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Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Material for a Comic Opera.

TIT .7OITS ANGWS.
There is an element of comic opera in
the situation of the United States in re-
gard to the troops of Spain now held pris-
oners. We have offered to give them back
to Spain, but Spain has not shown a DISPOSE
ton to jump at our offer. The lot of pris-
oners captured at Santiago will cost Ameri-
can taxpayers nearly $500, 600 to send back
nome, and there is the rest of the Cuban
army and the men at Porto Rico still to
reckon with. AS long as they are our pris-
oners, we have to feed them and care for
them, and the happy prisoners are eating
their heads off at our expense the while our
government is worrying over their ultimate
disposition. The government might put
them to work, road building or something
of the kind.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Am ENrIrLEp no GRATITUDE.

ALL ENTITLED TO GRATITUDE.
President Mckinley said what every
patriotic American win most heartily
approve when he wrote: THE highest
tribute that can be paid TO the soldier
is 10 say that he performed his full duty.
The field of duty is determined by his
government and wherever that chances
to be is the place of honor. All have
helped in the great cause, whether in
camp or battle, and when peace comes
all will be alike entitled to the nations
gratitude" While some of the volun.
teers have welcomed the restoration of
peace and the prospect Of al early re-
turn to their homes, many who are in
camp regret that they have not had an
opportunity to go to the front and meet
the enemy, perhaps feeling that their
patriotic desire TO fight for their Il
try will not be properly appreciated.
The president has assured them hat
there is no reason for such feeling, that
although in camp they have helped in
the great cause and are entitled to the
gratitude of the nation. This Is the uni
versal sentiment, as the volunteers will
find when they return to their homes.
In responding to their country's call
the men who did not go to the front
were actuated by the same patriotic
spirit as imbued those who had the OPP
p%ortunity to face the foe and attest
their courage in battle, and by this spirit
they are to be judged. The commander
in-chief recognizes the credit due to the
volunteers and every patriotic citizen
Is in accord with him.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

General Shafter reports hat the silver
question has settled itself in Cuba by
the Santiago merchants discovering
that American silver coins are as good
as gold, The object lesson offered them,
however, by the disparity between the
American dollar aud the Mexican dol
lar, although the latter contains more
silver, should not be lost. 1t is the gold
standard that keeps the American silver
coinage from failing to the level of Mex
lean silver.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Thus far the men engaged in calling
off the war dogs have not deemed IT
advisable to spend any money on cable
ish cruiser, the Temerario, supposed 10
be hiding somewhere on the east coast
of South America. The Temerario will
not do any fighting before a letter can
Teach the officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

The southsider should at once take
up the suggestion of n combination via
duct and market house on Sixteenth
street. If they don't want the market
house the north enders may want one
without n viaduct.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Brooklyn Life; Mrs, Tracv-Do you real-
iZc, my dear, that you have never done any
thing to save your follOwmen any suffer-
ing2
T~racy-Didn't I marry you?
Chicago Record: Has Hagby any talents
worth mentioningP'
Talents? I've known him to borrow one
girls horse and phaeton to take another
girl out for a drive"
Puck. First Summer Girl liked George
at first, but rye become tired OF him.
Second Summer Girl-Yes2 That has been
exactly my experience with Harry.
First Summer ~Girl-lndeed? Why can't
we arrange an exchange OF prisoners?
Detroit Journals; 1.-THE average man who
is right In IT," remarked the observer OF
Men and Things, will probably never be
without the notion that his children ought
to be admitted at half price"
Chicago Tribune! MIR. Billus was looking
casually through an old pocket diary, yell
low with age, that had come down to him
from his grandfather,
"Fifty-four years ago yesterday he said,
las i see from an entry, here, the old gem
tleman drank a mint iulep;'
"Wcll, what of that?' asked Mrs. Billus.
Nothing, only I've got IA headache this
morning-blame him.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Although the war is over the belated
reports of army commanders and the
return of the soldiers and sailor from
the seat of war VIII not let the patriotic
fervor of the war fever die out for some
time to come.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Guns for Other Wars
Minneapolis Journal.

-fFHTIcdIUTIS JUUT1IdT.
krupp is building fve-centimeter (two-
inch) paper field guns for the German in
fantry. They are so light that a single SOL
der can easily carry one, while the resist
ance of the paper is greater than that of
steel of the same caliber. War is getting
so civilized that the enemy will hereafter
be killed, as the politicians are, by the
papers.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Minneapolis journal.

While England talks about the open door
in China the other nations are occupying
the whole house. If this sort of thing
keeps on very much longer England won't
have anything but the door and that will be
shut in her face from the inside. There arc
signs that England will be forced to grab
a slice of China herself, or get left on the
pie-cutting,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Promoter Hoolcy is getting part of his
money back in free newspaper adver-
Using. If he intends later to mount the
lecture platform he may feel repaid
after ILL
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

The Mexican National band has made
u hit from its first appearance at the
exposition, The TransmisSissippi and
international Exposition is assuming Il
more international character every week
that it progresses.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

st. Joseph did itself proud through its
delegation to the exposition on st,
Joseph day. Every city and town within
a radius of 800 miles of Omaha should
emulate the good example.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Welcome the safe homecoming of the
Rough Riders, a reward should be
awarded them in the shape of n we'll
earned outing ut the Transmississippi
Exposition and participation in the
great Peace jubilee preparing in con
nectlon with the great Omaha show.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Colonel Roosevelt is back and New
York democrats are already quaking
for fear of his possible impressment
into the republican ranks for the coming
political campaign in the Empire state.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Putting those reduced railroad rates in
force should not be longer deferred. If
the passenger associations do not want
to act promptly the railroads center
ing in Omaha owe it to themselves and
the public to take the initiative them
selves.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Spanish Honor Defined,

Chicago Chronicle.
A review of the situation, now that hos
tilities are at an end, warrants the conclu-
sion that the Spanish idea of Satisfying
honor" is to have the other fellow jump on
you good and hard and then pay him liber-
ally for his eXertions.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

One great advantage enjoyed by
President Mckinley over the Spanish
queen regent IS that he never has any
difficulty finding suitable material to fill
cabinet vacancies.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

KNVW IUTh ITIUUTIH.
The Nebraska state convention shows that
there is no weakening among western re-
publicans of the determination to uphold
the gold standard.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
PARTIES LEAVING FOR THE SUMMER

Parties leaving the city for
the summer can have The
Hce sent to them regularly
by notifying The bee BUSH
ness office in person or by
mniI. The address will be
changed ns often ns desired.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

single clerk, to slft out nearly 100000
pass cards accumulated since June l
and to make the necessary comparisons
and tests and 'at the same time Keep
track of the 5000 and more free ad-
missions recorded every day. Tn
trouble Is that the general factotum who.
has opposed all inquiries into Irregular
ties because he thinks everything under
him is perfect is determined to block
the pass inspections and seems to reign
supreme with the Bureau of Admis-
sions. Under such conditions pass in
spection will continue n farce and the
salary paid the inspector so much money
wasted.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

nado is still abroad in the land. Seven
victims in Minnesota comprise the latest
list of killed, with the wounded yet to
hear from
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

If Russia and England should decide
no have IL little bout the world will find
that the United States makes as good a
spectator as it is IA participant.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

According TO the local Geraldine or
gan, the charge of pass frauds at the
exposition is refuted by the discovery
that the persons who have f~raudulently
secured passes through exhibitors II
concessionaires have each paid the eX-
position $3.50 for the photograph book.
If the exposition is making money by
selling season passes for $3.50, why not
sell them to everybody without discrim-
nation? Why exact the full admission
price from anyone? This plea for the
pass frauds is equivalent to the apology
for Geraldine's tampering with the
he would save the exposition lots of
money.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Some people who affect to disregard
rank and title are trying to work them
selves into Il fury because IL recent dis
dribution of ranks and titles in the navy
was not made entirely according" to their
Wishes
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
Some Camp Life to Come.

Globe-Democrat.
The soldier who thinks the war is over
should remember that the pacification of
new territory is yet to come. There is still,
prospectively, plenty of room at the front.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
poesies.

Chicago Record.
The poet is a gentleman who rather seems
to think
He can reconstruct creation with his little
pen and ink,
He babbles still Of daisies-always daisies
when we know
That daisies were done blooming fully two
good months ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

1t almost verges on cruelty to stop
General Miles picnic excursion right in
the middle of the picnic season.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Now let the fakes of the yellow jour
nails disappear as quietly and as com
pletely as the bulletin boards.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

'TVUV-DV1TTUUTUl.
Uncle Sam has one crop this year that
averages 100, and that is the crop of vic
tories.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

The fact that the pass inspection SO
far has been a bowling farce is not to
be laid up against the inspector. lie
may try his level best to locate the pass
frauds, but it is out of question for
one man, without the assistance OF a
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
OUR DAILY BULLETIN,

NEWPORT, r. T., Aug. 16, 1S9S.-The
championship games for singles, played
under the auspices of the United States
Lawn Tennis Association, open here today.
Winners of the double championship series
at Chicago and Longwood will also try
final conclusions at Newport with Sheldon
and Ware.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

st. Louis Globe-Democrat: II will 60 into
history as the war without a repulse for the
Americans. So much for the idea that this
country was given up to mere commercial
ism,
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16
sTATEMrNT or CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County, S.:
George b Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that the actual number of full and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee, printed during
the month of Julv. 1898. was as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Chicago Post: We welcome the restora-
ton OF peace. The war has been glorious,
but the United States prefers the higher
glories of industrlalism, civilization and pa
cifc progress.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Pittsburg Post: After 100 days of war the
United States will enter on the paths OF
peace better prepared than ever to make
them glorious. These paths are broader and
more inviting than any nation ever had laid
out by a beneacent Providence, and II rightly
followed they will lead TO many a glorious
victory that will be no less renowned than
those Just won In war.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

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Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-16

Net total sales o1a,164
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The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
LOSS AND GAIN.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
In the eyes of foreign observers and of
future historians, our accent contest with
Spain will be memorable not only for Its
breVity, but also for the exceptional inn
portance of its results. TO find a paral-
lei for both the quantity of territory and
the volume of population transferred from
one sovereignty to another, We should
have to go back to the most successful
campaigns of the great Napoleon and to
the peace of Paris, which ended the
Sever Years War, Spain has lost pos
sessions equivalent in area to about five
siXths of her own European territory,
while we have acquired a superflces eX-
ceeding that of the Italian peninsula and
the island of Sicily combined. What
Spain has lost in the course OF a few
months, is a population larger than that
of the two European Kingdoms of Bel
gium and the Netherlands, which, under
their former name of the United Prov
inces. the Spanish sovereigns Philip III
and Philip III fought so long and des-
perately TO retain, We, on our part,
have added TO our population about o.
| 000,O 900 human beings. or considerably
more than the kingdom of Prussia con-
| tanned at the beginning of the present
century.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
The Future of Spain.

Senior Sagasta has been quoted as
acknowledging that Spain has been re-
licved of q great burden by the loss
of the Philippines and the acquisition
Of the twenty million dollar balm offer
ed by the United States. but he has a
feeling that is anything like friend
ship for the nations of Europe which
prevented the forced sale of the
islands. He proposes at the proper
time to get even with his false friends
on the other side and hopes also that
America may receive punishment The
inhabitants of the Philippines are eX-
pected to infiict the latter. AS an evil
dence that the premier is really in
earnest and is on the right track he
states: 1--WE shall work energetically
to reconquer our position by means of
good administration, which is the basis
of wealth. Internal reform will be the
base Of my programme and of the pro-
gramme of every party leader true to
Spain"
This is certainly the most hopeful in
dication thai Spain is not irretrieVably
lost. In this field there is great work
in store for Sagasta and his successors.
If l. is possible for the ministers of the
kingdom to teach the nation to be
honest and give the people an econom-
ical government there are no doubt
brighter days in store fer Spain.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
The Regular ARMY.

Recent events that have placed the
burden of governing vast colonial pos
sessions OF uncertain moral propensi-
ties upon the government of the United
States make the increase of the Ameri-
can standing army a necessity that not
even the most rabid anti-lmperialist
can dispute. Already a bill is under
construction at the hands Of the COM
mander-in- chief, General Miles, fixing
the standing army at 100000 men.
The mastering out of the volunteers
whose terms of enlistment will expire
in another wear, will render it neces-
sary that the army should be equipped
and prepared for service in any cline
at the end of twelve months, If not be-
fore. There is no question that if the
recruiting officers selected the right
neighborhoods and looked principally al
the physical requirements, many thou
sands could be added to the fixed num-
Der and be made up of men who are
anxious to become soldiers. In keep
ing up the small army in the past the
recruiting officers have been able to ex-
of men. and the rules made it almost
impossible for any save men of excel.
lent education 10 enter the service.
Upon several occasions during the
past few years recruiting stations fol
the United States army have been es.
tablished in Scranton, but only a few
men have been secured until the wal
with Spain began. Under the regula
tions in times of peace the volunteer
was obliged TO possess an education
above that of the average working
man, as we'll as physical requirements
in order TO be accepted. AS there ar,
few physical and intellectual giants il
any locality who desire to enter tn,
army the recruits were few. The Off
GERS in charge stated at each visit tha
they could have secured hundreds o
bright young men Of good habits VIII,
were admirable specimens of manhooC
physically, but We're obliged 10 rejec
the applicants on account of lack o
education. 1t is to be hoped that thes,
rules will be modified i'm future in ordeI
10 give the honest toilers i'm the crowd
ed industrial centers an opportunity I,
enter the service of the government /
they wish to do so. There are thou
sands of men all over the country VIII,
cannot solve knotty questions in arth
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05

1t might be a good plan to enlist the
services of Miss Jessie Schley in the
interest of peace among the depart
ment officials
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05

ately available Credit is the soul of
commerce and prosperity. We are eter-
nally extolling our inexhaustible ma
tional resources. We are justified in
doing so. We began practically to re-
constitute our national existence after
the civil war with all our resources in
tact, but fearfully disorganized and
demoralized. 1t was time which tried
mems souls, as even the war had not
done. 1t is with a country as with
an individual. The one must live on
from day to day as the other, with
foresight and circumspection. Fifty
cents worth of silver does not make
a dollar, never has and never will make
q dollar. A government stamp on pap
er does not make money. No amount
of sophistry or cant will get over these
facts. They are as indellibly written in
our natural laws as that two sides Of
triangle are greater than the third.
The resources of this country" are
not pledged TO any such monumental
folly i'm abetting a government to ruin
the credit and good faith of the peo-
pie with their neighbors all over the
earth. Even the meteorological or as
trological impostors refrain from
pledging the resources of the sun to
bring us warm weather in December.
Richard Croker and other heavy
stockholders in the Democratic syn
dicate have decided that Representa-
tive Bailey of Texas. snail no longer
lead the minority in the house. Croker
has recently been securing support in
the west to the scheme to place Mr..
Bailey on the shelf, and as the latter
will not be apt TO yield without a
struggle, lively times are ahead in the
Democratic wing Of congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
SCRANTON, DECEMBER :. 1898.

The wild poets and literary rousta-
bouts who seel fame by making races
at The Tribune in the "has-been' sun
day papers, must not expect to receive
much free advertising in the way OF
retort. Any journalistic corpse that
desires to be resurrected and receive
notice from the public through The
Tribune columns must pay advertising
rates, and also convince the manage
ment that it does not belong to the
class termed Objectionable.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05

Speaking of the liberality of the terms
OF peace, the St. Louis Globe Democrat
points out that in past acquisitions of ter
ritory we have paid TO France, Spain
Mexico and Russia total of S52,70O, 600
an average of $2l a square mile, or a
fraction more than cents an acre. To
give Spain $40. 100000 for the Philippines
would be SS7 a square mile, or about l;
cents an acre.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-12-05
The Cry of Imperialism.

The Baltimore American in a recent
issue gives an analysis of the Philip
pine question that seems to sufficiently
answer the unreasonable cry of the
anti-imperialists. who are endeavoring
to array the restless clements of mug
wumpism and other malcontcnts
against the government. Now that
the question is settled" says the Amer
lean, "it is possible TO analyzc soberly
this cry of imperialism and show its
unreasonableness. 1t was claimed that
possession of the Philippines would
compel the United States To take part
in European politics and would abro-
gate the Monroe doctrine. The Philip
pines are a group Of islands about sew
en- hundred miles from the coast of
Asia. The European powers, aside
from Spain, have no rights in them
whatever, and have never claimed any,
and can offer no excuse for claiming
any hereafter, unless the United States,
by its own acts, lays the foundation.
They are as completely apart from E'u-
.ropcan politics as Alaska. The anti
anneXatiOnists may with as much JUS
tice say that the possession of the BAH
amas gives Great Britain the right
or compels her to interfere in the poll
tics of the United States. Islands in
the ocean may be a potent defense
against aggression, but they have not
hitherto played an important part in
the grasping policy of Europe. The
Philippines in the hands of the United
States are not likely to prove an eX-
ccption.
The Monroe doctrine remains pre-
cisely as it was before the cession of
these islands. That doctrine is sub
stantially that the European powers
shall not interfere in American af-
fairs, and, as a corollary, the United
States shall not interfere in European
affairs, This country has not and does
not propose to interfere in European
affairs, not even in Asia, where it has
as much right to go as any European
power. Spain has ceded the Philip
pines, and no other European power
has any right or interest in them, or,
lOT llldJ utSCltI, Ill any Olllcl VI lIe
islands Cf tie Pacific, save where it
has already established it's authority.
The Monroe doctrine has nothing to
do with the islands of the Pacific or
with the continent of Asia, except so
far as the latter is already occupied
by the European powers. Neither Asia
nor the Pacific islands We're in con-
temptation when IT, was promulgated,
and there has been no authoritative
declaration OF their inclusion SO far as
we are aware. If European powers
construe the occupation of the Philip
pines as interference, that is their bust
ness. We are not responsible for false
Interpretation, but the United States
is fully prepared to maintain her rights
a fact so universally known that the
anti-anneXationists need have no fears
of collision. 1t may also be noted
that doctrines and policies relating to
foreign affairs are good just as long as
a government is able to maintain them
1t might be good Dlan ia pnliSt tho