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Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The jokesmiths who are fond of poking fun
at boarding house mistresses will not laugh
at the one in Springfield, Ill. who lost her
life while trying to save her boarders.
Carolus Duran, the portrait painter, who
Is to make a second long visit to America,
is said to have earned during his last stay in
this country sum considerably exceeding
500 900.
James r. Scott, Iowa's oldest newspaper
man, recently deceased, never missed day
at his desk in the Dubuque Herald in forty
one years. The floor beneath it bore deep
impress from his heels
Captain John II. Surratt, whose mother
was hanged for the murder of President Lin
coin, is trusted employe of a Baltimore
steamship line, though still out on $4,000
bail as the result of a jury's disagreement
in his own trial, which lasted 1O4 days in
1867.
DIR. Mary Walker visited the senate gal
lery one afternoon last week. The soothing
drone of some eXpansionist's remarks sent
DR.. Mary off to sleep and hOrTid attendant
woke her up She was compelled to leave
the gallery, and once outside was severely
lectured on the mpropriety of showing such
disrespect to the grave and reverend legis-
lators
Quite a number of the Jones family are
prominent these days. Long Jones" is
credited with having had a great deal to do
with electing Mr.. Quarles senator in the
state of Wisconsin. The governor of
Arkansas, the lieutenant governors
OF Mississippi and Ohio and the attorney
general of Nevada are other Joneses who
readily come to mind
The family OF Secretary Alger is an ex-
ample that misfortunes never come singly.
During the past thirty days Russell A. Alger,
jr., barely escaped death in a toboggan acct
dent. and while he was Ill his house was
burned over his head. Then Mrs, Pike his
eldest sister. was stricken with appendicitis
and has not yet fully recovered, and, lastly,
Frederick Alger was laid up at Harvard with
water on the knee.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
DESPOTIsM IN INDIA,
Series of Indictments Against British
Civilization.
Springfield Mass) Republican.

Springfield CMass) Republican.
1t is a fact of great interest to all con-
cerned in the new questions of empire that
so much discomfort should be displayed in
India concerning British rule. This discon-
tent was voiced in an emphatic manner at
the annual conference last month in Lon
don of the London Indian society," which is
composed of educated natives of India re-
siding in the imperial metropolis. Their
resolutions presented a series of indictments
against England, the substance of which
was what the movers of the American
revolution would have called a charge OF
gross tyranny. No doubt England's rulers
think they are giving to India the best pos
sible government, which Is at the same
time conducive to British domination, yet
the truth is that after over century OF
occupation England has thus far failed I'd
carry what we know as liberty, or free in
stitutions, to that country. The English
people enjoy freedom at home; why have
they perpetuated despotism in India?
The complaints of the London Indian So
cety were "a that native Indians are not
allowed to hold commissions in the army
on the same terms with English officers;
(2) that the ministry is now trying to cur
tail rather than extend self-government in
Indian cities (3) that the liberty of the
press and free speech has been denied TO
the Indian people. All of these complaints
are founded on the facts, As for municipal
self government, the Salisbury ministry Is
now seeking to deprive the ratepayers of
Calcutta Of the right to select two-thrds
of their municipal councillors-a privilege
conferred upon them in the viceroyalty of
Lord Northbrook. This measure against
self f-goyernment in Calcutta, said one of the
speakers at the London conference had
caused alarm throughout Bengal. 1.-THE i'm
preston was spreading that it was not pos
sible to obtain any new rights by constjtu-
tlonal methods. There had been forty
years of peace and loyalty, and now the
government by its action was teaching a
very dangerous lesson to the people of
India" The resolution passed on the sedi-
tion laws, as showing the amount of liberty
India enjoys under British rule, is worth
quoting:
THAT this meeting condemns the new Sc
dltion law of India % which makes invldi-
Gus distinctions between different classes of
her majesty's subjectsi (2) which seeks to
restrict the free discussion of Indian meas
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
THE GRAY FELT HAT.


Tudor jerks, in the Criterion
What queer thing is our soldier hat!
Who ever dreamed of a tile like that
To deck the head of a soldier boy
The battles hsro and artists joy?
Where are the feathers, buttons and braid
Wherein our forces were once arrayed-
The gay KEPT, the bearskin cap,
The fancy hslmet and jingling strap?
Gone where the woodbine used to twine-
Gone like the trout that broke the line
Like the Spanish fieet-or last years
Gone where all the rubbish goes!
For the Yankee today is ractical man,
Who goes to war on a practical plan.
The, militant Yankees plain felt hat
Looks odd; but it doesn't roof a fiat.
Do you remember, in sixty-one,
When the late unpleasantness was begun
The togs that were worn? What a
masquerade!
A target excursion on parade
Big zouave breeches. gilt-tasseed boots
Silk-frogged jackets. rainbow suits
But those lads fghting-bled and died.
And learned to put fuss and feathers aside.
There's something rather businesslike
In that dull gray slouch without spike;
It's warm against the winters SHOWS;
1t keeps the sun from eyes and nose;
And, wet or dry, it is davil-may-care
With a very taking bulldog air
You may poke it up or iatten 1t out,
Roll 1t, stretch it, or throw 1t about;
In fact it's rough -and-ready hat,
The Yankee himself, for the matter of that,
Is much the same, when it comes to style,
AS his simple, useful, capable tile
lie marches and fights in at'git-thar' way,
And AZ, where he lights he's safe to stay.
On land or sea it's all the same
And a German helmet or Russian cap,
Or French contra ption with fancy strap,
Or any other forsign fakir
VIII find If 1t runs against this Quaker.
That the slouch hats built to stand a fight,
Goes nicely back OF rifie-sight,
And is just the size for Freedoms brat
The Yankee lad In his gray felt hat!
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

similar disclaimer in behalf of France.
Both Of these men have had exceptional
opportunities to know what they are
talking about ana the chances are that
their version is the correct one. The
foreign newspapers often give currency
TO views that represent nothing but
their own convictions. By taking these
we are misled as to what public opinion
really IS, and this has been undoubt-
edly the case to greater or less degree
in the matter of foreign hostility both
during and since the war There Is no
good reason to believe that any Euro
pcan country cntertains feelings of hos
tility against the United States further
than the petty differences arising over
trade relations, and consequently the
chatter of certain German and French
papers about the dangers of complied
tions over the Philippine revolt is sur
charged with nothing more deadly than
ignorance and need create no apprehen-
sion here or elsewhere.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
THE AMERICAN SUGAR INDUSTRl


The resolution adopted by the Ne
braska Beet Sugar association, declar
ing against the annexation to the United
States of sugar-producing islands, voices
the sentiment of all who are interested
in the American sugar industry or de-
sire its further development. So far as
Hawaii is concerned its annexation, al
ready accomplished, will not neces-
sarily affect the development of the
sugar industry here. because Hawaiian
sugar has for years been coming into the
American market free. Probably the
supply from that source will in the fu-
ture he somewhat increased, but this
increase can hardly be so great as to
have any material effect upon the do
mestic industry. The annexation of
Porto Rico and the Philippines, how
ever, if it should give the sugar pro
duced in those islands free entry into
the American market, could not be
otherwise than damaging to the Ameri-
can industry and it is to this that the
resolution refers. Annexation of Porto
Rico is perhaps assured, but there is
Stlll reason 10 nope lllat lne InlIp-
pines will not be made American terri
tory.
Perhaps the greatest obstacle to the
development of the sugar industry in
the United States will be found in the
increased production in Cuba in the
near future. This is reasonably eX-
pected TO be large and with ii stable gov
ernment established there it is highly
probable that commercial treaty would
be negotiated favorable to Cuba's staple
product
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
THE uILfTARY INFLrEycE,

The most powerful influence at pres.
ent in this country is military. our
easily achieved defeat of Spain created
n popular feeling of pride i'm the army
and navy that is entirely justifiable, but
the effect has been TO give potency
and force to military opinion and in.
fluence quite extraordinary in our ma.
tional experience. 1t is manifested con.
stautly, dominating the administration
and operating upon congress. Not dur.
ing the civil war was tie military in
tluence stronger than 1t is at this time.
This influence is almost solidly ar.
rayed in support of the policy of eN.
pansion, for the very obvious reason
that that policy necessarily involves a
larger army, which would enable many
to at once attain promotion And quite
naturally this influence Is not averse TO
war. 1t was eXerted in that direction
before the war with Spain and 1t IS
being exertcd now for the prosecution
of hostilities against the Fllipinos. A
Washington dispatch states that an
army officer who has done a great deal
of Indian campaigning advises Il Vigor-
Gus campaign against the Fllipinos-that
in order to bring these people, who as
pirc to independence and self govern
ment, to terms, we shall go on and
slaughter them rclentessly. 1t matters
not that in doing this many American
soldiers must be sacrificed. 1t matters
not that such course may mean n
great expenditure of money to be taken
out of the pockets of the American peo-
pie. 1t does not matter that to force
our rule and authority on these alien
,,cople would be utterly inconsistent with
the professions we made when we went
to war with Spain. These considera-
tions have no weight with such as the
military officer referred to. The one
thing they see and which blinds them
to all else, is that the policy they advise
would require more soldiers and with a
larger army they would obtain promo
ton.
1t seems only too probable tnat this
influence will continue to prevail We
confidently believe that the conflict with
the Filipinos can be ended at once, with
out further bloodshed, by simple dec
laration on the part of congress that it
is not the intention of the United States
to deprive those people of independence,
but rather to assist in attaining
it and to protect them meanwhile
from any foreign interference. Such
a declaration is contained in the
McEnery resolution, which was be-
fore the senate on Tuesday and
was relegated to the calendar. The
adoption of this resolution would place
this government in the position it should
occupy toward the people of the Phil
ippines. 1t would secure the restoration
of peace and order at Manila and
change the F'ilipinos from foes to friends.
But the military influence does not want
this and it appears to be present in the
United States senate as elsewhere.
That the American people will in
their own good time rebuke this intiu-
ence there can be no doubt, but there
is danger that before this can be done
there will be Il great deal of mischief
accomplished. 1t is time for vigorous
protest against an influence which is
naturally adverse to peace.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The railroads are plainly seeking an
excuse to abolish the fast trains eStab-
lished so recently with so much bravado,
The legitimate demand for fast train
patronage built up by simply a few
weeks trial. The haste with which the
roads are trying to turn back on their
own promises must tend to arouse the
suspicion that they never intended TO
keep faith with the public by carrying
out their loudly heralded announce
ments
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Pu5f10NFIr'
Contracts are said to have been made by
the tinplate trust with the makers of ma
chinery used in tinplate factories, by which
no machinery will be sold to mills outside
the trust for term of five years. This is
an old monopoly device. Why, however,
should it be resorted to- If the trust relies
upon Economies in production TO win its
advantages? Why, if the game is not one
OF purely monopoly extortion? Let the apol-
ogists of trusts explain this little matter.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The Oldest inhabitant has ample provo
cation for getting out his collection of
weather stories, and it Is to be feared
the modern thermometer will not be in
1t when the engagement becomes gen
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The refusal of Governor Roosevelt to
exercise executive clemency in the case
of the woman who brutally murdered
her defenselers stepdaughter is crafty
ing. Foolish sentimentality for crimi-
nails is all too common in this country,
and whenever one commits a wanton
and heinous crime there is no reason
why punishment should not be inflicted
as the law directs, irrespective Of the
sex, color or previous condition of the
criminal
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

term by legislative act savors largely
of distrust Of popular intelligence. II
fouI-year terms for all county officers
are deemed desirable they should com.
mence at the expiration of terms for
which the present incumbents have
been duly chosen at regular election.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

1.-THE London agent of the Filipino
yanta talks very glibly of what his peo-
bic will do to the Americans. As he is
L long distance from the firing line he
! probably not in so good a position to
Judge future action as are the men who
emain in the islands.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

King Humbert of Italy is soon to hold
conference with President Faure of
France, when he will confer on the lat
ier the collar of annunciata. The same
thing often happens over here when two
political bosses meet but in that case
the collar is usually decorated with a
different sign.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Having put both houses on record in
favor of Il constitutional amendment
providing for the election of United
States senators by direct popular vote
the members of the legislature can bend
their undivided energies to reaching Il
popular choice in the senatorial cleo
ton which the constitution devolves
I1nnp them
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
SMILING LINES.

Detroit Journal: Regardless of the merits
of the Roberts case Washington society Is
quite bit given to glaring at gnat and
Winking at a camel
Washington Star: 81 suppose you laid
the foundation for your success by taking
time by the fOreloCk?"
No" answered the politician. at was
by taking the legislature by the deadlock"
Somervile Journal: Many a girl whom
all the young men call a peach shows
them later that she has a stony heart. i
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "N-hy. George
how dreadfuly you smell of tobacco Yc,i
are fairly reeking with it! l thought YOU
said you only wanted to run up to dhe
church for minute"
Yes, ma, that's where L went You see
the minister was giving smoker. an so
l stayed to it."
indianapolis Journal: Nobody found out
what he had in mind, but the Cheerful
Idiot asked the landlady:
Have you heard about me advance in
No said the landady, "all 1 am up on
is tin in advance"
Chicago Tribune: The noted ahtor, after
keeping 1t week or two. handed back the
play that had been submitted for his in
spection,
Go and get a reputation" he said
arrogantly.
II will" replied the amateur dranlatist
Subsequently he sued the noted actor and
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

South Omaha proposes to reduce the
annual milk license from $50 to $40.
The question is, viii this produce any
change in the chemical analysis of the
lacteal fluid dispensed by South Oma ha
milk vendors?
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The news is telegraphed all the way
from New York that a policeman has
been reported for leaving his beat to
preach from a pulpit AS long as no
preacher has been unearthed, however
to face the charge of leaving his pulpit
10 patrol policeman's beat the path to
salvation may be considered still open.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Britons Pinch the Yankees.

The incoming transatlantic steamships
are bringing from London big bundles OF
American securities which had been sold on
the recent soaring of the stock market.
From $1,000, 900 to 100000 worth of such
securities, it is roughly estimated arrived
yesterday For once in a generation the
Englishman has proved too much for the
speculative Yankee We pay handsome
prices for those securities.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

1t is eminently proper that the Fill
pino representative, Mr.. Luna, should
take his fight in the night, but in going
northward to Canada he disarranged
the order of celestial movements.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Our amiable contemporary now con-
firms the report of the projected new
beet sugar factory for Ames made pub
lie in The Bee ten days ago. For first
news read The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Cotton and HIS Duckboard.

z
General Shafter and his blackboard must
now give place to Colonel Cotton of the First
Nebraska, who went forth in battle in a
carriage-slaying en- route native who
jabbed at him with a sword This new auto
truck company should do business if it can
establish friendly relations with the United
States army.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The meeting of the English Parlia-
ment at ? o'clock in the morning indi-
Gates II degree of industry that our con
gressmen will be slow to emulate, but
while they do not get down to business
before noon they have the consolation
of knowing that they can stir up quite
as much mischief by night as their
English brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The health statistics of Havana and
Manila are much in favor of the latter
place, but at the time the reports were
made General Otis had not complied
the mortuary statistics of the Filipinos.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

There are so many cards being held
out in the legislative deal that it is pos
sible a call will have to be made for a
new deck. The aces in the present deck
all appear to be up somebody's sleeve.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

A temporary suspension of the Ma
nila water works would not be so serl-
ous matter if that shipload of Ameri-
can bottled beer had only reached port
in time.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

he New York woman who married a
bng lawyer and gave him 100000
cause 'he made such beautiful pray
y" should be shining example to
lembers of the legal fraternity of the
ecessity for early reformation.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

There is n stringent provision in the
charter against the transfer of money
from one city fund to another. 1t is n
salutary provision which ought to be
strictly observed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The United States is finding no diff
Guilty at all in following Rudyard Kip
ling's advice to take up the white mans
burden, but the question as to how to
lay it down is not so easy of solution.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Mastering Out the Cubnns.

Snlca-O hecoru,
The Cuban army will now disband, but II
anybody expects to find anything worth
picking UP where the army throws off its
accouterm ents he will be sadly disappointed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

IIItiITtI.FITII INtNUI
The strong argument against the taxation
of personal property is that its equitable col
lection must depend upon the conscience Of
the taxpayers, and experience shows that
the stock of conscience always runs short at
the time of assessment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The completion of the west wing Of
the new postofiice will give Omaha one
of the finest and most commodious fed
eral buildings in the country
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Satisfactory sunday Work.

Detroit journal.
While Admiral Dewey is firm believer in
the sanctity of the Sabbath, he finds it
necessary to do some very vigorous work on
that day in order to keep his guns from
ruSting.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

The fourishing town of Blair also has
reason to feel glad it Is included IN
Dave MERGERS congressional district
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Accidents are always liable to happen,

Accidents are always liable to happen,
but II Is strange freak of fatality by
which only bills by which large corpo-
rate interests are affected become
tangled up. II the carelessness III such
eases as that Of the insurance bills could
be traced II IL not altogether unlikely
that the responsibility would be located
" 40 great distance from the lobby.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
STATEMENT or CIRCULATION.

State of Nebraska, Douglas County ss.t
George B Tzschuck, secretary Of The Bee
says that the actual number of fun and
complete copies of The Daily, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Bee, printed during
1OSSt
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
Allen Hitchcock.

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, formerly
ambassador TO Russia, now in England,
in an interview recently entirely dis
credited the story of Russia's hostility
TO this country at the beginning of the
war with Spain, and now Justice Brewer
of the United States supreme court, who
has just returned from Paris, puts in
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

With several members of the city
council action seems to turn entirely
upon the question who sees them last
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Dave MERGERS grip on the lower house
of congress appears to be stronger than
ever
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
COLONIES OF THE WORLD.
BritOns Distance All Competitors as
Land Grnbbers.
Philadelphia Record.


AS land grabbers the English easily
distance all competitors. A table recently
prepared by the treasury bureau of
statistics gives the following interesting
statement of the number, area and popula-
tion Of the colonies of the principal colony
holding countries of the world
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

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All Quiet at Apia.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb, S.-The steamer
Moaja, from Apia reports everything quiet.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
31st day of January, 1899.
CSeal) II. I. PLUME, Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
personal AND OTHERWISE.

: Subject to ratification of treaty.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09

Somerville Journal: Many a girl whom
all the young men call a peach shows
them later that she has a stony heart. I,