIAN REMINISCENCE.

The pOpocratic organ has recently
given up much of its space to the re-
production of articles dug up from the
files of The Bee. Up to this time, how
ever, it has failed to discover this in
teresting set of resolutions published in
The Bee October ~, 1895:
Whereas, publication known as the
Omaha rld-Herald assumes to speak for
the democratic party of Douglas county,
and for many years past has received some
recognition and patronage therefrom, and
Whereas, Said publication has proven it.
self recreant to every trust imposed and
an migrate to every favor shown, and has
wantonly and stupidly betrayed the party
and its nominees; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the Jacksonian club OF Ne
braska, That this sheet does not represent
the democratic party of this county and has
forfeited all claims to its confidence; that
democrats should beware of its libes and
falsehoods and should know to a certainty
that it belongs to the tribe and speaks the
language of the dervishes and defaulters.
These resolutions were adopted by a
vote of I9 to l and up to this day have
not been rescinded.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
HAND DOWN ANOTHER PULLET.
story that "Points n Moral and
AdOrns Tale"
Springfield CMass) Republican.

Springfield lMaSS,D hepuDllCdll'
English newspapers which are eager for
American support in the far east lay much
emphasis upon our moral responsibility for
the Philippines. The London Times, which
had no censure for the Jameson raid, is
awfully impressed with the ethical aspects
of our situation from the imperialist stand
point. 1t states the argument succinctly
when 1t says: The American conscience
cannot rid itself OF a sense of responsibility
for the human wreckage of a state which
American arms have crushed"
Now the talk that we must lay hold Of
those islands because there would be an
archy without us is nonsense. II We are to
annex the group simply TO maintain order
and afford a government for the population
under which property would be safe and
trade would prosper, the proceeding will be
entirely unnecessary. No such responsibility
rests upon us. In the first place, Spain s
authority is still maintained effectually in
at least all the islands other than Luzon,
and Spain objects decidedly to being driven
out of them by the United States on the
anarchy plea. The insurgents authority to-
day, such as 1t is, is confined to certain dis
tricts in the island of Luzon, and what Of
the insurgents?
The proof is now complete that the in
surgents demand independence. II we take
the island Of Luzon we must force this party
into submission to our will. Aguinaldo and
the chiefs under him have formally appealed
to the European powers to recognize the
independence, or at least, the belligerency
of the insurgent government. II We con-
cede that the island OF Luzon is irretrievably
lost to Spain because of this native rebellion,
it does not follow that her authority is gone
in the rest OF the group; and II We concede
that in Luzon, outside OF Manila, the in
surgents are now in control, we cannot fairly
assume that we must set up our government
there in defiance OF the wishes OF the ma
| tives. Before we conclude that the insur-
gents are incapable of maintaining a stable
| government in the region they may have
conquered the experiment OF a native gov
eminent should be tried.
II Germany wants the islands then We
have absolute proof that our own refusal tC
annex the group would not involve them IL
anarchy. Germany knows how to maintain
a stable government, II the other powers
| denied exclusive possession to Germany, anC
demanded a division, security for life and
property would also be guaranteed by
| Joint possession. Europe would not fight
| Europe divided Africa in peace and Europe
could divide the Philippines without war
But our imperialists raise their hands II
horror at the thought Of Germany or othe
European powers coming into possession O
these islands, although Europe is a cifilze,
place. the home Of western civilization, AM
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
EMPIRE STATE POLITICS.

The republicans of the state OF New
York have done what they were eX-
pccted to do in nominating Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt for governor. The
popular demand for his nomination was
overwhelming and the party would have
made a great mistake If 1t had failed
to recognize the demand. There is no
doubt that Colonel Roosevelt is the
strongest man in New York today and
perhaps the only man the republicans
can be sure of winning with. He has
not only made a splendid record as
soldier, but in every public position that
he has held he has shown himself to be
a thoroughly capable man. Colonel
Roosevelt is not and cannot be made
the creature of a machine. He has his
own ideas of government and he can
be depended upon to adhere to them
and to the best of his ability to carry
them out. Nothing is more certain than
that if Colonel Roosevelt is elected gov
ernor of New York the administration of
that state will be managed from first to
last with reference to the best interests
of the state and its people and with alb
solute disregard of the wishes and aims
of the politicians. Roosevelt as gov
ernor of New York will mean the end of
all political trickery and chicanery so far
as this can be controlled by the eXecu-
tive power and it will mean an admins
tration of affairs in the interest OF the
whole people.
In selecting Colonel Roosevelt to be
their standard bearer the republicans of
New York were not Influenced wholly
by the fact that he had made a splendid
was a crowning incident in his great ca
reer, but it was not the only thing that
gave him claim to popular respect and
confidence. The truth is that the whole
career of Theodore Roosevelt gives him
a claim to the admiration, respect and
confidence of his fellow citizens. He is
thoroughly an American, he is in sym.
pathy with the best ideas of national
progress, he is in the best sense a pa
| triotic man. If he should be elected
| SONeIuOI VI NEW 1OIh tueTe cdu DE III
| doubt that he would give that state an
administration in every way creditable
to the greatest commonwealth of the
| union.
The platform of the Empire state re
| publicans speaks in no ambiguous
terms. 1t declares unequivocally against
the free silver heresy and while We
cannot endorse its imperialistic attitude
laration. The republican party of New
York ought to win splendid victory il
| November
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
AGE OF AMERICAN SHIPPING.

Under absolute protection our coasting
trade marine has grown rapidly and con-
tinuously, and freight rates have declined
more in proportion than in the foreign
trade. Freight rates in the coastwise trade
OF the United States are lower than those
of any other nation. This demonstrates
clearly that protection in the shipping busi-
ness operates precisely the same as in the
manufacture of steel rails, tin plates, or in
any other industry.
Why, then, do we continue to refuse pro-
lection TO our foreign shipping interests? :?
Why do we pay $500 000,0 900 a year to for
eign shipowners TO do our carrying trade?
1t is one Of the greatest mistakes this
country has ever made How we suffer
from II was shown in the recent war, when
we could not get sufficient transports to
carry our small army except by purchasing
foreign vessels, and that, when strict
neutrality is maintained, may not be pos
sible.
President Hill of the Great Northern
road recently stated that his road had
been compelled TO refuse the shipment OF
90 900 tons OF steel rails and 10000, 900
pounds of cotton to Asia simply because
there are no water facilities by means OF
which this merchandise could be trans
ported to Asiatic ports. With its subs-
dized line Of steamships the Canadian
Pacific road probably got the contracts 1t
is the height of national folly TO permit
this condition OF affairs to continue a day
longer than is necessary, Congress should
take early action to keep at home the
greater part OF the s30O, 600, 900 the country
pays to foreign shipowners to do our car
ryinR trada-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
As TO MARTIN WHITE.

When John Redell was appointed chief
of the Omaha fire department hue and
cry was raised against the importation
which by rights should be given to an
Omaha man. The wisdom and pro-
priety of importing an experienced fire
chief from one of the large cities has
long since been demonstrated Mr..
Redell has held his position under three
different police boards and public senti-
ment Is so powerful in favor of his re-
tention by reason of the marvellous i'm
provement of the service in discipline
and efficiency that no board dares to
face popular indignation that would
follow his dismissal unless very serious
charges could be brought and sustained
against him. The police board that i'm
ported Redell into Omaha in 1894 en-
gaged Martin White and brought him
to Omaha to assume the duties as chief
of police. White was not a man out
of job when appointed any more than
Redell when he accepted the position.
For many years he had been chief of
the detective service of the Milwaukee
& ST. Paul railroad and resigned that
position to come to Omaha under a con-
tact to cover period of two years. The
contention over rival police boards in
the summer of 1895 ended in his being
superseded by Captain Sigwart without
any charge or complaint either as to
nf duty ~ innftininnpy
very natural for Mr.. White to desire Il
resumption of the position from which
he was deposed without cause, were 1t
only for single day. But, while his
brief career as chief of police and
subsequent conduct as head of de-
tective agency affords no occasion for
criticism, his appointment as police chief
for the second time affords an oppor-
| tunity to the defunct Herdman gang to
raise the cry of alien which the keep
| ers of protected gambling dens and
fences had raised when he was APP
pointed chief of police in 1895. AS a
| matter of fact, Martin White is in no
| sense an alien. He is native American
and up to the time of his removal to
Omaha in 1895 was citizen of Illinois.
Since that time Mr.. White has con-
| sidered Omaha his home and has never
voted elsewhere. Being an unmarried
| man, his absence from Nebraska cannot
change his status as a citizen and there
| fore there is no basis whatever for
opposition to him on the ground of non
| residence.
But even if Martin White had been
| still citizen of Illinois his selection
would have been amply justified by the
| crying need of a chief of police who is
competent to rid the city of professional
thieves and crooks and qualified for the
difficult task of making the police as
efficient as is its fire department. II
| certainly is just as essential for a
| city to have at the head of its police
| force a trained detective and police
officer as it is to have at the head of its
school system trained instructor
Ever since Omaha has had 10000
population it has with one single eXcep.
ton imported its school superintendent
from other cities, and no serious Objec
ton has been raised to any superin
| tendent on the score of nOn-residence.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29

NEW IORK'S DECLINING COMMERCE.
y commission appointed by the gov
ernor of New York is investigating the
causes of the decline in the commerce
of the port of New York, matter which
has for some time been source of no
little solicitudc to the merchants and
people of that city. 1t is stated that
since 1850 the foreign commerce of the
port has been at Il practical standstill,
while that of rival ports has been i'm
mensely increased. Boston has gained
largely in commerce during the last
eighteen years, as has also Philadelphia,
Baltimore and other ports, including Gal
weston. 1t is striking fact that the for
eign commerce of the latter city has
grown by $41 100000 since 1850, rate
of progress which probably no other
city in the nation, or perhaps in the
world can show in the same period.
The object of the New York commits
sion is to ascertain the causes of the
decline in the trade of New York City
and TO suggest what shall be done to
check this deCadence. The commission
will have no difficulty with the first part
of the problem, but the other matter
may give it some perpleXity. The fact
Is that New York has got to change its
policy in some material respects in order
to hold its trade.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
Personal AND WISE.

General Z. II. Hobson, newly elected
president of the Veterans OF the Mexican
War, served also in the war of the re-
bellion.
1t appears that Theodore Roosevelt paid
taxes in both Washington and New York.
That clearly disquaifes him on the ground
OF insanity.
Notwithstanding his seventy years,
recovering from the effects OF the sun
stroke received in August
II all the accounts are true any right
minded man would rather be plain Amerl-
can citizen than emperor of China. The
former has a great deal more fun.
Schenectady IN. " Star: The Omaha
Exposition has been a thorough success
financially and otherwise, a result upon
which that enterprising city is to be cor
daily congratulated.
When the Harvard foot ball team held
its first practice this week there were
present among the candidates and coaches
Dudley Dean, Bob Wrenn, Dave Goodrich
and Charley Bull, all OF Roosevelt's Rough
Riders.
Liverpool paper which devotes con-
siderable space to Welch news recently con-
tdIneu tne following gem. Eos lIlechyd
late rector of Llechcynforwy, Anglessy, was
buried yesterday in the church yard in
Lianteris. He held the curacies of
Llandegal, Llandegian and Pentir."
Some OF the suits for damages growing
out OF the loss of the steamship La
Bourgogne, OF the Campagnie Generate
Transatlantique, are based on the allega-
tion that the captain OF the ship, Deloncle,
was insane that he had prophesed that he
would go to the bottom with his ship and
took no measure either to avoid the disaster
or to save the lives OF his passengers.
queer state of affairs has developed in
the City of Monroe, La, which is building
bridge across the Red river at that point.
The work on the bridge is now practically
completed, and it has Just been discovered
that the structure will be ninety feet too
short to reach all the way from bank to bank
The city has declined to be responsible for
further work on the structure unless 1t be
made long enough to be OF use.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
THE RECUNCENTRA

That war is hell" as General Sher-
the recent struggle in many ways to the
younger generation whose memory does
not carry them back to the sorrowful
scenes of the late domestic conflict. The
sufferings of the soldiers in camp and
battlefield have been dilated upon.
Strong men have been moved to tears by
these sights, but during all this time
without the camp of the soldiers more
an indirect result than all who suffered
in the armies. 1t was the tales of star
walton of the poor Cuban reconcentrados
us much AS any other one thing which
brought on the war. The war has been
fought and won and now on the au-
thority of DR.. Congosto, the secretary of
the Spanish autonomous government in
Cuba, there are no recOncentradOs-they
are all dead. There We're those who, be-
fore the breaking out of the war, had
the courage to stand up in the face OF
popular clamor and assert that this
would be the result and that 1t would
not only be cheaper but better and more
effective TO feed these poor suffering
people; that in case war was declared
they must inevitably perish before sue
cor could come to them. They We're not
only destitute of anything to save them
from starvation, but equally destitute OF
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS.
Important Subject up for Considera-
tiOn by Congress.

Congress will have no more important
subject to consider in the immediate future
than that of promoting the interests of the
merchant marine engaged in the foreign
trade of the United States. Our forefathers
had an appreciation of the great importance
Of This matter such as does not exist today.
The second act of the First congress pro-
vided for encouraging our shipping interests,
the country having suffered terribly because
the British had secured control of the car
rying trade.
From that time forward for half CEN
tury protection to shipping was regarded
as important as protection to manufactures
and other things Foreign vessels were ex-
cluded from our coasting trade and that
absolute protection has never been with
drawn. In the sos the British began a
wholesale system OF pormouing their ship
ping by subsidies, which, under free trade
influences in congress, the United States re-
fused to follow. Then came the war and
the destruction of our merchant marine
in the foreign trade. The result is shown
in the following figures, made up for ten
year periods:
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
TO THE TENDERFooTs.

with Apologies to Mr. Kpling)
When a tenderfoot comes ter the west feN
change.
He's about as much use as dog on tho
An when he gifts jollied he thinks it $50
While he's learnin' ter be a cow-puncher.
Be, be- be a cow-puncher:
Be, be, be a Cow-punCher;
Be, be, be n cow-punChcr;
Puncher of the plains!
Now all you young fellers that's fresh
from the east,
And wants, ter be cattle kings fore ye're
deceased.
Just list an I'll sing yer a puncher--at
least
A puncher that's fit fer puncher.
Fit, fit, fit fer puncher.
An first, jes' remember the story books
That tell yer cow-punchins all lasses an
pie:
1 tell yer it's work, an an odd chanct ter
In dischargin' yed duty as puncher.
Du-du-duty as puncher.
If they gives yer an outlaw with sores on
An he throws yer as high as a dogoned
Jes,, laugh with the others, an don't fly
the track,
But crawl him agin' like a puncher.
Gin gin-'gin like puncher.
IL 20 lc oub Oll lllblI lSlu All lHe CdltlS
stampede,
Don't go crazy like horses that lives on
But ride a blue streak fer the steers in
the lead,
An circle the herd like a puncher.
Herd, herd. herd like puncher.
When there's, pets in yer outfit that play
an lay it on you, pull 'em up with n
An tell them, fer good, that yer caynt
hni y1rnr
Aye, fight fer yer rights, like a puncher.
Rights rights, rights, like puncher.
When yer see as yer will, a right smart
of the men
Albumin of brands, an a mav'rickin'-
Don't foller their lead. or you'll end in
An work roads, stead of cows, like
Cows, cows cows. like a puncher.
play tough:
But quit the saloon when yeve done bad
Fer the whisky they sell yer is vitrolly
stuff.
An makes a id fool of puncher..
Fool, fool, fool of puncher.
An don't yer play poker. whatever yer do:
Fer yer cayn't sorter buck at the tink-
It's their livin' ter fleece jes' sech suckers
YOU
It's a snap-is a game with a puncher.
Game, game, game with puncher.
II yer thinks it is needful ter carry a
gun,
Don't fash 1t aroun an make plays jes'
fer fun
But when yer must shoot shoot quick an
be done
Jes' kill or git killed like puncher
Killed, killed, killed, like a puncher:
Killed, killed, killed, like n puncher:
Killed, killed, killed. like a puncher;
Puncher of the plains!
HUGH d. c. MACLACHLAN.
Amarillo, Tex.
'The weed known as 'loco," which Is to
horses what morphine is to man.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29
POINTED REMARKS.

Philadelphia Record: The topper enjoys
life to the full.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: The Sporting
Editor-That young Jockey who rs To get
$1,000 a year weighs but ninety-four
pounds
The city Editor Mother proof of the
value Of condensing
New York Weekly: Mrs Noear-Do you
think my daughter Will be a musician
prof5 ssor-I CANT gay. She may. She
dell me she gone of a long-liNed Namily.
Chicago Record Hopkins ought to go
into the army
"Why?'
He $ so brave. He borrowed my wheel
and rode 1t all summer, and now he has
brought me in a bill for repairs.
Detroit Free Press Mortimer is an i'm
mcnse success, isn't hc?'
Il don't know; people who are really at
the top generally quit blowing their own
horns"
Cleveland Plain Dealer: 81 suppose the
noise at the battle OF Santiago was in
Cessant?'
Yes, indeed. never knew of but one
thing that could compare with It,"
What was that?'
"A session of my wife's afternoon whist
club"
Omaha daily bee., 1898-09-29

the means Of procuring It. When war
was declared they were cut Off from
American charity and the incentive
which had induced the Spanish to in "A
small measure provide for them was re-
moved. The result is told in single
sentence by DR.. Congosto, "There are
no reconcentrados." What the sum
total OF this awful tragedy of war is no
one knows, probably never will know,
but the loss of life and the physical
weakening Of those who survive-mostly
women and children-will leave its i'm
press on the Cuban race for generations
yet to come.