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Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Personal AND WISE.

On his arrival In Boston the other day
Richmond Hovey, the poet, was first Missed
as Soaniard and then cheered as a re-
turned Rough Rider.
James ]. Hill, whose name figures SO
prominently In recent railroad news, Is said
to be the hardest man to interview" among
all the financiers of the country
Tom l.. Johnson, the picturesque Ohio
politician, is about to return to Cleveland
from the east, where he has been all sum-
mer. Buckeye state politics look forward
to lively times.
A friend of Senator Morrill, of Vermont,
has Just received letter from him in
wich he says: 81 am in my usual health.
There Is no truth in the item about my
resigning from the senate"
The faculty of the medical department of
the University of Pennsylvania will recon-
mend Dr. James Tyson OF Philadelphia as
a successor to DR.. Pepper in the chair of
the theory and practice of medicine.
General Ignacio Andrade, now president
OF the republic of Venezuela. has just un-
ve!led a monument to American heroes who
fell in the fight for Venezuela in 1906. It
has been erected at the instance of General
Andrade, whose regard for Americans made
him desire that these heroes should not
be forgotten.
Peius Hazla, hostler OF the poor farm
near Geneseo, N. Y. was once a Bavarlan
baron, but fed from his native country
many years ago after horsewhipping a boy
who afterward became Macmillan II OF
Bavaria. The boy annoyed him beyond en-
durance one day and Hazla gave his royal
highness a tremendous whipping. He fed
the country at once and has led a eheckered
life ever since. He is now over 70 years
old
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
Long Journey for War Ships.

4 lAllduCls'Hld IEeSS.
Some idea of the distance to be covered
by the Oregon and Iowa on their cruise to
Manila can be gathered from the United
States charts showing steamer routes. From
New York to Bahia, Brazil. where the first
stop is to be made, is 4,CS0 knots. This is
few knots more than the 4,076 from San
Francisco to Callao. Peru, which was the
Oregon's longest stretch between ports.
After leaving Bahia there is a run of 2,729
knots to Sandy Point, in the Straits of Ma
gellan, and then the longest stretch of all
comes, 4,224 knots, to Tahiti. From Tahiti
the journey can be broken by storoing at
Samoa, 1908 knots further on, or at Guam,
now an American port, which is 1920 knots
from Samoa. After leaving Guam there is
a run of some 1,400 knots to Manila. This
makes UP a total of nearly 1900 knots,
while the Oregon made a little less than
$4,000 in running from San Francisco to
Key West.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
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A MORInUND FORM.

Philadelphia Record (dem): The Syra-
cuse convention ignored the Chicago plat
form and cheered Bryan's name wildly.
That was first-rate blend of democracy
and discrimination. Bryan is an engaging
personality and the Chicago platform is
ancient history
Philadelphia Times (dem.): The treat
ment silver is receiving at the hands-to
say nothing of the feet-of the various
democratic state conventions just now
should have the effect of strengthening the
dam with which Colonel Bryan holds back
his flood of talk and of filling his wells
Of thought.
New York Tribune (rep.): Numerous in
these days are democratic conventions, but
the free silver yelp among them is di-
minishing vocal quality. Most of them
omit it altogether, barking in other keys,
which they deem more tuned to the time
and the hour. They have no case, but can
take it out in abuse of the adversary as
usual
New York World (dem): The Syracuse
platform declares for the democrats or New
York that 'in national affairs we adhere
with steadfast fidelity to all the principles
and politics of Jeffersonian democracy"
This disposes of the free and unlimited 16
to / silver coinage theory. For Jefferson
believed and enforced the rule Of an honest
and practicable Notwithstanding silver
at its commercial value and not attempting
to give 1t a fictitious fiat value by statute.
Bu. inasmuch as this morbund issue is uoc
involved in our state election, the platform
very wisely omits specific mention Of 1t.
with Connecticut, New Jersey and New
York-the three eastern states whose cleo
toral votes have contributed and been in
dspensable to the choice Of democratic
presidents-silent on this question, the re-
turn to 1.-The principles and policies of
Jeffersonian democracy" is we'll under way.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
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CONSPiRINE EUR EISInN

The appointment by the chairman OF
a ways and means committee Including
not only democrats but also populist
and Il so-called silver republican must
be taken as indication that the poll
ticians who engineered the fusion deal
in the last presidential campaign have
commenced active operations for an
other similar triple alliance in the next
presidential campaign. With the ma
chinery of all three of the parties in
the hands of men intent upon straining
every point to combine upon single
presidential ticket through some sort OF
working agreement backed by funds
subscribed by the silver bullionaires'
syndicate strong effort will undoubt-
edly be made to effect another fusion
in 1900
How far this may be successful is,
Of course, problematic, but it may be
put down in advance that the two-tailed
ticket of 1896 will not be used as the
model in the coming national contest.
l. he dCllOl VI tHt
populists in putting their standard
bearers in the field at this early day
effectually blocks any scheme to buy
their silence by. throwing them the sop
of a figure-head in one of two second
places on the ticket. On the other hand
the growing demand in democratic
circles for campaign under demo-
cratic leaders fighting solely for demo-
cratic principles will have to be reck-
oned with by the fusion conspirators
when the time comes.
The haste of the combination ways
and means committee to raise funds
to prosecute fusion national cam
paign before it is at all certain that
the fusion program will find favor can
not fail to stimulate the growing belief
that the silverites are using the national
machinery of the three popocratic par
ties to dispense a big Doodle fund to
grease the way for 16-to-1 free coinage.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
An Extinct Title.

NASHVILLE American.
The rivalry between the friends of several
young women, representatives of old and
prominent southern families, as to which
one is entitled to wear the title, Daughter
of the Confederacy" is i'll timed in the first
place, following SO closely upon the death of
Miss Winnie Davis and is totally uncaled
for in the second place, as the daughter of
Jefferson Davis was, by virtue of the time
and place of her birth-which occurred in
the executive mansion at Richmond during
the most eventful period of the civil war
the only Daughter of the Confederacy,"
and the title given her on this account, and
which she wore so well, therefore dies with
her. Daughters Of thousands of brave and
honorable confederate soldiers are worthy
to wear such title, but it was one belong
ing peculiarly to Miss Davis, for the reasons
given, and most certainly it should not be
conferred upon any one else. There was
but one Daughter Of the Confederacy.'' and
she has crossed the dark and silent river.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
HONOR TO THESE WOMEN.
Public Recognition of Their Work in
Behalf of the Soldiers.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
General Wheeler said recently that the
work of the women did much in alleviating
distress in the war, and that. 1t would be
a gracious act to show appreciation of their
services by comforting some honor on them,
though he did not see exactly how this
could be done. The gallant general is en-
tirely right in his suggestion. The women
of the country have responded nobly 10 the
call of patriotism, and, though their work
has been In a line altogether different from
that of the men who took the field, stormed
dangerous heights and covered the country
with glory, it has been no less important
to the national welfare
That this work was accomplished without
wish or thought OF reward goes without
saying 1t was undertaken from two mo-
tives-the sense of duty and as a labor of
love. The workers were not responsible to
the government, and, consequently, the gov
ernment has not the authority in their re-
gard which confers promotion and distinc-
tion on men. Yet, while the women are
satisfied with the results achieved, 1t is not
in human nature not to be pleased with ap-
probation. And there is no doubt OF the
stimulus that apprecation-not only felt,
but also expressed-has on even the strctest
sense of duty.
There is a way in which the government
can honor these patriotic women, and that
is by honoring their notable representatives.
In this war the names of two women came
prominently to the 'front.' from the vast in
fluence they exerted and the immense
amount Of good they accomplished These
women are Clara Barton and Helen Goufd.
What the country would have missed with
out the former no one can say. When OFF,
cial red tape stood In the way, when sup
plies were inadequate, when the hungry
were to be fed, the sick and suffering to be
cared for, there was the womanly chief OF
the Red Cross and her path was strewed
with blessings, as her coming was well
coined with the awakening of hope. With
her admirable system, her peculiar talent
for organization. her long and vast ex-
perience in relief work. she came like an
angel of mercy. No appeal to her went un-
needed and her resources were remarkable.
With her sympathy and gentle care she
united a business talent that showed in her
always doing the right thing in the right
place and In having the right thing in the
right place, too. There was no delay, no
bungling no blunders in her work. Thou
sands today owe their lives to her.
The work of Miss Gould needs no recapitu-
lation. She gave generously Of her ample
means, and she also gave her personal serv-
ices to the work OF their distribution. There
are few private citizens on record who have
made such magnificent gifts TO their country
in time OF need as she has done. She has
given the country noble example OF wealth
in its best phase OF unselfish usefulness to
the community.
public recognition of these representa-
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

tive women by congress would honor the
women OF the nation. What form this recog-
milton should take is a subject for future
consideration. In public tribute to them
every woman would feel herself honored.
And such recognition has been fairly
earned. The country at large-the soldiers
in particular-have been unstinted in their
praise OF womens work during the war. 1t
would be what General Wheeler calls n
graceful act to give this gratitude official ex-
preston. In the trials. the troubles. the self
sacrifice, the sunerings Of the war the
women have stood unhinchingly by the side
of the men. 1t is only fair they should still
stand beside them in the glory OF victory.
And no better way could be devised OF giving
them their share than this honor TO women
so representative of all that is most womanly
and best In their SEX
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Of the national home have practically
tested the curative properties of the
waters Of these springs by sending a
number OF the most sorely afflicted in
the homes to Hot Springs for treatment.
The results were most favorable and the
medical director reports that in his
opinion the saving resultant from the
treatment in the number of men cured
and sent to their homes would more
than balance the outlay.
This Is only the sordld view of the
case but on higher and more worthy
grounds it is urged that If the building
of the sanltarium can relieve those old
veterans from the pains that rack their
bodies the cost is amply repaid.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
nMAHA,S PhOMLSLNG FrTrRE.

No city in America is at this day more
prominently in the forefront in the arena
of public opinion than Omaha, the city
that has in the face of almost insur-
mountable obstacles given the country
the second greatest exposition it has
ever produced.
While the public spirit, enterprise and
pluck of Omaha excite the admiration
of all who have visited this city within
the past four months, the marked i'm.
provement in Omaha's commercial and
Industrial condition has been noted by
the business world through the clearing
house statements and reports of COM
mercial agencies Quite apart from the
benefits derived from the exposition, the
abundant crops harvested in the great
corn belt Of which OmafsT is the en-
porium and the consequent prosperity
of the farmers and country merchants
are swelling the jobbing trade of the
city to proportions far in excess of any
preceding period.
The most substantial factor to
Omaha's future growth, however, comes
through the enlargement of it's manu-
featuring facilities, and especially
through the increase in the number and
size of its great meat packing establish
ments. As the third largest live stock
market in America, the assurance of
steady employment for large bodies of
workingmen affords a foundation for,
permanent prosperity certain to become
more substantial from year to year as
the live stock interests of the tributary
country are developed.
What Omaha has already achieved in
building up its cattle market will at no
distant day be paralleled in the crea-
ton of a great grain market with its
auxiliaries in the shape of elevators,
Touring and cereal mills and starch fac
tories. With the removal of the chief
drawback to Omaha's commercial eX-
pansion by the prospective extension of
several great trunk il,as it's ability to
compete with other trade centers viii
enable its merchants and manufacturers
to extend their operations into sections
hitherto closed against them by railway
combinations.
From every point of view the pros
poets for Omaha are brighter and more
promising than they ever have been.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
AUTU IN.

Once on time (for thus the legend goes)
Dame Nature fell asleep In deep repose,
All clothed in richest robes of summer
green,
She slumbered; when there crept unheard,
unseen,
A silent painter. mischievous and more,
Whose magic, mystic brush swept softly
Ger
dame;
And from the touch there quickly flowing
came
The brightest tints, 'exquisiteiy combined,
The scarlet and the orange intertwined,
With all the iris colors mixed about
And not a lovely, lively hue left out.
And when the drowsy dame at length
awoke
And rubbed her eyes she wondering, doubt
ing, spoke
And asked nor did she ask so much
amiss):
.Td really like to know whose dress this
is?' ID. G.. BICKERS.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

LOUISIANA SUGAR PLANTERS AWAKE.
Louisiana sugar planters are finally
waking up to the menace to the sugar
industry that springs from the agitation
for the annexation Of sugar producing
Islands in both the Atlantic and the
Pacific. The sugar interests have brought
Louisiana to the support of the policy
OF a protective tariff and the sugar in
terests are likely TO guide it on the
question of expansion.
1t is plain as day that the free in.
PRODUCTION without import duty of any
kind of all the sugar produced by pau
per labor in Hawaii, Porto Rico, Cuba
and the Philippines cannot fail to have
injurious effect not only upon the beet
sugar industry of the western farmers
but also upon the cane industry of the
southern planters. So far as Hawaii is
concerned nothing very serious is to be
apprehended, because its capacity to in
crease its sugar production Is limited
and because Hawaiian sugar has for
years been admitted free of duty under
reciprocity treaties Porto Rico is in
much the same position since it has
little land available for additional sugar
culture and its output can at best be
but slightly enlarged.
Cuba and the Philippines, however,
are threatening ,portends to the sugar
planters. According to the best avail
able authority the acreage of cane
grown in the Philippines is about equal
TO that grown in Java and the cane
is said to be equally rich; but. owing to
the crude methods of production the
output of sugar is only 40 per cent of
that of Java. Should the Philippine
product be brought into the United
States free of duty and without any
restrictions as to labor methods it
would mean bringing into the markets
million tons of sugar annually. Under
similar conditions Cuba would add
fully million and u half tons.
This immense quantity of sugar pro-
duced under the labor conditions
formerly prevailing in Hawaii-coolie
labor-and no law against the i'm
portatiOn of contract labor, would, it
is freely admitted, destroy the Louisiana
cane industry and the sugar beet indus
try of the northwest.
While the opposition of the Louisiana
planters to annexation may be as selfish
as that of the western farmer is said to.
be, it none the less rests upon sound
logic applied to existing conditions. AS
international law is simply the crystal
lization of international selfshness, the
interests of the sugar producers of this
country ought certainly to have as much
weight as the demands of the dry goods,
exporters who hope by an American
foothold in Asiatic waters to sell few
millions more yards of calico to the
Chinese and make a corresponding addi-
tion to their profits.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Omaha continues steadily on the up
grade and there is no good reason it
should not so continue after the eXposi-
ton gates shall have closed. The prosper
ity area is in front of us. Our people have
learned what they can accomplish by
harmonious and vigorous acton, and If
business men, professional men, work
ingmen and every one interested in the
upbuilding of the city put their Shout
ders to the wheel the same progress will
be made in the immediate future that
has been made since the exposition pro-
ject was first launched. 1.,,- ~
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
4 SOLDLERS' SANITARIUM

The coming session of congress will
the erection of a national soldiers home
and sanitarium at Hot Springs, S. ID.
The project has the endorsement of the
national body OF the Grand Army of the
Republic, which at its recent encamp-
ment at Cincinnati passed strong reso-
lutions urging upon members of con-
gress that they vote for the measure.
The policy of providing for the care of
the soldiers of the nation at the ex-
pense of the public, where they are un-
wholly or in part, is fixed one in the
United States. No one questions the
statement that the country owes it to
itself TO provide for those who offered
their lives, If fortune so willed, In the
service of the country In it's hour or
need. The only question on which there
could be a difference of opinion is as to
the best method of caring for those who
are in need.
The advocates of the proposed sani-
tarium at Hot Springs point to the fact,
which is undeniable, that a greater
percentage of the occupants OF the pres
ent national homes are suffering from
rheumatic and nervous troubles and that
the cure or even alienation of their pains
is difficult matter If not an impossi-
bility in their present locations. 1t is
urged with much force that aside from
the humanitarian view it is good
financial policy in case those afflicted
can be cured so as TO be s'lf-Suotaini0c
to accept the opportunity. The directors
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

The school board wants to take a
plebiscite on the question of three high
schools through the agency of the school
children. There is, however, consider
able difference in personnel between the
people who have children in the schools
and the body of taXpaying citizens. 1t
is just possible that plebiscie in favor
of more high schools might be com
pletely reversed by a vote on bond
proposition submitted at the polls.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Governor Holcomb seems to have been
intermeddled in military matters arising
out of the war with Spain. First it
was in mastering in the troops and now
it is in mastering them out. IL the
populist governor of Nebraska had sole
charge of the conduct of the war and
the disposition of the volunteers, what
q mess he would make Of 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

General Wheeler boldly announces
that he enlisted in the army for the war
and all the outgrowths of the war and
is ready to stay in the service as long
as the president thinks him useful. The
contrast between General Wheeler and
some of his military associates who did
not get near enough to the war to smell
powder is striking, to say the least.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Some war critics attach significance
to the fact that no professional pugilist
drifted into the army during the war,
intimating that there is no lighting
blood in tile class. The insinuation is
unjust. The profession is as valorous
and patriotic as the multitude of home
guards now so conspcuously shedding
gobs of tears over the hardships OF the
soldiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

The new police board gives notice that
it means business by raaking dismissal
the penalty for disorderly conduct on
the part of police officers. There is
only one way to maintain police dis
cipline and that Is to enforce all regula,
tiOns STRICTLY and impartially.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

The Transmississippi Exposition is
sure to pass the 100000 attendance
mark next week. The next great Ameri-
can exposition will have fast pace
maker in the Omaha show.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

After months of innocuous desuetude,
Coin Harvey hobs up once more to ac-
cept lucrative position as general
manager of national free silver cam
paign committee. It's cold day when
Harvey does not get the soft end of the
free silver poker.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
The Philippine Problem.

Ind!anaoolis Journal.
The Philippines question is one of too
great consequence. and one capable OF too
many premature solutions to warrant even
an individual, much less a political party
in taking a hasty and arbitrary stand with
out having made the necessary investiga-
tions and given the much more necessary
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

General Merritt's formal report on the mil
itary operations at Manila is a record OF
continued successes by brave army, led by
gallant and. skillful commanders. The honors
in that quarter are for the volunteers, who
fought like veterans from the beginning of
hostilities and won unstinted praise from
their veteran leaders
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

The appeal in the Oerter gambling
case has got up to Attorney General
Smyth. The question is whether the
Herdman gang will have enough intiu-
ence with the attorney general to have
the case bottled up.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05
Pretense and Practice.

Hypocrisy consists in pretending to be
something that you are not. The people OF
Maine are getting as drunk as other people
and at the same time pretending that they
abhor intemperance and forbid it. We chal-
lenge any champion of Maine prohibition to
show that any part of Maine is better than
1t would be under a local option law.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

The school board has enough trouble
to keep even with its resources main
tanning one costly High school. With
three high schools on its hands, it would
be hopelessly inundated under annually
increasing deficiencies.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

Aguinaldo's activity in the proclama-
tion line is followed with correspond
ing depression in General Blanco's
headquarters. The advantage of the
present situation is that the atmos-
pheric disturbance is far removed from
the danger line.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

consideration the subject deserves. In fact,
is is not a question on which a position
should be taken at all for political effect,
but should be disposed OF by statesmen in
power rather than by politicians who
should not ard will never be in power.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

For the information of royalty jour-
neying toward the Kingdom of Quivera
it may be stated that the genial old
monarch, King Ak-Sar-Ben ". is al
ready provided with a queen in pros
moot
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

General Wheeler's testimony before
the war investigating commission gives
small comfort to the newspaper STRAIT
egists who have stigmatized the San
tiago campaign as a succession of
blunderS
Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-05

NSW AOrh lTlDuHe'
"They are gone, God knows where!" is the
significant account given of the reconcentra-
dos by one OF the chief Spanish officers in
Cuba. That grim statement is the fitting
epilogue of the history of Spanish rule in
the Pearl OF the Antilles