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Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
Al IN THE TROPICS.

1t Is to be expected that American SOL
dierS in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines will suffer more or less from the
diseases peculiar to those tropical coun-
tries, but it is easy to eXaggerate the
danger in this direction. A German mil
itary expert expressed the opinion in a
recent interview that sending an army
of unacclimated Americans 10 the West
Indies is II very serious enterprise. He
said it Is Il very difficult matter to urn
Il man into n soldier in a temperate eli
mate and then make him n tropical sol
der. He explained that war in a trOpi-
cal climate differs greatly from a mere
tropical expedition, such rs is often
made by the English in Africa and other
parts of the world. England usually
sends only the officers required to or
ganize and lead armies of acclimated
natives, British troops being sent as n
rule, only on expeditions that are ex-
pected to last but n few weeks. In
malarious climates colored troops from
the West Indies are exclusively EN-
ployed. In the Soudan native troops do
all the rough work that involves eX-
posture to the hot sun, while British
troops are sen to the front, used in bat
tie ana Withdrawn as soon rs possible.
The view of the matter presented by
this German expert is not encouraging.
He said that If there are 100000 Ameri-
can soldiers in Cuba in the autumn,
which he thought Is as soon as they
should he sent there, it may be taken as
n certainty that out of three men one
will be unfit for service in four weeks,
another in eight weeks and the third
may pull through. Therefore he could
see no reason why the war should not
last several years. 1t very likely would
under such circumstances ana several
hundred thousand men would be re-
quired to end ii. There appears to BE-
consensus of opinion among European
military men that to throw an army
into Cuba during the summer months
VIII be IA serious mistake and 1t Is alsO
the general view that the invasion
should be made by Il very large force
not less thar 100000 and some think
double that number may be found neces-
sary To drive out the Spaniards. These
Europeans have II very good opinion of
the lighting qualities of the Spanish
soldiers and expect them to offer a very
stubborn resistance to the American
invasion. On the other hand they are
disposed to rather underrate our vOlun-
teer force, not from any dOubt of its
courage, but for the reason that 1t Is
"-unseasOned." There was the same
| feeling, however, In regard TO the navy
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
THAT TELL-TALE LETTER.

Chicago Tribune: Lieutenant Carranza is
probably more anxious now than ever to
night, if he can only find some one worthy
of his steal"
Chicago Record: If the Spanish spies in
Canada will only keep on writing amusing
letters to get into print the Americans will
have little cause for complaint.
Buffalo Express: Carranza's letter is
valuable, as showing how the public service
of Spain is honeycombed and crippled by
jealousies etween the officers. 1t is the
letter of an ingenious, hottheaded young
man, who evidently never was fitted for the
post OF spy, from which he should be re-
lieved Immediately by the Dominion gov
eTnment.
Philadelphia Press; All the world knows
that Du Bose and Carrranza have perfected
what Polo established in a neutral state, an
offensive system OF espionage. Sooner or
later this was bound to come out, and that
CaTranza has accommodated us Is most com
forting. 1t again presses home the lesson
that IL you but give SPANS ready letter
writer's ink enough they will work out their
own undoing. First came DE LONE and now
il Is Carranza. Next!
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10

before the American seanien had dem.
onstrated their bravery. skill and disci.
pline and there need be no apprehension
that u volunteers will not fully sus-
tain the high reputation of American
soldiers. That they will prove them
selves as steady and stubborn fighters as
the Spaniards is not for a moment to be
doubted.
AS we have said 1t Is to be expected
that our armies In the tropics will suf-
fer to some extent from the diseases pc.
culiar to those attitudes, but we do not
think the danger in this direction so
great as many think. The prevalence of
disease in Cuba is largely due to the
neglect of sanitary precautions. Those
who live properly do o find the eli
mate unhealthy. The American soldiers
will be subjected to such sanitary rcgu-
lations as the local conditions require,
so far as possible, and being healthy,
vigorous men there is reason to believe
that most of them will escape disease.
At all events they will not be in much
greater danger in this respect that IL
they remained in camp al Tampa and
other points where 1t is as hot as in
Cuba.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
THE NURSERrMEN'S TROUBLES.

1t appears that the American tree
growers have other problems to contend
against quite as troublesome as infcrtilc
soil and inclcment weather. While dis
honest men have at times brought dis
credit TO the business, this is
n tritlc compared with the train
of evils following the misconduct
of the careless and incompetent
nurscrymen. These latter are par
TALLY responsible for the opportunity for
so much Investigating of the insect enc
mics of fruit trees and fruit. and the
nurscrymcn naturally blame the ento-
molOgists for the German and French
fruit exclusion orders and the Canadian
law to prohibit the sale of American
nursery stock in the Dominion. The
foreign bugs and the foreign bug-hunters
are u~nspelkable pests. The American
nurserymen and fruit growers deserve
better than to be subjected to all these
needless an~noyances.
But there is hope for the future. The
United States is at once Il great orchard
and Il great market. Exclusion orders
have Il limit to their harmfulneSS. The
American nurserymen know, moreover,
that all that can be done by legislation
and government inspection and regula-
ton in their behalf will be done. In adj
dition they are aware that the home
market for fruit is growing, that the
American people eat more fruit and
want more orchards. that new and i'm
proved varieties of fruit are in demand.
and, on the whole, the fruit business is
making satisfactory advances. q.
The fact that this years convention of
the American nurserymen was held in
Omaha, farther west than ever before,
shows how the nurserymen's field has
been broadening. Today the great mar.
ket for nursery stock is in the transmits,
sissippi region. The American nursery
men can do the farmers of this region
no greater service thar to induce them
to build up the orchards and small
s.-....
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

1t was one of Mr.. Gladstone's rules never
to have as a member of his ministry any
director in a stock company.
Charles Lazano, a merchant of Washing
ton, d. c., has sued a rival merchant for
$4,000 for calling him a Spaniard.
In addition to being "a nation of shop
keepers" Spanish officials now admit rather
grudgingly that we can drive q 13-inch bar
gain.
The pullman car people have had to sue
cumb to the popular craze and are actually
remaining their rolling palaces which bear
Spanish titles.
Whatever the newspapers may say about
the freedom of the press, their news editors
have, privately, a great deal of sympathy
for the censors.
Every man who comes out of the Klondike
has much to say of the immense quantity
of gold he left there. but very little about
the amount he brought along.
The estate of John w. Carroll, the origi-
nator of the Lone Jack" brand of smoking
tobacco, who died recently in Lynchburg,
Va, is estimated at $500, 900.
In one day last week Governor Bradley of
Kentucky received 500 letters, the writer's
of which all wanted to be generals, colonies,
ab'aiho vi III lht
now being formed.
The Boston Herald says: 1.-The girls are
now wearing garter buckles embellished
with two anne flags crossed. OF course
every one knows what flags they are"
oh, we don't know.
The Canadians are about to submit to
| popular vote the question of prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors
| in tho dominion Tho mpyemant fprn-
shadows an alliance with Kansas.
Commodore George C. Remey, in charge
of the naval base of supplies at Key West.
of men. He is a delightful conversationalist,
shows broad culture and has an almost in
exhaustible stock of information.
When Don Carlos starts in to win his
throne in Spain he will carry with him one
of the most beautiful swords in the world
a present from his wife. 1t is an old Toledo
blade, richly damascened and it's hilt is
fairly incrusted with diamonds, rubies and
sapphires.
The rigorous examinations which New
| York policemen used to undergo under the
| Roosevelt regime seem to have been already
suspended. A policeman, in reporting an
arrest made in a restaurant the other day,
said he judged from Il sign in the window
that the woman who kept the place was
Charlotte Russo"
Joseph Chamberlain, when a little boy,
was playing one day with his sister at a
game of "battle"-each child having a regi-
ment of toy soldiers and a popgun to fire
at the enemy. The little girls soldiers went
down very quickly, but his stood firm, and
he was proclaimed the victor. He had
glued his men to the floor.
The earl of Lucan, who has just been
created a Knight of the Order of st. Patrick
by Queen Victoria, is the head of the
popular Irish house of Bingham and son
of the commander of the British cavalry in
the Crimean war, to whom belongs the
merit or the blame for the historic charge
of the light brigade at Balakava.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
Al MAIL. OREGON.

Chicago Post: Oregon has made o sue
cessful run into the republican column.
Chicago Record: oregon's state and con-
gressional elections were held on Monday,
resulting in victory for the republicans. The
outcome is significant because the money
question was the principal issue. as In 1926.
and because oregon was one Of the closest
states in the presidential election OF two
years ago.
Chicago Tribune: The campaign was
fought on financial issues. The fusionists
stood up for the Chicago platform. the free
coinage of silver at the ratio OF l6 to l. the
debasement of the currency, and the use Of
cheap silver dollars retroactively In the
payment of debts contracted on the gold
standard basis. The republicans contended
fearlessly for the gold standard and the
maintenance of the value OF the money Of
the country. The republicans were more
outspoken and unequivocal in their utter
ances than in 1896. and that helped benz
to win their great victory.
st. Louis Globe Democrat: The sweeping
victory which the republicans have just
gained in Oregon has a double Significance.
1t means that the republican tide, which had
reached Il high mark in 1896. Is still at its
flood. 1t also destroys the old notion that
NhS buAtS III poNtl III NHt IhtSllelitN 10 SURE
to meet a reverse In the congressional cleo
ton, occurring midway in the presidential
term. The popular branch of congress is 10
be chosen this year, and the first two mem
bers of 1t to be named have Just been elected
in Oregon. Both of them are republicans.
indianapolis News: This result is most
encouraging to the friends of sound finance.
1t has been said many times over by the
free silver prophets that the people were
anxiously waiting for a chance to get at the
money power" and that when that chance
came they would promptly reverse the YER
dict that they rendered two years ago. Yet
in this far western state, removed from the
whitening influences of Wall street by the
entire width of the continent, a state In
which the free silver sentiment has always
been supposed to be strong, the people have
in all probability doubled the republican
plurality of 1896. 1t may be said that Ore
gon does not speak for the nation, but it
must be admitted that her voice is still
strong on the side of honest money. There
has been no repentance" on the part of her
people for their action in 1896.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
TIE prfrLIpPINE tNSrRGENTs.

The Philippine insurgents appear TO
b. quite the equal of the Cubans as
fighters, II indeed they are not superior.
Since General Aguinaldo, who seems to
be an able leader, took command. the
insurgents ut Manila have been pushing
operations with great vlgor and punish
ing the Spaniards severely. If not al
ready in possession of the Philippine
capital, as reported. that city must even
tually fall into their hands If not sur
rendered to Admiral Dewey. There
seems to be no reason to doubt that the
insurgents are disposed to faithfully CO.
operate with the American fleet and
that A%guinaldo will conform to what
ever directions Admiral Dewey may
give him. This is Indicated by his or
der protecting foreigners INT Spanish
Noncompliance in Manila.
1t appears from the dispatches that
the insurrcction is rapidly gaining
strength and 1t is probable that the in
surgent force is already strong enough
to overcome all the Spanish forces in
the islands. The danger is, as we have
leTttolOTc pOllllcu OUT, lHuI nuSneu
with victory the insurgents may so TO
cXcesseS and violate the rules of civil
lizcd warfare. Admiral Dewey will I'M
doubleday do all that is possible to avert
this danger, but he has no lane force
with which to maintain order in Manila
If 1t should be surrendered to him or to
prevent cNcesscs OF the part of the In
surgcnts if the city should be taken by
them. The situation, therefore, will be
somewhat peril0us until American
troops arrive, which will not be for
some time yet.
SO far as Spain is concerned her SOW
erelgnty in the Philippines is at an end.
If the United States were to withdraw
its naval force from there at once Spain
would not be able to re-establish her
sovereignty. That has been hopelessly
lost and doubtless most Spanish states
men realize the fact.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10

Owners of steamships flying the Ameri.
can flag would do no more than show
patriotism by agreeing upon fair terms
for the charter of their ships by the
United States for use as transports. Re
ports Indicate that the owners of Ger.
tain Pacific ocean ships refuse to make
terms and that it will be necessary to
impress these vessels into the service of
the government and leave to the courts
the question of compensation. While this
will be Il rcgrettable proceeding the
government will be doing right to resort
to it if necessary. The owners of Ameri.
can steamships ought to be as patriotic
as the American Gamer
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
THE CURRENCY coNvocArioS.

Boston Globe. We have had a good many
gatherings OF noted men to discuss finance
in this country In recent years, but they
have practically been rallies on behalf of
one or another school" not really assem-
blies for the interchange and combat OF
opinion. Omaha gives promise. however. of
a real monetary congress during three days
OF September next. beginning the 18th. Hon.
j. Sterling Morton is to preside over the
gatherings. II Is planned that the first day
shall be given to the advocates of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver, and Chair
prominent adherents of the faith are ex-
favorable to the gold standard will be given
a chance to be heard.
Minneapolis Journal: The greatest talking
match of the period has been arranged for
at the Transmississippi Exposition in Omaha
on the 18th, l4th and 18th of September.
Arrangements are under the auspices of the
National Sound Money league. 1t is pro-
posed TO have the first day known as the
gold day. the second as the silver day, and
the third as paper money day. There will
be no resolutions adopted or votes taken
to test the sentiment of the audience, but a
free pitch-in' of all who wish to hear
themselves talk on the money question.
This will be the chance for that man who
at q funeral, in the absence of a clergyman
and an inclination on the part of any one
else to make any remarks about the de-
ceased. asked II he might employ the OPP
portunity TO say something about the free
coinage Of silver. Happily there are not az
many OF him as there were two years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
AN OVERwORKED BUREAU.
Origin of the Stories Concerning
German and French Hostility.


Ambassador White at Berlin is doing his
best to prevent Americans from accepting
too readily those persistent stories bearing
the Berlin date and dwelling upon the al.
legged hostility Of the Germans toward Amer
leans. The bureau now furnishing these
anti-German dispatches is a good deal more
active than the American embassy at Ber-
lin, and it would be strange If assertions
so persistently made, even though they be
denied by our own ambassador, did not have
the effect of creating ill-foeling toward
m among Americans. Returning ,our-
lists who have been interviewed on the sub
ject substantiate the American minister and
maintain that while they were subjected to
insults in Paris they were treated with no
departure from the customary courtesy in
Germany.
The subject is one of considerable i'm
p%ortance to both Germany and the United
States. While we are becoming more
friendly with England it would be great
fooiishness to get on bad terms with coun-
tries which are such excellent customers
of the United States as Germany and Rus
STA. If over-zealous Englishmen in their
new-found eagerness to be friendly with us
are also anxious that there shall be no
friendship with Germany they can hardly
appreciate the American capacity for good
will and friendship, which is big and great
enough to include even the Spaniards after
we have trounced them well if they will
promise to behave themselves and put up
hostages for the performance OF the prom
Use.
Spain, however, is not a promising Gus
toner, but Russia within a year has placed
orders in Pennsylvania, at Cramps, at Bald
wins and at Carnegie's, amounting to per-
hoo H. -,
hardly accords with the story which ap-
peared in papers recently of Russian in
reference with the war or with Russia's
long maintained policy toward the United
States in the past. 1t will be wise not to
believe in European hostility from any quar-
ter until some act warrants entertaining
such a belief. If the people of the United
States are going to take a broader outlook
1t would be well to begin by considering the
probable motive behind the persistent re
ports of continental hostility toward Amer
lea.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
ROUGH RIDERS WAR RALLY.

Ho, all of ye knights who ward the plain,
Each breath from the sea invokes the
Maine.
While up from the depths of ocean grave,
A cry for revenge comes Ger the wave;
So, rein to the bronch, and swift away,
For duty now calls, nor brooks delay;
Give rODe to the donS with steady hand,
Then press to their hides y red-hOt brand:
Nor once, by their plain be moved nor
stirred,
For satan. at sight, should know that herd;
And so, hey-ho! Sir Knights. hey-ho!
Ride on, in your pride, nor ride we slow!
Ho. all of we knights in courtly west.
Have tears for the woes in isles opprest;
For myriads there now faint for bread,
And carriOn beakS tear sainted dead;
And babies lie stark on bOsOmS bare,
And mothers look up with CLASSY stare;
And plying calls get soulless jeers,
For treacherous dOns have heartless ears;
So, blister them deep, nor mind they moan,
For satan must know to claim his own;
And so, hey-hO! Sir knights, hey-hO!
Ride on, in your wrath. to deal them wool
Ho, all of we knights with courage high,
Encircle the brutes for fear they fly;
Then hold them in hand till work iS done,
And like unto Cain we've marked each one;
For even the bronchS of justice know,
And chafe at the bit, full bent to go,
Would speed to the fields where knights
should be:
So, hence to the deed, and brand them well,
That satan may round them all in hell;
And so, hey-ho! Sir knights, hey-ho!
Ride on, in your might, and lay them lowi
~. *, GRIGGS.
Fort d. A. Russell. May 80, 1898.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10

The wild joy" which engulfed Madrid
when the Jews game of the glorious vic
tory at Santiago and the sinking of the
auxiliary cruiser" Merrimac shows that
the romantic temperament is possessed by
the Spaniards generally and not monopo-
lized by the g%oyegpment bigwigs. The re-
joicing that begdi at Manila continues to
lame up at intervals, and must be a great
diversion to a population that has little but
rumors to feed upon. Lovers OF romance
and poetry cannot hut regret that the i'm
mortal Tabasco. governor general of the
Philippines and official historiographer of
Munchausenia, is not in Madrid. There are
many good men in the business there, but
not one of them has the robust imagination
and clanking style of Tabasco.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
The American Volunteer.

VTOFOIIITN IHHI DOdT'T'
A free government like the United States
not only has an advantage over an arbi-
trary government in the willingness of it's
citizens to rally to the flag in the time of
need, but its soldiery is of a better quail
ity. The American warrior is not only su-
perior in effectiveness because he faces
bullets on his own initiative, but because
by virtue of the institutions under which
free rein is given to the development of
his individuality he is in every way more
of "A man than he who mechanically goes
forth with a gun ON his shoulder at the
bidding of despotism.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
and war ships the advantage is with the
fnrmor r1pUus

An experiment. worth watching is
being made by certain philanthropic
persons in the tttfs Iowa town of Brook
Ign, where they have formed an associ-
alton which Investigates the case Of
every person ~conNicted of a misde-
meanor, and especially every person con-
victed of drunkenness. If the officials
in charge are convinced the case is one
meriting their Interest they will give a
bond for the good behavior of the man
and secure suspension of the Jail SEN
tence usually imposed. The mans wages
are collected bye local bank and the
necessities of t1ie family provided for,
while a close guardianship is kept over
the offender. They believe this will be
better than sending the man to Jail,
where he will associate with hardened
criminals supported in fdlcness while
his family is left in want. The
plan may be good in theory, but
whether it will work in practice Is a
very different and doubtful question.
Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-10
WAR SHIPS AND LAND BATTERIES.

The success attending the lombard
ment of Spanish forts and land batter
les by the American war ships has
demonstrated that first class modern
ships of war, with heavy guns well
served, n easily demolish Cld-fashionel
stone forts. Such Anticipated fortiica-
tons, however well armed, cannot long
withstand the tremendous projectiles
that il be hurled against them from,
war ships whose guns are properly
served. The experience at San Juan de
Porto Rico and at Santiago de Cuba
amply atteStS this.
The most formidable d~efenscs are
earthworks mounting heavy guns Land
Notifications containing massive batter
les In which the guns are protected by
plenty of earth and the whole works
are not conspicuous are undoubtedly the
most effective for defense. Damage
done to such fortifications by lombard
ment can be quickly repaired and if the
guns in action on shore are at all equal
to those used by the attacking vessels
and there is ii fair balance In the matter
of skill on the part of the gunners, the
advantage is with the shore batteries.
1t is the opinion of experts that such
earthwork fortiticatiOns as those nj
Sandy Hook could beat back or destroy
Utmost any possible feet. They can use
heavier guns than ships, the earth pro
lection a be given any desired thick
ness and the mark presented to the en-
envy is extremely small. There is no
doubt that in u battle between shore
batteries such as those at Sandy Hook